What to buy in duty-free France?

To bring a taste of Paris home for you or a friend, shop duty-free for cheese, chocolate, foie gras and more. Note: As long as the cheese is pasteurized and the foie gras is in a metal can, you can whisk it through US Customs without a problem. And, of course, we can't forget the wine and spirits.



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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.

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800 cigarettes • 200 cigars • 400 cigarillos • 1kg tobacco • 110 litres of beer • 90 litres of wine • 10 litres of spirits • 20 litres of fortified wine (for example, port or sherry). Please note that the country where you buy tobacco may have its own laws on how much tobacco you can buy or keep.

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France charges lower rates of VAT than the UK on some products making them cheaper in France than in the UK. Alcohol may be cheaper depending on what you buy and where you buy it... the same applies to other products.

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If you leave the European Union from France If you opt for the manual procedure, French Customs will stamp and return the two sheets of your VAT refund form to you. You then send the stamped form to the retailer.

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