Cigs

For EU Countries there is a limit at 800 Cigarettes p.P.!!!!!!!

Not 3,200....
 
the german customs say:

you can take into a EU Country and also bring back home:

800 cigartees
200 cigarres
1 kg tabac

alcohol 10 litre
liqueur 20 litre
wine 90 litre
beer 110 litre

but only eu.
 
3200 cigarettes
400 cigarillos
200 cigars
3kg tobacco

110 litres of beer
90 litres of wine
20 litres of fortified wine (such as port or sherry)
10 litres of spirits

source: UK Customs & Excise

I don't know why the limits would be different to Germany- seems odd. Maybe the German government are trying to keep you guys healthier than UK peeps? :D
 
Allthough we all live in the E.U. there are differences between the contries.
Normally in E.U. you can take as lot as you want with you home, but only for personal use. The problem ist that if you have more than 800 cigarettes with you, you raise suspicion that you deal with cigarettes.
U.K. has different figures for this.
 
eivissafan said:
Allthough we all live in the E.U. there are differences between the contries.
Normally in E.U. you can take as lot as you want with you home, but only for personal use. The problem ist that if you have more than 800 cigarettes with you, you raise suspicion that you deal with cigarettes.
U.K. has different figures for this.
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As long as they are all the same brand of ciggarettes then you can say they are personnel use, if you have different brands it can look suspicious and you can have them taken off you on the grounds of taking them back to sell.......... :(
 
I thought that as long as you had paid the local duty, ie if you bought them in a supermarket or tobacanist , then there was no limit whatever country you were returning from?

Please dont say I have been a smuggler all these years and not known it, oh the shame!!!
 
Yeah that's right:

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
any other relevant circumstances.
You are particularly likely to be asked questions if you have more than:

3200 cigarettes
400 cigarillos
200 cigars
3kg tobacco

110 litres of beer
90 litres of wine
20 litres of fortified wine (such as port or sherry)
10 litres of spirits

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.

If you are caught smuggling or selling alcohol or tobacco goods they may be seized, and for a serious offence you could get up to seven years in prison.
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Source: HM Customs & Excise (again)

So in summary you can bring more than these quantities back, but you may be questionned about it, and if they think you are going to sell them on (like Ami said- suspisicious amount of brands, etc) then you're done :)
 
If you are English, you can bring back 3200 which is a personal supply for 6 months to England, the worst they would do is mark your passport to say that you should not be bringing back cigarettes for 6 months.
If you bring back 3400 they can take them all off you.
However I know of nobody who has been searched no matter where they have come from...doesn't mean it doesn't happen though.
 
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