You are traveling to Belgium with goods from a non-EU member state

When leaving the airport:

• You use the red exit (or “Goods to declare”) if you are bringing back goods whose quantity exceeds the authorised exempted quantity and for which you are paying duties as well as taxes, or if the goods are subject to specific measures (e.g. “weapons”, products of animal origin, etc.).
• You use the green exit (“Nothing to declare”) if the goods’ quantity does not exceed the legal exempted quantity.

The choice of exit is equivalent to a Customs declaration. A Customs check is always possible. If the Customs authorities find out that you are importing quantities or values exceeding these benefiting from an exemption, you will have to pay not only the import duties and taxes due, but also a fine.

Note:
If you arrive by plane from a country outside the European Union, with a stopover at an EU airport, you only should declare the goods contained in your hand luggage when you arrive at the transit airport. You declare the goods contained in your hold baggage at the airport of final destination.

• Goods intended for professional purposes ;
• Goods intended for resale ;
• Goods imported in far greater quantities than those commonly acquired at once by individuals
• Goods subject to specific measures (see: “weapons”, products of animal origin, etc.)

You must pay import duties and taxes due or comply with specific measures. Failure to do so may result in a fine, seizure or the application of other measures.

Declare these goods at Customs using the red exit. This way, you will avoid having to pay a fine in addition to the duties and taxes due.

• Customs authorities will only tax quantities exceeding the maximum quantities authorised for tobacco products and/or alcoholic beverages.
• Customs authorities collect tax on the total value of the imported goods of the “other goods” category.

For more information, see "Goods without commercial character".

You buy duty free (and without limit) if you travel on a direct flight or a flight with a stopover (without re-registering your luggage) from an EU Member State to a non-EU Member State. These purchases must be consumed in the non-EU Member State and therefore, they cannot be reimported into the EU.

You pay the duties and taxes dues on purchases whose quantity exceeds the authorised exempted quantity.

You buy duty free and without limit. When you arrive in an EU Member State, you pay the duties and taxes due on goods whose quantity exceeds the authorised exempted quantity.

Before leaving for a non-EU Member State, you should check with Belgian customs or the Customs authorities of another EU Member State if you are taking valuables with you. This way, you will know how to re-import your goods duty free on your return.