Tobacco Cigarettes 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
19 cigarettes duty-free (not a full pack)
Can I bring Tobacco Cigarettes into Hong Kong?
19 cigarettes duty-free (not a full pack)
19 cigarettes or 1 cigar or 25g tobacco
High excise on excess
- Hong Kong Customs oral or written declaration
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Hong Kong has one of the most restrictive duty-free tobacco allowances in the world — only 19 cigarettes (not even a full pack of 20), or 1 cigar, or 25g of tobacco. Duty rates on excess cigarettes are among the highest globally. Enforcement is strict.
Hong Kong has very limited duty-free allowances. Tobacco: 19 cigarettes (approximately one pack), 1 cigar, or 25g of other tobacco per person. Alcohol: 1L of wine or spirits for personal use if arriving from outside Hong Kong. There is no general duty-free goods allowance for arriving passengers — Hong Kong has no sales tax or VAT, so the concept of a general duty-free personal goods threshold does not apply. Duties are only levied on a few specific categories.
Declare tobacco cigarettes at customs on arrival in Hong Kong and carry any documentation specified in the rule. Verify current requirements with Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department before travel.
19 cigarettes or 1 cigar or 25g tobacco
- Hong Kong Customs oral or written declaration
High excise on excess
Dutiable Commodities Ordinance
This page covers destination customs rules in Hong Kong. Whether you can carry tobacco cigarettes through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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🇦🇺 Australia
25 cigarettes duty-free per adult. Excess requires import permit and duty payment.
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🇸🇬 Singapore
No duty-free tobacco allowance. All tobacco must be declared and duty paid.
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🇵🇭 Philippines
400 cigarettes or 50 cigars duty-free
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🇻🇳 Vietnam
400 cigarettes duty-free
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🇰🇷 South Korea
200 cigarettes duty-free for travelers over 19
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🇪🇸 Spain
200 cigarettes from non-EU; 800 from EU