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What's tobacco duty-free limit in the UK?


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Although an appeal on strict restriction on tobacco sales, promotion and any other movement has been made since 2005, tobacco business is still brisk in most countries.
The UK is not an exception. It is a great thing for both government who earns a lot of money and smokers who enjoy smoking.

Many people travel to the UK or from the UK would like to buy some tobacco products for purposes such as personal use, gift for friends or families and so on. Although what mentioned above is true, it doesn't mean that an individual is allowed to bring as much tobacco as he wants into the UK or from the UK to other countries. Restrictions do apply.

Since the establishment of the European Union in 2003, limitations on the amount of tobacco products taken into or out of the UK can be divided into two categories which will be discussed in the following:

Traveling from EU member countries to the UK

Theoretically speaking, goods for personal use transported within the European Union are totally duty-free because they have been taxed when you buy them. But still you can't abuse the right. The maximum limitations on the amount of tobacco products are listed here: 3200 cigarettes, 400 cigarillos, 200 cigars and 3 kg of smoking tobacco. Do not take more than that, or you might be caught by the security.

This restriction is also applicable if you travel form the UK to any other EU member country.

Traveling from non-EU countries into the UK

If you are back into the UK from a non-EU country, the following amount of tobacco products are allowed without paying an additional duty: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco. It is effective on the condition that those products are only for personal use, not for resold.

This restriction is also applicable if you travel form the UK to any non-EU member country.

Note: The Channel Islands of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar are excluded from EU when talking about duty-free restrictions.

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