how much duty free are you alowed to bring back from abroad?

Question

sorry should of said im travelling 2 lanzarote!!! and the duty free i wanna know about is cigarettes and booze! :) thanks guys

Answer 1

Below is what you can bring back from Lanzarote (legally anyway).

Tobacco allowance is 200 Cigarettes OR 250grms of Tobacco OR 50 Cigars.

Alcohol Allowance is 1 Litre of Spirits OR 2 Litres of Sparkling or fortified wine PLUS 2 litres of still wine

Answer 2

There are no longer any duty-free allowances for journeys within the European Union (EU). Instead, you can bring back an unlimited amount of goods from travel in any EU country, as long as it is for your personal use or as a gift. In practice if you are over 17 you will be allowed up to 3200 cigarettes, 10 litres of spirits, 90 litres of wine and 110 litres of beer. If you bring in more you will have to persuade customs that it is for personal use. There are further allowances for different tobacco products and alcoholic drinks.



There are still duty-free allowances for travel from other countries outside the EU which are much smaller. If you are aged over 17, you are allowed to bring in 200 cigarettes, 2 litres of wine and 1 litre of spirits. If you are bringing in more than that, you must declare the goods at customs, and may have to pay duties. If you don’t, you are breaking the law. Your undeclared goods can be seized, you may have to pay penalty charges, and you might even be prosecuted.

The same duty-free allowances apply for business trips as well as holidays.

Answer 3

In Eu cigarettes 16 cartons per person. I know, I had mine taken off me (50 Cartons) from Spain ha ha. So who ever is telling you its unlimited, dont listen. I'm not to sure about drink. But any where else you are restricted to 200 cigarettes and 1 ltr bottle, this includes cannary islands.

Answer 4

You don't say what you want to buy and where are travelling from/to. However, typically, the customs allowance is 200 cigarettes if travelling between the EU zone and non EU zone. It is 3200 cigaretted if travelling from the EU to the UK.

Answer 5

depends where you are going. Outside of eu its 200cigs & 1 litre of spirits. Within eu you can bring as much as you like as long as its for personal use only

Answer 6

With in Europe there is no limit (so long as everythin is for personal use). Outside of the EU it varies from Country-to-Country!

NB. There are obvious limits on weight if flying!

Answer 7

properly I actually have merely come abode from a ski holiday and that i packed them in my ski boots! in spite of the undeniable fact that the perfect element is to have a re-inforced case and then take some corrugated card with you to %. them in. positioned some bubble wrap in too to positioned around the bottles then card on the exterior. Then wrap clothing round that to dodge stress from at the same time as the baggage handlers throw your circumstances out of the plane. only for activity you may opt for to carry close that once i develop into vacationing as a musician I pronounced my keyboard being thrown out of the plane and it landed on the tarmac (thanks easyjet!) and it nevertheless survived. in spite of the undeniable fact that in case you purchase responsibility free on the departure part feasible take it on the plane as you've already lengthy gone by skill of safe practices. sturdy success inclusive of your booze flight.

Answer 8

check your local Customs and Excise website. They should have a list of what you are allowed to bring back with you. For the US, check out this website.
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/infrequent_importer_info/

Answer 9

2L of spirits. I don't know about the rest! MERRY XMAS Enjoy your hols!!!

Answer 10

Depends on what you buy.