I know Spain is in the EU and I know tenerife is part of Spain but is tenerife in the EU?

Question

i'm asking because we might be going to live there and we want to know if the same health rules apply
when you go to the Canaries you can only bring back 200 cigs but the rest of spain you can bring 3000 if there in EU why the difference thanks for any help

Answer 1

Politically the Canaries are in the EU, because they're part of Spain (they use the Euro, residents in the Canaries are EU citizens, &c.) , but they're outside EU customs territory (meaning a lot of things are cheaper because they're not subject to the same taxes as mainland Spain).

Answer 2

First of all, the Canary Island are part of Spain, and so of the EU (is Hawaii part of USA?. So the same).

The second, the have special taxes, so in the Canary Islanf the VAT is not always aplied to many things (fuel, cigarretes..). Because of that there is a limit in the amount of these tax free things you can bring with you.

Answer 3

im no longer so constructive it truly is ,you dont get the pastime loose allowance you get contained in the E.U. i understand it belongs to Spain ,yet we were advised very last time we went in would you merely get the pastime loose allowance of a rustic outside the european !!

Answer 4

Tenerife is a Spanish offshore territory off africa.It is not in EU.

Answer 5

Gav A has explained it very well!!!
Good luck with your move x

Answer 6

it is in the E.U