✈️ Duty Free at Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi Airports: What to Buy and How Much to Carry
One operator, ATÜ Duty Free, but each airport differs in size and in the choice of local products.
All three of Georgia’s international airports have duty free stores, and they share one operator. The biggest is at Tbilisi International Airport. Smaller stores work at Kutaisi and Batumi. All of them sit in the departure zone after passport control, so you can only shop when you leave, not when you arrive. Below you will find what each store sells, whether Georgian wine is cheaper there, how much alcohol and cigarettes you can bring into Georgia, and how much wine you can take home.
🛍 Duty Free at Tbilisi Airport: Where It Is and What They Sell
Tbilisi has the largest duty free in the country. After passport control you walk straight into the main hall of about 430 m², renovated in 2023. It sells perfume, cosmetics, spirits, tobacco, sweets and about 80 luxury brands, such as Chanel, Dior, Armani, Kilian, Xerjoff, Moncler and L’Occitane.
The second store is more interesting for a trip to Georgia. “Georgian Wines” is styled like a wine cellar and covers about 400 m². It sells wine from around 50 Georgian brands, chacha, brandy, churchkhela, spices and souvenirs. If you did not have time to visit wine shops in the city, this is the place to pick up gifts in one stop. The airport itself lists three stores with a total area of 769 m².
✈️ Duty Free in Kutaisi and Batumi: How They Differ from Tbilisi
Kutaisi has a store of 420 m², of which 148 m² is the Georgian Corner. It is a smaller version of the Tbilisi wine store: wine, chacha, sweets and souvenirs. The airport serves many low-cost flights, and the store is open for all departures.
Batumi has one store. The range is classic: perfume, cosmetics, alcohol, cigarettes and sweets. The choice of local wine and souvenirs is narrower than in Tbilisi and Kutaisi, so if you want a large selection of Georgian wine, buy it in the city beforehand.
🍷 What to Buy at Georgian Duty Free: Wine, Chacha and Sweets
Georgian wine is the main gift, and the airport sells both mass-market and more serious bottles. In the wine stores you will find Kakheti whites and reds, amber qvevri wine and sparkling wine. Chacha usually comes in strengths of 40 to 65%, and brandy and aged chacha are sold in gift packaging. Churchkhela, sauces, spices and tea round out the set.
Perfume and cosmetics are the other strong category. This is where duty free works in the usual way: imported brands without tax are often cheaper than in city stores.
💵 Duty Free Prices in Georgia: When It Pays Off and When It Doesn’t
We could not find confirmed price lists for the airport stores, so we do not quote specific numbers. The general picture, based on how duty free works, is this.
Local wine and chacha are usually not cheaper at the airport. In the city, Georgian producers and wine shops sell the same bottles at normal prices, and the airport adds a premium for convenience. The saving is on imported goods: perfume, cosmetics and branded spirits without taxes.
Compare before you buy. Check the price of the wine you want in a city wine shop, then compare it with the shelf price at the airport. If the difference is small, buy at the airport so you don’t have to carry bottles around.
📏 How Much Alcohol and Cigarettes You Can Bring into Georgia in 2026
The norms below apply to travellers aged 18 and over and are taken from the Revenue Service (rs.ge) brochure. They cover goods in personal baggage that are not for sale.
Norms per person aged 18 and over, once per 30 days. Choose one of the three alcohol options.
Everything above the norm is taxed or must be declared. If you carry a lot of bottles for friends, count the litres in advance, because customs officers at the border look at the total volume, not at the number of bottles.
🧳 How Much Wine and Chacha You Can Take Out of Georgia
Georgia has no published personal limit on exporting wine and chacha. The limit that matters is set by the country you fly to, and by your airline.
Georgia sets no personal export limit. What counts is the destination country's customs and your airline's rules.
Always check the rules of your destination country and the airline before the trip, because both change. Bottles go into checked luggage wrapped in clothes, or into a duty free sealed bag in your hand luggage if you buy at the airport.
🏙 “Duty Free” in Tbilisi: Why City Stores Are Not Tax-Free
Shops called “Duty Free Alliance” and “Duty Free Georgia” operate in Tbilisi. Despite the name, these are regular retail stores, and they do not sell goods without tax. Prices there are the same as in other shops, so do not expect airport-style savings.
A real tax-free store works in the Sarpi land border crossing with Turkey. In the cities, use the “Duty Free” sign only as a name, not as a promise of a discount.
If you fly with checked luggage, buy Georgian wine in the city, where you can taste and choose, and pay normal prices. Leave the airport duty free for the last gift bottle and for perfume, where the tax-free price actually helps.
Have you shopped at duty free in Tbilisi, Kutaisi or Batumi this year? Tell us in the comments what you bought and whether the prices surprised you. We update the article from your messages.
Last updated: October 2026.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions About Duty Free at Georgian Airports
💬 No. Duty free stores in Georgia work only in the departure zone after passport control. For arrivals, bring your drinks and cigarettes within the import limits.
💬 Yes. The stores work around the clock, so you can shop before a night flight.
💬 Per person aged 18 and over, once per 30 days: 1 L of spirits of 22% ABV and above, or 2 L of drinks below 22%, or 4 L of wine. Beer is allowed up to 16 L.
💬 Georgia has no published personal export limit. The limit depends on your destination country: for example, Russia allows 3 L duty free, and the EU allows 4 L of wine. Airlines usually allow up to 5 L of drinks of 24 to 70% ABV per person.
💬 Yes, if the bottles are in a sealed STEB bag with the receipt. Do not open the bag until you reach your final airport.
💬 Usually not. Local wine and chacha cost about the same in the city or slightly less. The airport saves money mainly on imported perfume, cosmetics and branded spirits.
💬 Yes. The store covers 420 m², including a 148 m² Georgian Corner with wine, chacha and souvenirs. It sits in the departure zone after passport control.
💬 Yes, within your airline’s limits, up to 5 L per person for drinks of 24 to 70% ABV. Pack the bottle in checked luggage, and check your destination country’s customs norms.
💬 No. Stores such as “Duty Free Alliance” and “Duty Free Georgia” are regular retail shops with normal prices. A true duty free works at the airports and at the Sarpi land border.
💬 From 18. The import norms for alcohol and tobacco also apply only to travellers aged 18 and over.
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