turkish brand cigarettes

[tommy mac]

i have been told by a friend just back from icmeler that if you buy turkish brand cigarettes
because the duty has been paid you can bring as many as you like into the uk is this true
or are you still restricted to your usual limit or is he just winding me up.

tommy mac

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

i think your friend is winding you up
i dont think it matters the make whether they are turkish or british
your allowance will still be the same
watch out for fakes
xxx

[tamii]

It doesn't matter what kind of cigarettes they are - you are only allowed 200 per person.

[robozzie]

can anyone tell me if this is true away of bringing more cigs back ive been told if you open packets of cigs take some out the packs that are open do not count in your allowance because the seal has been broken on them is this true or false its only what ive heard from people who have been to turkey lots of times

[tamii]

again, this is false - sorry!

[Fanny]

the only way I know of to bring in "extra" cigs when you are coming home is to
1) take a trip to Rhodes from Marmaris on the ferry
2) buy your [EU] fags/bacci/booze and pay the EU duty
3) keep your receipts
4)bring them home- if/when challenged in the UK on arrival, produce your Greek receipt and bingo!

not sure of the allowances from Rhodes to Turkey, but basically because you've paid your EU duty in Greece, you can bring more than 200 to the UK - subject of course to the restrictions of bringing them into Turkey in the 1st place
and on top of that, you'll also have your 200 duty free limit which you can buy in Turkey to bring into the UK

though am a smoker myself, cant see it's worth the hassle - I'd rather just bring back 200 from Turkey having had a ball in the best place on earth hehehe