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Send Tobacco Cigarettes 🇫🇷 France

ANSWER

Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to France?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-25

Postal restrictions apply for tobacco cigarettes

QUANTITY / LIMITS

La Poste restricted article; 800 cigarettes from EU; commercial requires DGDDI excise authorisation

DOCUMENTS

  • DGDDI excise movement authorisation (DAE)
  • Commercial invoice
  • Entrepositaire Agréé (bonded warehouse) licence

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

douane.gouv.fr
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Full Details

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.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

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.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

La Poste restricted article; 800 cigarettes from EU; commercial requires DGDDI excise authorisation

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • DGDDI excise movement authorisation (DAE)
  • Commercial invoice
  • Entrepositaire Agréé (bonded warehouse) licence

COUNTRY POSTING NOTES

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.

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