Altered Tobacco Restrictions SMOKERS PLEASE READ!

RogerB wrote:For your info, from this website: http://blogs.angloinfo.com/angloinfo-wo ... es-tumble/
In a campaign to control illegal cross-border movement of tobacco, the European Union has reduced the amount of tobacco products that an individual can purchase in one EU country and then take into another; for example buying in Spain for consumption in France.
An individual may purchase the following amounts of tobacco for their personal use:

• Cigarettes: 800 items or 4 cartons (as against 10 previously permitted)
• Cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3g each): 400 items (as against 1,000 previously permitted)
• Cigars 200 items (as against 1,000 previously permitted)
• Smoking tobacco 1kg (as against 2kg previously permitted).

If a person is caught with more than these amounts the border customs officials may confiscate the goods, will charge that person a tax on the confiscated goods at a rate based on the country of destination/use and can fine up to 750 euros.
Read more about buying goods in one European state for use in another on the European Commission’s Europa website.

I hope it's useful for some
Roger

I'm sure this will help some people who bring back ciggies - They don't want to get caught out just because the rules have changed and they didn't know it!