Send Tobacco Cigarettes → 🇫🇷 France
Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to France?
Postal restrictions apply for tobacco cigarettes
La Poste restricted article; 800 cigarettes from EU; commercial requires DGDDI excise authorisation
- DGDDI excise movement authorisation (DAE)
- Commercial invoice
- Entrepositaire Agréé (bonded warehouse) licence
Required at the destination customs authority
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Sending tobacco cigarettes by post to France requires compliance with carrier dangerous goods policies and destination customs regulations. Verify current regulations with the destination customs authority. Rules change frequently and enforcement varies by port of entry and individual officer.
Declare quantities above the standard 200-cigarette / 50-cigar / 250g personal allowance to Douane; bring the purchase receipt to compute excise + VAT. Keep duty-free purchases sealed in the original retailer bag for audit.
La Poste restricted article; 800 cigarettes from EU; commercial requires DGDDI excise authorisation
- —DGDDI excise movement authorisation (DAE)
- —Commercial invoice
- —Entrepositaire Agréé (bonded warehouse) licence
La Poste and customs handle international postal clearance. VAT applies on all low-value goods as of July 2021. Items above €150 require full customs import procedures and payment of duty.
Sending Tobacco Cigarettes to other countries
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🇳🇿 New Zealand
Posting tobacco to New Zealand attracts excise duty and requires a commercial importer licence for trade quantities.
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🇨🇦 Canada
Excise stamps required, duties apply
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🇹🇷 Turkey
High excise duties apply; limited quantities
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🇺🇸 United States
Postal restrictions apply for tobacco cigarettes
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Postal restrictions apply for tobacco cigarettes
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🇦🇺 Australia
Postal restrictions apply for tobacco cigarettes