How much alcohol can I bring from the United Kingdom to the EU?
4 L still wine and 16 L beer, plus 1 L spirits over 22% or 2 L fortified or sparkling wine.
Source: Your Europe (European Union), checked 7 Nov 2026
Quick answer
Arriving in the EU from the United Kingdom, you can bring 4 L still wine and 16 L beer, plus 1 L spirits over 22% or 2 L fortified or sparkling wine, and 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g tobacco (some countries apply 40 cigarettes to land and sea arrivals), plus €430 of other goods by air or sea (€300 by land). You must be 17 or over for the alcohol and tobacco allowance.
Travellers arriving from outside the EU, including from the UK, get the EU's standard duty-free allowance.
Source: Your Europe (European Union), checked 7 Nov 2026
Alcohol
4 L still wine and 16 L beer, plus 1 L spirits over 22% or 2 L fortified or sparkling wine
Minimum age: 17
Source: Your Europe (European Union), checked 7 Nov 2026
Tobacco
200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g tobacco (some countries apply 40 cigarettes to land and sea arrivals)
Source: Your Europe (European Union), checked 7 Nov 2026
Other goods
€430 of other goods by air or sea (€300 by land)
Source: Your Europe (European Union), checked 7 Nov 2026
How many cigarettes can I bring from the United Kingdom to the EU?
200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g tobacco (some countries apply 40 cigarettes to land and sea arrivals).
Source: Your Europe (European Union), checked 7 Nov 2026
What else changes because I'm coming from the United Kingdom?
- The UK is outside the EU, so you get the non-EU allowance. Buying duty-free on the way out of the UK is counted in this allowance. Source: Your Europe (European Union), checked 7 Nov 2026
- Cash: declare €10,000 or more when you arrive. Source: Your Europe (European Union), checked 7 Nov 2026