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 Post subject: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: March 29th, 2008, 3:40 pm 
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Hi,
Can anyone advise where the best place is to stock up on cheap cigarettes, planning to pop accross the channel, we usually go to Adinkereke in Belgium but wondered if there was anywhere else within driving distance that is cheaper?
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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: March 29th, 2008, 8:19 pm 
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Last time we were over we found that the ferry prices were very favourable compared to the drive up to Belgium. Check out the ferry prices on the way out and if, as I think, you find they are as good as anywhere else you can buy on your return journey.

You do realise that there is a limit for importing cigs from Belgium to France which is less than you can bring to UK.

Have a look at Daytripper web site for up-to-date info.

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: March 30th, 2008, 10:23 am 
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The only place I know of cheaper than Belgium is Spain - which is hardly driveable.

And yes, friends living in France have been warned that if the police find more than 400 imported cigs in your car they can confiscate them! So much for the free market.


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: April 9th, 2008, 11:38 am 
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Simple answer
The cost of tobacco in Europe is going up and up

the cheapest place we know of is Le Perthus / La Jonquera on the French Spanish border in Catalonia
Now this is a 2 day drive from the UK so it ends up being part of a touring holiday

The ferries therefore are actually as cheap as anywhere else soon it is going to be cheaper to go to Morrisons


BTW I had to stop smoking for medical reasons but it doesn't stop me looking at prices

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: May 21st, 2008, 1:58 pm 
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Me and my girlfriend who are both smokers on holiday in the perpignan region went to the border town of le perthus for some duty free fags we believed the allowance was 3200 cigs each which we purchased on arrival at our car we were stopped by the french customs and excise who confiscated all the cigarettes apart from five cartons per car not per person then fined me 380 euros total loss 27*30+380=1190 euros what is the allowance and what if any is the procedure to make a claim against the french customs if they are in breach of EU law.
I went to the airport at perpignan and asked how many cigarettes i can take to the UK none of the customs officers were sure.In the past i have taken 16 cartons to the UK from france and spain with no problems has there been a change of policy.

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: May 21st, 2008, 2:16 pm 
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But you were importing cigarettes INTO France, not to the UK. I do know that the limit from Belgium to France is much less than you can import from France to UK.

I believe they were within their rights to confiscate and fine.

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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: May 21st, 2008, 2:27 pm 
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My fiance looks out for cheap flights to Spain. Went earlier this month to Girona with ryanair for £30, spent a couple of hours in the airport and flew back with his 3200 fags.

When he went before he went to Valencia, out with ryanair and back with easyjet. Takes up best part of a day but the savings are worth it.


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: May 21st, 2008, 2:47 pm 
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According to the British Foreign Office website French regulations currently allow a maximum of one thousand cigarettes or one kilogram of tobacco to be imported from another EU member country to France. I would interpret these limits as per person.

Peter


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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: November 19th, 2008, 12:12 pm 
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the very bestplace to find ya cigs is not begium or france, france is same price as UK and belgium not much cheaper, the cheapest place i use is Amsterdam or netherlands in general, other than that u need to head for the cannel islands or canaries etc, mainland europe is similar prices all over, a bit cheaper on the exchange rate but not at the moment.
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PostPosted: November 19th, 2008, 12:41 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: November 19th, 2008, 12:44 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
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 Post subject: Re: Cheap cigarettes in Europe
PostPosted: November 25th, 2008, 5:12 pm 
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the very bestplace to find ya cigs is not begium or france, france is same price as UK and belgium not much cheaper, the cheapest place i use is Amsterdam or netherlands in general, other than that u need to head for the cannel islands or canaries etc, mainland europe is similar prices all over, a bit cheaper on the exchange rate but not at the moment.

Much of this is incorrect information. I know from experience that France is still cheaper than the UK, and Belgium even cheaper. THIS is a most useful website for comparing the price of 20 cigarettes in the Most Popular Price Category (MPPC) -

UK £5.66
France £4.19
Netherlands £3.66
Belgium £3.29

The Netherlands are more expensive than Belgium, and over the rest of mainland 'old Europe', (not the recent entries), prices vary from £3.97 in Sweden to £1.90 in Spain.

Peter


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