duty free

[parkroyal]

what is the restrictions, on duty free from amsterdam to the uk ( tobacco )

[JoolsTwo]

There is no duty free within the EU.

[Buenchico]

While JimJools has provided a perfectly correct answer, I suspect that it's not what you're actually seeking.

As JJ states, the 'duty free' allowance has been abolished for travel within the EU. However the 'duty paid' rules now apply. When entering the UK from any other EU country (with the exception of a few 'new member' states, which aren't relevant here) you're allowed to bring back a (theoretically) unlimited quantity of tobacco products, on which you've paid local taxes, as long as they're for your personal use. (The definition of 'personal use' includes genuine gifts to others, but not anything for which you will receive any form of payment, even if you don't make a profit. i.e. you can't buy tobacco products on behalf of others).

In order to provide travellers with guidance as to what they'll regard as being for personal use, HMRC has stated that travellers will not normally be challenged about imports of up to 3200 cigarettes. (However, they might still be suspicious if you were to bring back several different brands).

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebAp p/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_page Label=pageTravel_ShowContent&id=HMCE_PROD_0102 21&propertyType=document

Chris

[KARL]

I could have sworn I saw this question having an answer earlier, but now it does not show, at least on my computer: There is no such thing as duty free within the EU - you pay the VAT at the point of sale but, if that is less than that charged at your destination (such as the UK), you are not charged the difference so long as quantities are reasonable and they are for own private consumption (not for resale).