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Check out your duty free allowances when travelling out of Cardiff Airport. To really get the most of your discounted shopping, whether it's duty free allowances or tax free shopping, you can stock up on alcohol and tobacco or treat yourself to a designer bargain. |
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Duty Free At Cardiff Airport...
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Passengers flying from Cardiff Airport can take advantage of duty free allowances and tax free shopping, depending on their final travel destination.
This helpful guide, about Cardiff unofficial information on duty free, covers the quantities of restricted items like alcohol and tobacco and fine fragrances along with outlining those items that are prohibited from being imported or exported through the UK.
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Duty Free Allowances & Tax Free Shopping ... |
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The savings you can make on duty free at Cardiff Airport, or tax free shopping, depend on where you're actually travelling to.
For passengers travelling within the EU can shop tax free which is like buying products when the Value Added Tax at 17.5% hasn't been added. International long haul passengers can also shop tax free.
International long haul passengers can also shop duty free, as can those travelling outside of the EU for additional savings.
It's worth bearing in mind however, that you may be required to
pay outstanding tax on goods if travelling outside of the EU. Excluded from additional tax payments are those goods from bookstores, newsagents, pharmacies along with goods with duty paid.
Here's a list of the 25 Countries currently in the European Union: |
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EU Member Nations |
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Austria
Belgium
Cyprus*
Czech Rep
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
The Irish Republic
Italy
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Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain**
Sweden
UK*** |
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| * The whole of Cyprus is part of the EU, however, goods from any area in Cyprus not under effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, are treated as non-EU imports |
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| ** Not Including the Canary Islands |
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| *** Not including The Channel Islands |
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It's worth noting that if you are travelling to the Channel Islands - Gibraltar etc. - then you can shop as if travelling outside of the EU as the Channel Islands are viewed as being outside of the Customs' Territory.
When shopping for your duty free allowances or tax free shopping, make sure you carry your boarding card with you. If you buy something you'll need to present your card when paying for the goods.
And why not check out in advance what is on offer in the duty free and tax free shops at Cardiff Airport. You can visit the World Duty Free website at
www.worlddutyfree.com to view the whole range of goods available to buy including perfumes, cosmetics, fashion and accessories along with alcohol and tobacco.
It could be, that when shopping, you even end up buying something that's hot off the catwalk or the very latest eletricalelectrical equipment. Why? Because many retailers use the airports to launch their very latest products. .
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If you're travelling back to the UK from an EU Country here's what you are allowed to buy:
- 1 Litre of alcoholic beverages stronger than 22%, or 2 Litres of still table wine, or fortified or sparkling wine, or other liqueurs
- 200 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or 250g of tobacco
- 250ml of toilet water and 50g of perfume
- Other goods up to £145, including souvenirs
- Goods obtained duty and tax paid in the EU are unlimited
UK Customs have strict allowances and rules when bringing back into the Country tax and duty free goods, especially alcohol and tobacco.
When bringing back tobacco and alcohol goods they must be carried by the person who has bought them.. Goods bought abroad must be for your own personal consumption (or gifts) not for payment in kind or resale. Otherwise they will be considered as for a commercial purpose.
If this is found as being the case by Customs then a Customs Officer will ask pressing questions and make checks into the answers given.
Also considered by the
Customs Officer is if the goods have been concealed or if they're on display and openly being transported.
As an example, here are what Customs would suspect:
- 3kg tobacco
- 3,200 cigarettes
- 400 cigarillos
- 200 cigars
- 110 Litres of beer
- 90 Litres of wine
- 10 Litres of spirits
- 20 Litres of fortified wine (i.e. port or sherry)
Goods found to be being imported for a commercial use will be seized and not returned. Goods will also be seized if caught being sold. Guilty persons could be sentenced to up to seven years in prison.
When planning to buy large amounts of alcohol or tobacco, check with the Country’s Authorities prior to buying the goods, as a lot of Countries have their individual laws. |
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Special Restrictions |
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Czech Republic |
200 cigarettes, or
250g smoking tobacco, or
50 cigars, or
100 cigarillos |
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Estonia |
200 cigarettes, or
250g of smoking tobacco* |
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Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia & Slovenia |
200 Cigarettes* |
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| * From these Countries, there is no limit on other tobacco products as long as they are for the passengers own consumption. |
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Prohibited & Restricted Items ... |
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The below listed items are prohibited from entry into the UK from any destination:
- Indecent and obscene material featuring children
- Offensive weapons
- Unlicensed drugs
- Counterfeit and pirated goods
- Meat, dairy and other animal products
The below listed items are restricted from entry into the UK from any destination:
- Firearms, explosives and ammunition
- Pornography
- Live animals, endangered species, certain plants and their produce
- Radio transmitters
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