Duty Free Allowance

by **CarolG** on Sat Jun 30, 2007 13:39 pm

With regard to the comment about buying the cigarettes in Turkey and paying duty, the answer to that is of course that the English Cigarettes bought in supermarkets are black market cigarettes and therefore illegal anyway.

Unfortunately until Turkey reaches EU status then its 200 cigs only. Please also be aware that if going to Rhodes and bringing goods into Turkey duty free limits apply which are advertised at the port authorities.

Also when entering Turkey duty free goods can be bought on entrance and 600 cigarettes per person can be purchased to take into the country. They are usually cheaper than on the plane and are around 20/25euro per carton.

by **sparkles89** on Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:41 am

hi there. i remember last year, i was in the duty free over this end and you could buy a case of 1000 Lambert and butler for around �70 but could not take them anywhere in the EU- could i have bought them if i was going to turkey though?and wud i be allowed into to bring them back?-it would be printed on my boarding pass wouldnt it?-confused too!!

by **HW John** on Mon Jul 02, 2007 13:07 pm

You can buy as many as you want flying to non-eu destinations, its just coming back from them its 200 max. Airport staff let you know sometimes this restriction.

junedoc, in that case its illegal. I guess you were lucky.

by ***+*Missy J *+*** on Mon Jul 02, 2007 19:46 pm

On the way back from turkey, on the plane they tryed to sell us 1000 ciggys but im sure your not allowed to bring that many back ?

what you ment to do smoke as many as you can before you go through. . . ?

by **HW John** on Mon Jul 02, 2007 19:56 pm

They will do anything to make money. As keeps being said, 200 limit

by **miller** on Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:36 am

HI there do you have to be over 17 or can you be 17.

by **melissa1** on Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:41 am

17 for cigerettes

by **foxylady** on Wed Aug 01, 2007 21:17 pm

Cant remember all what you were allowed but def 1800 ciggarettes per peson also tobacco on top of that and plenty bottles of booze were just back yerterday and had plenty.

by **melissa1** on Wed Aug 01, 2007 22:21 pm

its 200 cigerettes for turkey your lucky you didnt get found out you would have had them taken off you as turkey isnt in the eu!!

by **Pegasus928** on Mon Apr 07, 2008 05:15 am

Hi.
I was searching for information about duty free allownaces on Yahoo and it directed me to this thread.
I have read all the information here but was wondering if anyone could shed light on my question.
I live in Kuwait as a British Ex-Pat and currently have family visiting. Cigarettes over here are ludicrously cheap (for example less than 9 quid for 200 Marlboro Light, less than 5 quid for Superkings) and my visitor would like to take advantage of the prices and bring in his max allowance. I understand that this is 200 max, but he is saying that once he lands in Amsterdam for his transfer to the UK he can buy a further 3200 and bring them in as he will then be in a EU country.
Is he correct, or does it not count as he is only in transit through the airport and not actually visiting the country.
The other thing he is considering is buying the cigerettes over here - 3200 of them - then sticking them in an Amsterdam duty free bag. I have advised him against this but he seems to think what he is doing is perfectly legal.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
Pegasus