Written Question·Treasury·UIN 26318

Duty Free Allowances: EU Countries

Tabled: 24 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the revenue which would be accrued from applying Duty Free allowances to people departing from Great Britain to the European Union.

Answer

James Murray
Allowances are generally not applied to outbound passengers. Instead, goods will be taxed upon arrival in the destination country (subject to any duty free allowances available in that country).Inbound passengers to the UK are usually entitled to duty fre...

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