How do I calculate/estimate duty on tobacco?

BetterThanThou

I'd like to order some tobacco online, in particular, some pipe tobacco and cigars. I've heard as long as I order from the EU, I don't have to pay VAT, but I do need to pay duty. So how do I calculate this? If it makes a difference, I'm planning on ordering from a Swedish website.

BeerNut

Inside the EU it's up to the vendor to sort out their affairs with Irish Revenue before they send anything. There isn't anything you can do, AFAIK. And they do need to charge Irish VAT.

The per-kilo duty rate on cigars is currently €279.345 and for pipe tobacco is €193.799, with VAT payable on top of that.

BetterThanThou

BeerNut wrote: »

Inside the EU it's up to the vendor to sort out their affairs with Irish Revenue before they send anything. There isn't anything you can do, AFAIK. And they do need to charge Irish VAT.

The per-kilo duty rate on cigars is currently €279.345 and for pipe tobacco is €193.799.

So with what you say, would I be correct in assuming that if I order some tobacco from the EU, what I pay upon order is the final price and I won't have to make any payments upon delivery?

BeerNut

Not necessarily. If the vendor doesn't pay the Irish taxes in advance, and the parcel is caught by Irish Customs, you'll be liable for the taxes.