How much alcohol can I bring from the United Kingdom to France?
4 L still wine, plus 16 L beer, plus (1 L spirits >22% or 2 L ≤22%).
Source: Direction generale des douanes (DGDDI), checked 5 Nov 2026
Quick answer
Arriving in France from the United Kingdom, you can bring 4 L still wine, plus 16 L beer, plus (1 L spirits >22% or 2 L ≤22%), and 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g (proportional mix), 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: Direction generale des douanes (DGDDI), checked 5 Nov 2026
Alcohol
4 L still wine, plus 16 L beer, plus (1 L spirits >22% or 2 L ≤22%)
Minimum age: 17
Source: Direction generale des douanes (DGDDI), checked 5 Nov 2026
Tobacco
200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g (proportional mix)
Source: Direction generale des douanes (DGDDI), checked 5 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 France?
200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 g (proportional mix).
Source: Direction generale des douanes (DGDDI), checked 5 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