Duty free limits: What can you bring back? ¶
On 1st January 2021 the rules for duty-free shopping in the UK changed.
At the point that we reached the end of the Brexit transition period and started our new relationship with the EU, the government brought the rules for duty free shopping in line with the rest of the world. This means that passengers to and from the EU now get the same duty free alcohol and tobacco products as those travelling beyond the EU.
The amount of duty-free that passengers can bring back with them was also significantly increased for all destinations at this time.
Travellers arriving in the UK can bring back 3 crates of beer, 3 cases of still wine and 1 case of sparkling wine without having to pay UK duties.
Duty-free allowances from 1st January 2021
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Alcohol
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- 42 litres of beer
- 18 litres of still wine
- 4 litres of spirits OR 9 litres of sparkling wine, fortified wine or any alcoholic beverage less than 22% ABV
Tobacco ¶
- 200 cigarettes OR
- 100 cigarillos OR
- 50 cigars OR
- 250g tobacco OR
- 200 sticks of tobacco for heating
- or any proportional combination of the above
Any other goods ¶
- £390 or £270 if travelling by private plane or boat
Find the full information on bringing goods into the UK here:
https://www.gov.uk/duty-free-goods