How much tobacco can I bring into UK duty free?

200 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250g of tobacco* (including shisha tobacco) or 200 sticks of tobacco for heating. You can combine these allowances, provided that you do not exceed your total tobacco allowance.



Excellent question. The duty-free allowance for tobacco when entering the UK depends on where you are travelling from.

Here are the current rules, which are set by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

1. Travelling from a country outside the EU (e.g., USA, Canada, Australia, Asia, Middle East)

You can bring in the following duty-free allowances:

  • Cigarettes: 200 cigarettes OR
  • Cigarillos: 100 cigarillos OR
  • Cigars: 50 cigars OR
  • Smoking Tobacco: 250g of tobacco OR
  • A combination of these products, as long as you don’t exceed the total tobacco allowance.

Important: This is a personal allowance. You must be over 17 years old, and the goods must be for your own use.

2. Travelling from a country inside the EU (e.g., France, Spain, Germany, Ireland)

Since Brexit, the “duty-free” concept no longer applies when entering the UK from an EU country.

  • You can bring in tobacco for personal use without paying UK duty, but there are guidance levels.
  • HMRC uses these levels to determine if the tobacco is for personal use or for resale (which is illegal without paying duty).
  • The guidance limit is: 800 cigarettes.

If you bring in more than the guidance limit, you must be able to prove to a Border Force officer that it is for your own personal use (e.g., you are

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