Hi im going to barcelona tomorrow how many pouches and cigarettes can i bring home to uk?

Question

Pouches off tobacco i mean

Answer 1

Providing they are for your own use the reccomended amount of cigs is a maximum of 3400. or the equivalwnt in pouches. If you mix brands the customs are more likely not to believe that they are for your own use

Answer 2

the guide line is 3200cigarettes and 3 kilo of tobacco which is 60 pouches

Answer 3

Alcohol or tobacco

If you bring in goods on which tax has been paid in an EU country, you do not have to pay any tax or duty on them in the UK. However any alcohol or tobacco you bring in must be for your own use and transported by you.

Own use’ includes goods for your own consumption and gifts. If you bring in goods for resale, or for any payment, even payment in kind, they are regarded as being for a commercial purpose.

But there are special rules for cigarettes and some tobacco products from some EU countries.

The EU Countries are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus*, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, The Irish Republic, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (but not the Canary Islands), Sweden, The UK (but not the Channel Islands).

Though the whole of Cyprus is part of the EU, goods from any area of Cyprus not under effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus are treated as non-EU imports.

Although Gibraltar is part of the EU, it is outside the Community Customs territory. The Customs allowances for outside the EU therefore apply.

Alcohol or tobacco

If you are bringing in alcohol or tobacco goods and we have reason to suspect they may be for a commercial purpose, a Customs officer may ask you questions and make checks, for example about:

the type and quantity of goods you have bought

why you bought them

how you paid for them

whether all your goods are openly displayed or concealed

how often you travel

how much you normally smoke or drink or

any other relevant circumstances.

You are particularly likely to be asked questions if you have more than:

3200 cigarettes, 200 cigars, 400 cigarillos, 3kg tobacco, 110 litres of beer, 90 litres of wine, 10 litres of spirits, 20 litres of fortified wine (such as port or sherry).

The officer will take into account all the factors of the situation and your explanation.

If we are satisfied that the goods are for a commercial purpose we may seize them and any vehicle used to transport them, and may not return them to you.

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPorta...

This link will tell you everything you need to know.

Be careful if you are pulled up because they usually ask if you want a cigarette and if you don't smoke and say so they've got you. Also don't say they are gifts for some one else, they have to be seen to be for your own use

Good luck

Answer 4

As much as you like, but legally you should be able to proove it is for private use and not for resale

Answer 5

No limits within EU.

(as long as you are not travelling from canary islands, Czech rep., latvia, lithuania, estonia, poland, slovakia, slovenia -. from there you can only bring 10 packs of cigarettes)