Bulgaria

UK Customs and Duty Regulations for Goods entering the UK from Bulgaria

Travellers that are entering the UK from European Union countries do not normally pay any UK tax or duty on excise goods which they have bought tax and duty paid in EU countries for own use. But there are special rules for cigarettes and some other tobacco products from some of the  EU countries.
 
At present the UK is maintaining limits on the amount of cigarettes and some tobacco products that travellers are able to bring in to the UK for own use from nine of the European Union Member States , this includes Bulgaria, without paying UK duty.
 
The limits are as follows:
 
Estonia - 200 cigarettes or 250g of smoking tobacco.
 
Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia - 200 cigarettes.
 
Should you be carrying more than the limits you will  be required to  pay UK duty on those goods and should  enter the Customs red channel or use the red point telephone.  Any  travellers who enter the Customs blue channel with more than the limits will risk all of their tobacco being seized.
 

This information is for guidance only as requirements may change from time to time and we would advise you to check with the authorities prior to travelling to Bulgaria