What is the Stena Line Bordershop?
What Bordershop is, where Stena Line points to it and what you may bring home.
Short answer
Stena Line's BorderShop is a shop for beer, wine, spirits and sweets that passengers can visit on arrival in Rostock, with online pre-ordering. Stena Line also recommends a BorderShop on its Karlskrona-Gdynia route. Goods brought into Sweden from other EU countries must be for personal use, and you must be at least 20 to bring alcohol, according to Swedish Customs.
Why
- Stena Line's shopping guide says that when you drive off the ferry in Rostock you can stop at Bordershop Rostock, which has a large selection of beer, wine, spirits and sweets.
- Stena Line says you can make a pre-order online for Rostock, so that the goods are ready on arrival.
- Swedish Customs says that for alcohol from another EU country you must be at least 20, carry the alcohol yourself and use it for your or your family's personal use.
Details
Swedish Customs gives guideline quantities for alcohol from other EU countries of 10 litres of spirits, 20 litres of fortified wine, 90 litres of wine and 110 litres of beer, and says the quantity is not the only deciding factor. For the quantities in detail, see how much alcohol you can bring from Germany or other EU countries, and for other ferry routes, see ferries and the archipelago.
Tip
Check Swedish Customs' guideline quantities before you shop, because customs also looks at the overall circumstances and may ask you to show that the amount is for personal use.
What may differ
Where you travel from changes the limits: alcohol from outside the EU, or bought on Åland, is limited to 1 litre of spirits or 2 litres of fortified wine, 4 litres of wine and 16 litres of beer, and you must have been abroad for the required time.
Common misconception
Everything bought at a ferry Bordershop is duty-free, so there is no limit on what you can bring into Sweden.
What actually happens
Swedish Customs sets guideline quantities for alcohol from other EU countries, requires it to be for personal use and says you must be at least 20 years old.
People also ask
- Can you shop at the Stena Line bordershop?
- How does the Stena Line bordershop work?
Sources
This answer is for reference only. Rules can change, so check Swedish Customs (Tullverket) before you travel.
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