Why are cigarettes cheaper at the airport?

Typically, liquor and tobacco products are the best deals simply because they are subject to the highest taxes. Keep in mind that this doesn't necessarily mean the price of the alcohol is lower at the duty-free shop than it is at your local supermarket (or the supermarket in the Bahamas, or wherever you're traveling).



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Import, value-added and sales taxes – aka duty – are imposed on imported and exported products. A duty-free shop, therefore, sells things without adding those taxes to the price. You'll find duty-free shops in international airports, cruise ships and areas where tourists congregate.

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Cigarette Prices and Taxes by State The states with the cheapest cigarettes are Missouri, Georgia, North Carolina, North Dakota, Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, Wyoming, Idaho, and Virginia. Missouri is the state with the cheapest cigarettes in the country with a cigarette price of $5.21 per pack.

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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.

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Imagine how much money you could save if you stopped. We are not talking small amounts here – someone smoking a pack a day spends about $266 a week on cigarettes, which is over $13,800 each year.

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The answer is: sometimes. The savings you reap from duty-free shopping depend largely on what you're buying and where you're buying it. Bear in mind in many cases that you're not necessarily paying lower prices at the duty-free shop than you would pay for liquor or tobacco at any shop outside the airport.

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Returning resident travelers may import tobacco products only in quantities not exceeding the amounts specified in the personal exemptions for which the traveler qualifies (not more than 200 cigarettes and 100 cigars if arriving from other than a beneficiary country and insular possession).

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