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By Courtney Traub, About.com Guide to Paris Travel

French customs and duty-free rules change

Friday December 5, 2008

As of December 1st, visitors traveling to France from outside the European Union can bring more goods in personal luggage without being charged extra at customs. Also, the European Union has done away with quantitative caps on duty-free items like perfume, coffee and tea, making it less of a headache to bring these items through customs.

Find out more: What do I need to know about French customs regulations?

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