Duty free allowances

[DavidG58]

We very rarely bother with duty free these days, but travelling from Hull on Saturday North Sea Ferries have Tanqueray Rangpur at £20 / litre

Just checked limits for return to UK it appears it is still set at a measly 1.11 litres per adult

Not sure if they restrict sales on board or not or if they pass sales details to customs

But for now more interested in how much can we take into Belgium, does anybody care?

We would like to take about 6 bottles in and ideally bring 6 back

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Just put them under the sink and try not to look guilty

 

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We very rarely bother with duty free these days, but travelling from Hull on Saturday North Sea Ferries have Tanqueray Rangpur at £20 / litre

Just checked limits for return to UK it appears it is still set at a measly 1.11 litres per adult

Not sure if they restrict sales on board or not or if they pass sales details to customs

But for now more interested in how much can we take into Belgium, does anybody care?

We would like to take about 6 bottles in and ideally bring 6 back

You’ll be fine, just tell the customs officers it’s for personal consumption. There are at least 30 bods on the morning thread who will send supporting affidavits. ?

 

[rb62]

10 litres spirits from EU countries

Bringing goods into the UK for personal use

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.

www.gov.uk

 

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10 litres spirits from EU countries

Bringing goods into the UK for personal use

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.

www.gov.uk

I told you you’d be fine. Bring your gin buddy back a couple of litres. ?

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[vwalan]

thats only if duty as been payed on them .
not duty free.
very often its best to check prices in eu countries as well.
the customs officers do sometimes ask for receipts to see if duty has been payed if a duty sticker isnt on the top of the bottles etc .

 

[mitzimad]

may i suggest several decanters

 

[Camping Gaza]

no limit at all on fags and booze but may be asked if over certain limits

 

[bigtwin]

There won’t be any duty free on the Hull ferry; it’s not leaving the EU.

Ian

 

[DavidG58]

There won’t be any duty free on the Hull ferry; it’s not leaving the EU.

Ian

Interesting point, maybe they just discount it, rather than sell it free of duty ?

I know I can bring back more than I can legally carry if bought in another country

I will do more research and report back. my daughter came back and bought 3 litres of gin on the ferry and didn’t get stopped at customs ?

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[DavidG58]

It may just be me confused by the trading name of the P & O shops, calling themselves World Duty Free

 

[Wildbill]

buy it in the intermarces you will find it probably cheaper their if duty paid i think there a 30 ltr limit.
but i could be wrong
bill

 

[bigtwin]

It may just be me confused by the trading name of the P & O shops, calling themselves World Duty Free

You’re not alone; it’s shrewd marketing. Folks fall for it at airports too - it’s a company/trading name but it doesn’t mean you can buy duty free therein.

You may also recall a beer (lager) advert from some years ago that used the line “brewed in the UK by Danes” - we were all supposed to believe that they’d taken the trouble to employ Danish brewers here in the UK; they hadn’t, the company was called Danes - sly bar stewards!

Ian

 

[Just smiffy]

Just fill up your water tank with gin, it will also serialise it..... win win loads of gin...?