Tobacco Cigarettes 🇫🇷 France
200 from non-EU; 800 from EU
Can I bring Tobacco Cigarettes into France?
200 from non-EU; 800 from EU
Full details
France follows EU duty-free tobacco allowances: 200 cigarettes from non-EU countries, 800 from other EU states for personal use. French tobacco prices are among the highest in the EU due to heavy taxation. Andorra border crossings are strictly monitored.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 250–5000 EUR
- Civil penalty only
Occasional — Enforcement reported intermittently.
Leaving France with tobacco cigarettes
Cigarettes and tobacco for personal consumption are freely exportable from France — excise is origin-paid at retail and no export formality applies to personal quantities. The binding constraint is the destination's duty-free allowance, typically 200 cigarettes (one carton) or 250 g of tobacco, above which arrival duty and in some countries steep penalties apply. Carrying obviously above-allowance quantities can also draw origin-side questioning about undeclared commercial export.
Same EU rules as Germany. For travelers from outside the EU: 4L still wine + 16L beer + 1L spirits; 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g tobacco (age 17+). Goods: €430 duty-free for air/sea travelers, €300 for others. France also has specific rules on cheese (many raw milk cheeses require health certificates when importing from non-EU).
Declare quantities above the standard 200-cigarette / 50-cigar / 250g personal allowance to Douane; bring the purchase receipt to compute excise + VAT. Keep duty-free purchases sealed in the original retailer bag for audit.
200 (non-EU) / 800 (intra-EU)
EU Directive 2007/74/EC
This page covers destination customs rules in France. Whether you can carry tobacco cigarettes through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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🇦🇺 Australia
25 cigarettes duty-free per adult. Excess requires import permit and duty payment.
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🇸🇬 Singapore
No duty-free tobacco allowance. All tobacco must be declared and duty paid.
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🇵🇭 Philippines
400 cigarettes or 50 cigars duty-free
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🇻🇳 Vietnam
400 cigarettes duty-free
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🇰🇷 South Korea
200 cigarettes duty-free for travelers over 19
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🇪🇸 Spain
200 cigarettes from non-EU; 800 from EU