“The new regulations make it clear that from 9 December 2025, where the quantity of tobacco products someone brings into Ireland from the EU exceed the permitted amounts, the full quantity will be seized,” he added.
That means that if someone tries to bring in 1,000 cigarettes for personal use, the whole quantity will be seized, rather than the 200 excess over the 800 permitted under the new rules.”
NorthFinancial4184 on
Good news story
phyneas on
Sounds like the big change is that the current indicative thresholds are now effectively going to be hard limits and exceeding them will be a de facto violation, whereas before you could actually bring in more than the threshold as long as you could still convince the customs officials that it was for your own personal use.
Quietgoer on
You are supposed to be allowed “unlimited” personal goods between EU countries but the Revenue pushed hard to turn the EU guidelines where you have to supply proof that it really is for personal use into hard limits.
Nothing stopping you filling your car to the brim with fags in Luxembourg and driving into neighbouring countries
But Ireland is special, Ireland is and island and Ireland has especially high taxes on alcohol and tobacco it doesn’t want to miss out on…
Busy-Rule-6049 on
With thanks to the government from Moore st trading ltd
General_Z0 on
Single market for me, not for thee.
Dazzling_Lobster3656 on
Good
Like its about damn time
great_whitehope on
Dublin where every smoker is friends with an eastern European supplier
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“The new regulations make it clear that from 9 December 2025, where the quantity of tobacco products someone brings into Ireland from the EU exceed the permitted amounts, the full quantity will be seized,” he added.
That means that if someone tries to bring in 1,000 cigarettes for personal use, the whole quantity will be seized, rather than the 200 excess over the 800 permitted under the new rules.”
Good news story
Sounds like the big change is that the current indicative thresholds are now effectively going to be hard limits and exceeding them will be a de facto violation, whereas before you could actually bring in more than the threshold as long as you could still convince the customs officials that it was for your own personal use.
You are supposed to be allowed “unlimited” personal goods between EU countries but the Revenue pushed hard to turn the EU guidelines where you have to supply proof that it really is for personal use into hard limits.
Nothing stopping you filling your car to the brim with fags in Luxembourg and driving into neighbouring countries
But Ireland is special, Ireland is and island and Ireland has especially high taxes on alcohol and tobacco it doesn’t want to miss out on…
With thanks to the government from Moore st trading ltd
Single market for me, not for thee.
Good
Like its about damn time
Dublin where every smoker is friends with an eastern European supplier