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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Limits by Country</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/</link><description>Compare official limits with units and exceptions</description><item><title>Australia’s 2026 to 2027 super contribution caps and balance bands</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/australia-superannuation-contribution-caps-and-balance-bands-2026-27/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/australia-superannuation-contribution-caps-and-balance-bands-2026-27/</guid><description>Australia’s general concessional super contribution cap rose to A$32,500 on 1 July 2026. The general non-concessional cap is A$130,000. A person’s existing super balance can lower the after-tax cap or affect access to multiple years of it.</description></item><item><title>California small claims limits for individuals and businesses</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/california-small-claims-amount-and-filing-frequency-limits/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/california-small-claims-amount-and-filing-frequency-limits/</guid><description>California Courts lists a general small claims limit of USD 12,500 for an individual and USD 6,250 for a business claimant. It also limits claims above USD 2,500 to two per calendar year. The per-case cap and the annual frequency rule apply to different questions.</description></item><item><title>Canada’s non-medical cannabis age limits by province and territory</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-cannabis-age-and-public-possession/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-cannabis-age-and-public-possession/</guid><description>Health Canada lists a minimum legal age of 18 in Alberta, 21 in Quebec and 19 in the other provinces and territories. Its federal guidance limits adult public possession to 30 grams of dried cannabis or the equivalent.</description></item><item><title>Canada’s Express Entry minimum settlement funds by family size</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-express-entry-minimum-settlement-funds-by-family-size/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-express-entry-minimum-settlement-funds-by-family-size/</guid><description>A single applicant who must show settlement funds needs at least C$15,263 under the table that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada currently posts. The minimum reaches C$28,362 for four people and C$40,392 for seven. Count the family members IRCC specifies before matching your household to the threshold.</description></item><item><title>Canada’s thresholds for a front-of-package nutrition symbol</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-front-of-package-nutrition-symbol-thresholds/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-front-of-package-nutrition-symbol-thresholds/</guid><description>Canada uses three general thresholds to decide when eligible prepackaged foods must show a high-in nutrition symbol. Depending on the product category, the threshold is 10%, 15% or 30% of the applicable Daily Value. Saturated fat, sugars and sodium are assessed separately.</description></item><item><title>Canada’s duty and tax thresholds for parcels sent by mail or courier</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-mail-courier-import-duty-tax-thresholds/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-mail-courier-import-duty-tax-thresholds/</guid><description>Canada generally waives duty and tax on eligible mailed parcels valued at up to C$20. Eligible courier imports from the United States or Mexico can be duty and tax free up to C$40, with duty relief extending through C$150. The carrier and where the goods entered commerce determine which threshold applies.</description></item><item><title>Canada’s 2026 TFSA limit and how to calculate available room</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-tfsa-2026-annual-dollar-limit-contribution-room/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/canada-tfsa-2026-annual-dollar-limit-contribution-room/</guid><description>The Canada Revenue Agency added CAD 7,000 to eligible TFSA contribution room for 2026. Unused room, prior withdrawals and current-year deposits affect what is available.</description></item><item><title>Which EU flight delay rights start at two, three, four or five hours?</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/eu-flight-delay-passenger-rights-thresholds/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/eu-flight-delay-passenger-rights-thresholds/</guid><description>For a covered flight of 1,500 km or less, EU rules require assistance when the airline reasonably expects a departure delay of at least two hours. A different clock starts from scheduled arrival when assessing possible cash compensation.</description></item><item><title>EU driving, break and rest limits for road haulage</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/eu-road-haulage-driving-break-rest-limits/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/eu-road-haulage-driving-break-rest-limits/</guid><description>The EU’s ordinary road-haulage rules limit daily driving to nine hours and allow ten hours twice in a week. Weekly driving is capped at 56 hours, with a separate 90-hour ceiling across two consecutive weeks.</description></item><item><title>EU roaming data limits and wholesale caps through 2027</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/eu-roaming-data-fair-use-wholesale-caps-2023-2027/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/eu-roaming-data-fair-use-wholesale-caps-2023-2027/</guid><description>The EU wholesale data roaming cap is €1.10 per GB in 2026 and €1.00 from 1 January 2027. It helps determine the minimum amount of roaming data on certain unlimited or low-cost plans when an operator applies a fair-use cap. The calculation also depends on how the customer pays.</description></item><item><title>The EU and U.S. cash declaration thresholds at the border</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/eu-us-cross-border-cash-declaration-thresholds/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/eu-us-cross-border-cash-declaration-thresholds/</guid><description>The European Commission requires a cash declaration at EUR 10,000 or more when entering or leaving EU territory. The U.S. reporting rule starts above USD 10,000. Both use their own definitions of the items counted.</description></item><item><title>Germany’s minijob earnings limits and minimum wages through 2027</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/germany-minijob-minimum-wage-earnings-limits-2024-2027/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/germany-minijob-minimum-wage-earnings-limits-2024-2027/</guid><description>Germany’s regular monthly earnings limit for a minijob rose to €603 on 1 January 2026, when the general hourly minimum wage reached €13.90. Scheduled January 2027 changes raise the two figures to €633 and €14.60. They govern different parts of the employment calculation.</description></item><item><title>How much can you bring into Great Britain without paying duty?</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/great-britain-passenger-customs-allowances/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/great-britain-passenger-customs-allowances/</guid><description>Great Britain’s passenger allowances include 42 litres of beer and cider, 18 litres of wine and a separate allowance for spirits or other alcoholic products. The usual allowance for other goods is GBP 390. Limits depend on the product and how you arrive.