Can you still get duty-free at UK airports?
Can you still get duty-free at UK airports? Yes, from 1st January 2021, the UK becomes a 'third country' meaning regulations currently applicable to passengers travelling to 'third countries' will also apply to passengers travelling to the UK. Passengers travelling from the EU to the UK will also be able to buy tax-free.
Is it cheaper to buy cigarettes at the airport or in Spain 2023?
As already said - you cannot buy Duty Free cigarettes within the EU. You can, however, buy them Duty Paid which are generally cheaper in Spain than at an Airport.
What if I bring more than 200 cigarettes to UK?
If you go over your allowances you must declare all your goods and pay tax and duty on all the goods in that category. For example, if you bring in 200 cigarettes and 50 cigars, you must pay tax and duty on both the cigarettes and the cigars because you have gone over your allowance in the tobacco category.
What are the new UK duty free limits?
Most travellers can bring other goods into the UK worth up to £390 (e.g. perfume and electrical goods) without paying duty and/or tax in the UK. However, passengers travelling by private plane or boat for pleasure purposes are only entitled to an allowance of £270 worth of goods.
Is duty free coming back to UK?
VAT-free shopping in the UK is gone for good, it has been announced. It was scrapped after Brexit at the start of 2021 and then brought back. But the UK's Chancellor has now confirmed it will not return. The perk made shopping in the country 20 per cent cheaper for international visitors.