Written Question·Treasury·UIN 26319
Duty Free Allowances: EU Countries
Tabled: 24 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025
Question
Andrew Bowie
Conservative — West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of applying the duty-free allowance to people departing from Great Britain to the European Union.
Answer
James MurrayAllowances 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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