</description></item><item><title>Japan’s duty-free limits for personal goods at arrival</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/japan-customs-passenger-duty-free-personal-goods-allowances/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/japan-customs-passenger-duty-free-personal-goods-allowances/</guid><description>Japan Customs lists three 760 mL bottles of alcohol, two ounces of perfume and ¥200,000 in other qualifying personal goods among its passenger allowances. Separate tobacco limits apply, with a combined rule when a traveller carries more than one type.</description></item><item><title>New Zealand duty-free limits for alcohol, tobacco and other goods</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/new-zealand-traveller-duty-free-alcohol-tobacco-other-goods-limits/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/new-zealand-traveller-duty-free-alcohol-tobacco-other-goods-limits/</guid><description>New Zealand Customs gives eligible travellers separate concessions for wine or beer, spirits and tobacco. The NZD 700 limit applies to qualifying other goods.</description></item><item><title>How to count Schengen’s 90 days in a rolling 180-day window</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/schengen-short-stay-rolling-90-180/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/schengen-short-stay-rolling-90-180/</guid><description>For travelers subject to the usual Schengen short-stay limit, count the day you are checking and the 179 days before it. The combined number of days in the Schengen area must be 90 or fewer, including both entry and exit days.</description></item><item><title>Singapore’s 2026 CPF salary and bonus wage ceilings</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/singapore-cpf-2026-ordinary-additional-wage-ceilings/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/singapore-cpf-2026-ordinary-additional-wage-ceilings/</guid><description>Singapore’s Ordinary Wage ceiling rose to SGD 8,000 a month in 2026. The Additional Wage ceiling is SGD 102,000 less Ordinary Wages already subject to CPF that year.</description></item><item><title>Singapore’s food limits for travellers bringing food for private use</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/singapore-traveller-private-food-quantity-and-source-limits/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/singapore-traveller-private-food-quantity-and-source-limits/</guid><description>Singapore allows travellers to bring up to 5 kg of eligible meat and up to 5 kg of eligible fish and seafood for private use. The seafood total includes a combined 2 kg sublimit for frozen cooked crabmeat and prawn meat. Chicken shell eggs have a separate 30-egg limit and must come from an approved source.</description></item><item><title>UK drink-driving limits by specimen and nation</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/uk-drink-driving-specimen-limits-scotland-england-wales-northern-ireland/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/uk-drink-driving-specimen-limits-scotland-england-wales-northern-ireland/</guid><description>Scotland’s prescribed drink-driving breath limit is 22 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The limit is 35 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland also has lower prescribed limits for blood and urine, each expressed in milligrams per 100 millilitres.</description></item><item><title>Bank deposit protection limits in the UK and France</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/uk-france-bank-deposit-protection-limits/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/uk-france-bank-deposit-protection-limits/</guid><description>The UK scheme covers up to £120,000 per eligible depositor per authorized firm. France’s ordinary limit is €100,000 per customer per institution. Both schemes have higher protection for qualifying temporary balances, with different eligibility windows and ways of applying the limits.</description></item><item><title>UK ISA savings limits for adults and children in 2026/27</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/uk-isa-annual-limits-cash-lifetime-junior-2026-2027/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/uk-isa-annual-limits-cash-lifetime-junior-2026-2027/</guid><description>The 2026/27 adult ISA allowance is GBP 20,000. The GBP 4,000 Lifetime ISA limit uses part of that allowance. A child’s separate Junior ISA limit is GBP 9,000.</description></item><item><title>U.S. 401(k) and IRA contribution limits for 2025 and 2026</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-401k-ira-retirement-contribution-limits-2025-2026/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-401k-ira-retirement-contribution-limits-2025-2026/</guid><description>The IRS raised the standard 401(k) salary deferral ceiling from $23,500 to $24,500 for 2026. The general IRA ceiling rose from $7,000 to $7,500. Age-based catch-ups and the wider cap covering contributions to a 401(k) plan follow separate rules.</description></item><item><title>U.S. flight limits for power banks and spare lithium batteries</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-air-travel-lithium-battery-limits/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-air-travel-lithium-battery-limits/</guid><description>The FAA treats a power bank as a spare lithium battery and requires it in the cabin. A rechargeable spare battery rated above 100 Wh and up to 160 Wh needs airline approval, with at most two larger spares per passenger.</description></item><item><title>U.S. federal gift tax annual exclusions for 2025 and 2026</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-federal-gift-tax-annual-exclusions-2025-2026/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-federal-gift-tax-annual-exclusions-2025-2026/</guid><description>The U.S. annual exclusion is USD 19,000 per recipient in both years. A separate exclusion for qualifying gifts to a spouse who is not a U.S. citizen rose to USD 194,000.</description></item><item><title>US health savings account limits for 2026 and 2027</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-hsa-contribution-deductible-out-of-pocket-limits-2026-2027/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-hsa-contribution-deductible-out-of-pocket-limits-2026-2027/</guid><description>The standard US health savings account contribution limit rises from USD 4,400 to USD 4,500 for self-only coverage in 2027. The family limit rises from USD 8,750 to USD 9,000. The IRS publishes separate deductible and out-of-pocket thresholds for qualifying high deductible health plans.</description></item><item><title>U.S. Social Security earnings limits for 2026 and 2027</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-social-security-2027-taxable-earnings-retirement-test-limits/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/us-social-security-2027-taxable-earnings-retirement-test-limits/</guid><description>The 2027 Social Security taxable wage maximum is USD 192,300. The earnings test for people receiving retirement benefits uses different limits before full retirement age.</description></item><item><title>Speed limits for cars in the UK and France</title><link>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/passenger-car-speed-limits-uk-france/</link><guid>https://limitsbycountry.com/stories/passenger-car-speed-limits-uk-france/</guid><description>The standard UK motorway limit for cars is 70 mph. France lists 130 km/h on motorways in normal conditions and 110 km/h in rain on sections with a normal 130 km/h limit.</description></item></channel></rss>