# Lithuania (LT)

**Capital:** Vilnius  
**Currency:** Euro (EUR) (EUR)  
**Population:** 2'890'700  
**Area:** 65'300 km²

> As the largest Baltic state, Lithuania is a key transit and port country between Central/Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. The ice-free deep-sea port of Klaipeda (around 40 million tonnes, over 1 million TEU per year) is the only seaport and leads the Baltic in container handling. As an EU and eurozone member, the Union Customs Code applies and import VAT is 21 percent. Roads (Via Baltica), rail (Rail Baltica under construction) and the cargo airports of Vilnius and Kaunas complete the network. The border with Belarus and Kaliningrad keeps the geopolitical situation tense.

Lithuania (ISO code LT) is the largest of the three Baltic states, bordering Latvia, Belarus, Poland, the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and the Baltic Sea. It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the EU, NATO and the eurozone. The climate is temperate-continental with cold winters and mild summers. The economy is diversified, with strengths in industry, information technology, transport and logistics. Lithuania is a central transit corridor between Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, above all through the ice-free deep-sea port of Klaipeda. The logistics infrastructure comprises this seaport, the cargo airports of Vilnius and Kaunas, the road network (Via Baltica) and rail links that are being connected to the European standard-gauge network through Rail Baltica. The national currency is the euro. The geostrategic location on the EU external border offers hub opportunities but also geopolitical risks from sanctions and border controls.

**Top Import Partners:** PL, DE, RU, LV, NL

**Top Export Partners:** LV, PL, DE, RU, EE

**Top Import Goods:** Erdöl, Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Chemikalien, Elektronik

**Top Export Goods:** Erdöl-Produkte, Maschinen, Möbel, Chemikalien, Lebensmittel

**Key Airports:**
- [Vilnius International Airport (VNO)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/vilnius-international-airport-vno)
- [Kaunas International Airport (KUN)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kaunas-international-airport-kun)
- [Kėdainiai Air Base](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/kedainiai-air-base-airport-17606)
- [Palanga International Airport (PLQ)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/palanga-international-airport-plq)
- [Panevėžys Air Base (PNV)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/panevezys-air-base-airport-pnv)
- [Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/siauliai-international-airport-sqq)
- [Akmenė Airfield](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/akmene-airport-462)
- [Alytus Airfield](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/alytus-airport-943)
- [Biržai Airfield](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/birzai-airport-3660)
- [Daugodai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/daugodai-airport-27792)

**Key Seaports:**
- [Klaipeda (LT KLJ)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/klaipeda-port-lt-klj)
- [Butinge Oil Terminal (LT BOT)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/butinge-oil-terminal-port-lt-bot)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** Einfuhr-Mehrwertsteuer 21 Prozent Normalsatz  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** EU-Zollunion nach Unionszollkodex (UCC). Nationale Einfuhr- und Transitabwicklung über das System iMDAS; EORI-Nummer erforderlich, Sicherheitsdaten via ICS2.  
**Customs authority:** [Zolldepartement beim Finanzministerium der Republik Litauen (Lietuvos Respublikos muitine)](https://muitine.lrv.lt)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Transit- und Hafenland (Klaipeda) zwischen Mittel-/Osteuropa und Skandinavien  
**Economic area:** EU / Eurozone / EU-Zollunion  
**Logistics risk:** mittel  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** mittel  
**Pharma/cold chain:** mittel

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://muitine.lrv.lt/en/](https://muitine.lrv.lt/en/)
- [https://muitine.lrv.lt](https://muitine.lrv.lt)
- [https://muitine.lrv.lt/en/for-business-and-private-persons/restrictions-and-prohibitions/](https://muitine.lrv.lt/en/for-business-and-private-persons/restrictions-and-prohibitions/)
- [https://www.vmi.lt/](https://www.vmi.lt/)
- [https://www.vatupdate.com/2026/01/06/lithuania-abolishes-9-vat-rate-adjusts-tax-on-services-and-books-from-2026/](https://www.vatupdate.com/2026/01/06/lithuania-abolishes-9-vat-rate-adjusts-tax-on-services-and-books-from-2026/)
- [https://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/gyventojai1](https://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/gyventojai1)
- [https://www.portofklaipeda.lt/](https://www.portofklaipeda.lt/)
- [https://www.ltou.lt/en/about-lithuanian-airports](https://www.ltou.lt/en/about-lithuanian-airports)

*Last verified: 2026-07-23*

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