Lao PDR Trade Portal gives three duty-free limits for drink and three for tobacco. Stay inside all of them and you fill in nothing on arrival.
Alcohol
Each drink has its own ceiling. They are not one combined figure.
- Alcohol: not exceeding 2 litres
- Beer: not exceeding 5 litres
- Wine: not exceeding 3 litres
Tobacco
The three tobacco limits read as alternatives, not one combined quota.
- Cigarettes: not exceeding 1 carton (200 cigarettes)
- Cigars: not exceeding 50
- Tobacco leaves: not exceeding 250 grams
Within the limits
Laos does not make every arriving traveller complete a declaration. The portal says: “You do not need to fill in a Customs declaration form and you can choose to walk through the green ‘Nothing to Declare’ channel.”
So with no more than 2 litres of spirits, 5 litres of beer, 3 litres of wine and one tobacco allowance, the green channel applies and no form is needed.
Over the limit, or carrying something restricted
The rule reverses. The portal says: “If you have any goods in excess of the limits above or goods that are restricted or prohibited you should walk through the red ‘Something to Declare’ channel.”
Over any one figure, you declare, whatever the goods are.
Gaps in the portal
It gives no minimum age for the alcohol or tobacco allowances, no general value threshold for other goods, and no cash or currency declaration limit. It does not say what happens if you are over the limit and declare it: a duty rate, a fine or confiscation. Ask Lao customs directly if any of that matters to your trip.