How many 50grammes of tobacco are you allowed to bring from basel please?

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Polo

Importing Duty Free - The Law
Goods bought duty-paid in another European Union country
Someone coming into the UK from another European Union (EU) country does not have to pay any custom charges on goods that they bought and paid tax on in the other EU country. There is no limit on the amount of goods that can be brought in, as long as the goods are either for the personal use of the person bringing them in or are for a gift. If you are under 17 there is no recognized amount for personal use.

The amounts in the following table are EU guidelines on what is a reasonable amount of tobacco and alcohol for personal use. If you bring in more than these amounts, and customs officials believe they are for commercial rather than personal purposes, the goods and the vehicle you have carried them in may be confiscated. Special rules apply to tobacco products bought in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Type of duty-paid goods
Amount

Cigarettes
3200

Cigarillos
400

Cigars
200

Tobacco
3 Kg

Sprits
10 litres

Fortified wine, such as port and sherry
20 litres

Wine
90 litres

Beer
110 litres

Duty free allowances
Duty free allowances within the European Union
Duty free allowances within the European Union (EU) have been abolished on EU journeys. If you buy alcohol or tobacco at an airport, you will be charged the rate of excise duty and VAT of the country where the airport is situated. If you buy alcohol or tobacco on the plane or ferry, you will be charged the excise duty rate of the country of departure, up to the airspace or waters of the country of arrival. So, for example, UK excise duty rates will apply on a flight from the UK to Greece until the aircraft reaches Greek airspace when Greek excise duty rates will apply.

Some ferry and airline operators may decide not to sell any excise goods in the UK territory.

On all goods, VAT will be charged at the rate applying in the country of departure. A ferry leaving Dover for Calais would charge VAT at the UK rate but the French rate would apply for the return.

JUPITER

Why you ask your questions several times here and don't check the websites of the UK Custom's Office??? You will find ALL information you need there. I really don't understand why some people are so lazy and not searching on a search engine.

And: SWITZERLAND IS NOT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION!!!!!!!!

kevin p

i dont think it matters now days

trickyrick32

Regulations changed a couple of years ago.
You can now bring back as much as you want as long as you can prove it's for your own use.
If your gonna bring back a transit van full though, it's gonna be very hard to prove. So just use your common sence, say, bring back six months worth.
I know guys that have done that from the continent on numerous occasions.

john

Basel is in the EU.
Tax paid bring a barrow load.

PS try taking 'tax free' tabacco/cigs from Gibraltar into Spain.
The Spanish police get very nasty!

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