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Cuban Cigars?
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Does anybody know how many cigars you are allowed to bring back from Cuba on holiday and what sort of certificate you need to get them through customs?
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When entering the UK from a non-EU country, you can bring in (without paying duty or tax) up to 50 cigars (of any size or weight).
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebAp p/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_page Label=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_PROD_0102 20&propertyType=document
If you bring in additional cigars, you have to go through the red channel (or use the red phone). You'll have to pay excise duty on the additional cigars, based upon their weight. (This is charged at �153.07 per kg). You'll also have to pay import duty, based upon the purchase price. (This is charged at 26%). HMRC then calculate the total 'value' of these cigars (i.e. purchase price + excise duty + import duty). VAT is then calculated at 17.5% of this total figure and added to the charges you must pay.
Chris
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebAp p/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_page Label=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_PROD_0102 20&propertyType=document
If you bring in additional cigars, you have to go through the red channel (or use the red phone). You'll have to pay excise duty on the additional cigars, based upon their weight. (This is charged at �153.07 per kg). You'll also have to pay import duty, based upon the purchase price. (This is charged at 26%). HMRC then calculate the total 'value' of these cigars (i.e. purchase price + excise duty + import duty). VAT is then calculated at 17.5% of this total figure and added to the charges you must pay.
Chris
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