Cigarettes

[lafrancaise]

Can anybody tell me how a British citizen can take 3200 cigs from Spain into UK whereas the rest of Europe can only take in 800?

[dzug]

I don't believe you are correct. Anyone arriving in the UK from an EU country (some of the newer ones excepted) can bring 3200. Citizenship is irrelevant.

[lafrancaise]

dzug this is what was written in a duty free shop in Gerona airport!

[Whickerman]

Each country makes its own customs/excise law. Simply put, if that's what UK law allows, that's what UK law allows!

[Rapacious]

There is no real limit, but if you have more than 3200 cigarettes then you are liable to be asked by Customs to explain why you have so many and convince them they are for personal use.

For some EU countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia or Slovenia) there is a limit of 200 cigarettes that you can bring back without having to pay duty. You can bring more, but youll have to pay extra duty for them.

I'd ignore the sign, probably an old one.

[xstitcher]

Could it be because the UK isn't in the Euro zone?