Smokes seized by customs

biko

It finally happened, I got a letter from Custom that the 400 smokes I ordered from a company in Oz won't be arriving :sad:
Probably because I bought them from outside the EU, I'll just chalk it up to experience.

Jaxxy

Bad luck! I worked in a delivery office for a long time. You'd be surprised by the amount of people who actually come in, hoping that someone will hand them over their deliveries anyway. But keep ordering from abroad I say, it isn't often that a small amount like 400 would get opened. Normally that would only be noticed if there was a tear in the wrapping of the package.

lord lucan

I'd imagine it'd be safer to buy from Europe,i've never had a package from Europe(never ordered smokes online,just dvd's/phones etc.) opened before but have got stung for charges on stuff coming in from the states.

Fighting Irish

I've bough over 400 items online from outside of Ireland, prices ranging from €1-€500
The only thing that ever got stopped were a €30 pair of headphones my bro got

dubtom

Fighting Irish wrote: »

I've bough over 400 items online from outside of Ireland, prices ranging from €1-€500
The only thing that ever got stopped were a €30 pair of headphones my bro got

Where the headphones from outside Europe?
I've been caught every time I purchased from a non euro country,from cheap to expensive.

shrapnel222

they'll still get seized if they're coming from the EU

meditraitor

Did I not read a while ago that if you buy smokes from anywere in the EU that once you pay the tax in that country you can take as many as you like for your own consumption...... the irish government have no right to confiscate them!

Fighting Irish

dubtom wrote: »

Where the headphones from outside Europe?
I've been caught every time I purchased from a non euro country,from cheap to expensive.

Not sure, but more than 50% of the stuff the household buys is from outside of europe

the_syco

meditraitor wrote: »

for your own consumption......

I'd say there is a limit on what "personal consumption" entails.

Parsley

the_syco wrote: »

I'd say there is a limit on what "personal consumption" entails.

my brother told me once it's 200, i think. if they say anything to you, just say they're for personal consumption. and for feck's sake buy em all the same brand so it's believeable :pac:

jaffa20

Ordered from australia a few months ago too and they were seized. Was only 200cigs. When i contacted the company, they said they would resend them if i scanned a copy of the letter. When i contacted customs, they said i can appeal the seizure and that i shouldn't order cigs online:pac:

shrapnel222

meditraitor wrote: »

Did I not read a while ago that if you buy smokes from anywere in the EU that once you pay the tax in that country you can take as many as you like for your own consumption...... the irish government have no right to confiscate them!

In order to pay the excise duty of the country where the goods were purchased (e.g. €0 for Spain), you must transport them yourself personally. It's Article 8 of Directive 92/12/EEC.

Basically, if you went to France and bought a van load back, customs would let you through no problem if you can convince them it was for yourself. If you went back 2 weeks later, they wouldn't believe you and would seize it all. If you buy alcohol and cigs online this doesn't apply and you will be liable for duty etc...

BeerNut

the_syco wrote: »

I'd say there is a limit on what "personal consumption" entails.

800 cigarettes.