UK Cigar taxes

[ha_banos]

Was just trying to work out the HMRC uptake per stick we buy.

So taking say a more expensive stick like the CoRo at ?24.99 from our sponsor which weighs in at 11.66gr

Duty rate is fixed at ?259.44/kg = 25.944p/g

?20.825 before vat (VAT=?4.165)?3.02 duty (on weight)?17.80

So on a ?24.99 cigar HMRC makes ?7.18

a box of 25 sticks, ?180

Have i missed anything?

Oh and UK imports must come through H&F so there's an extra layer for us.

B.

[Moley]

Kinda feel sorry for UK retailers as most of us probably stock up when we go abroad.

[PeeJay]

Ah but if you get stopped and taxed by HRMC they don't take the cigars out of the box to weigh them so add the weight of the box to your figures.

[Kickback]

What can you bring back? Thought it was 50 cigars.

[Shaun]

Unlimited cigars from EU. 50 outside.

[Kickback]

Unlimited. Hmmm mm

[PeeJay]

I have heard that they start to question 'personal use' around the 400 mark

[Simon Bolivar]

I heard it was 200 PJ?

[PeeJay]

I heard it was 200 PJ?

You may well be right Simon but I never go abroad alone

[ha_banos]

Kinda feel sorry for UK retailers as most of us probably stock up when we go abroad.

lol - do you follow our sponsors twitter? :P Don't feel too sorry for them All the cigars they can smoke!!

[K444HEP]

Unlimited cigars from EU. 50 outside.

Will this change when we 'leave?'

[Budgie Smuggler]

I?d be more surprised if it didn?t than vice-versa

[ha_banos]

Will this change when we 'leave?'

Indubitably.

There's no benefit in keeping the quotas for tobacco. More revenues.

[K444HEP]

Indubitably.

There's no benefit in keeping the quotas for tobacco. More revenues.

Thought as much...

[WDave40]

Oh and UK imports must come through H&F so there's an extra layer for us.

This, many times, B. Although the taxes are pretty high, it also seems like H&F charge a large amount for imports