Professor.Arturo Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Ok, any lawyers online? I was looking into buying some ciggies online. There are a lot of sites, mostly based in places like Lithuania, Poland etc. Now I know you can personally bring in cigs from EU countries for your own use (up to 3000 I think) Now the countries these sites are based are part of the European Union, so would I be ok ordering maybe 600 or 800 from them? as in, could customs seize them? For the cost, its probably worth the risk anyway....200 Marlboro are 17 Euros (about ?13). Maybe someone on JKB already get their cigs this way? then let me know the results plz. Just an example of one of the sites: http://shop.tsmoke.info:88/eusmoke/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Ok, any lawyers online? I was looking into buying some ciggies online. There are a lot of sites, mostly based in places like Lithuania, Poland etc. Now I know you can personally bring in cigs from EU countries for your own use (up to 3000 I think) Now the countries these sites are based are part of the European Union, so would I be ok ordering maybe 600 or 800 from them? as in, could customs seize them? For the cost, its probably worth the risk anyway....200 Marlboro are 17 Euros (about ?13). Maybe someone on JKB already get their cigs this way? then let me know the results plz. Just an example of one of the sites: http://shop.tsmoke.info:88/eusmoke/ Don't do it. They'll be cheap **** fakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Shin Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Don't do it. They'll be cheap **** fakes. yeah , but you can still sell them for ?30 a box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 The key word in your original post is "bring". What you can legally import when you are travelling with the goods is completely different to what you can buy for separate shipping. (I discovered this after making a purchase in the States which was too big to take on the plane). The HM Revenue & Customs website has lots of info. These pages will be of particular interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor.Arturo Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Don't do it. They'll be cheap **** fakes. You might be right, but ?13 a carton aint too big a deal to find out. The Golden virginia I buy at the pub is fake stuff, you can tell by the smell compared to a pouch bought in Tesco.......but its perfectly smokeable. Anywayz, back to the question, anyone know the legal stance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Anywayz, back to the question, anyone know the legal stance? See my post above which must have been simultaneous with yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Surely the States and countries within the EU differ tho? Maybe a few hearts boys mite cut youa wee business deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Surely the States and countries within the EU differ tho? The principle is the same. ("Bringing" versus "Importing"). The link I provided tells you all you need to know about buying booze and cigs from abroad on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor.Arturo Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 See my post above which must have been simultaneous with yours! God they make things sound complicated! half of that would have been as well written in Chinese!!! But, from what I could gather, its legal to send for them, but if the package gets checked I'd have to pay the duty on them, correct? So its worth the chance as only a random amount of packages are opened and checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 That's about the size of it. Only do it if: 1) you trust the quality of the goods 2) you trust to luck that the parcel won't get intercepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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