Travelling to Albania

Entry requirements by nationality

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What you can bring

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• Alcoholallowed, within limitsTravellers 17+: 1 litre of spirits or 2 litres up to 22%, plus 2 litres of still wine and 10 litres of beer.
• CannabisprohibitedCovered by the same blanket ban as other narcotics: "It is prohibited the import, export, transit of narcotics and psychotropic substances," which explicitly extends to "plants, narcotic medicaments and psychotropic substances of natural or synthetic nature." A criminal offense under Albanian Criminal Law.
• Cashallowed, declaration may be requiredDeclare cash, bearer instruments, precious metals or valuables worth €10,000 or more.
• CBDprohibitedTreated as banned: CBD isn't named, but Albania's customs ban on narcotic plants and their preparations covers cannabis products.
• Controlled medicationprohibitedBanned: Albanian Customs prohibits the import of narcotic and psychotropic medicines.
• Prescription medicationallowed, within limitsUp to 2 months' supply, with a prescription and a signed personal-use statement deposited with customs.
• Tobaccoallowed, within limitsDuty-free per traveler 17 or older: "200 cigarette" or "100 cigarillos" or "50 cigars" or "250 grams of smoking tobacco." "No relief for alcohol and tobacco shall be granted to travellers under 17 years old."
• Weaponsdepends on specificsForeigners can bring firearms only with a temporary authorisation from the State Police.

Medicines named in Albania's rules

• Adderall
• Xanax
• Codeine
• Oxycodone

From the blog

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Recent changes to Albania's rules

• 2026-10-22Doctor's letter checklist: 14 more rows
• 2026-10-19Re-cite statute-mirror rows to official texts or withdraw them
• 2026-10-18Passport rules: correct US to Albania; no verdict for conflicting Saudi rows
• 2026-10-18Passport checker: Schengen Borders Code rule; New Zealand and Albania wordings
• 2026-10-18Trip Check: passport validity checker (§1.6)

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