The end of the Brexit transition period meant new limits were introduced on the amount of alcohol and tobacco British travellers could bring back from the EU.
The new restrictions following the controversial Brexit referendum result saw new rules take effect on January 1 2021. These restrictions saw new limits put on the amount of duty-free goods British holidaymakers could bring back into the country.
Travellers planning to bring back more than allowed must declare the goods and pay duty. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) now asks people to declare in advance online if they plan to bring in excess goods.
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If you are planning a holiday abroad get clued up on the amounts you can bring back here.
Alcohol allowance
How much you can bring depends on the type of alcohol. You can bring in:
- beer - 42 litres
- wine (still) - 18 litres
You can also bring in either:
- spirits and other liquors over 22% alcohol - 4 litres
- sparkling wine, fortified wine (for example port, sherry) and other alcoholic drinks up to 22% alcohol (not including beer or still wine) - 9 litres
You can split this last allowance, for example you could bring 4.5 litres of fortified wine and 2 litres of spirits (both half of your allowance).
Tobacco allowance
You can bring in one from the following:
- 200 cigarettes
- 100 cigarillos
- 50 cigars
- 250g tobacco
- 200 sticks of tobacco for electronic heated tobacco devices
You can split this allowance - so you could bring in 100 cigarettes and 25 cigars (both half of your allowance).
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