BookMan Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 From September 1, the duty free allowance for bringing tobacco into Australia has changed. It has gone from 250 cigarettes to 50 cigarettes. See article below. I always bought a carton at Swampy for a friend on my way back. Wont bother buying 2 packs. http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/dutyfree-changes-to-cause-chaos-20120831-255x7.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 errr.....Good ...well done Auz .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) "Passengers, particularly from the inbound Asian and Chinese tourism markets, have been given little or no warning, the association says." This was announced in the May budget. There have been some threads on this forum about this. When I travel to other countries I will search the internet about their duty free concessions before I travel. Most duty free shops will advertise what other countries will allow. I find the above statement to be very poor. Edit The Customs website has had a notice re the change since June Edited September 1, 2012 by ripstanley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) "Passengers, particularly from the inbound Asian and Chinese tourism markets, have been given little or no warning, the association says." This was announced in the May budget. There have been some threads on this forum about this. When I travel to other countries I will search the internet about their duty free concessions before I travel. Most duty free shops will advertise what other countries will allow. I find the above statement to be very poor. Edit The Customs website has had a notice re the change since June The airports association have the vested interest in wanting its duty free retailers to be able to sell duty free tobacco. Well i assume you wont be able to buy duty free tobacco there also. (Australian side) Edited September 1, 2012 by BookMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 errr.....Good ...well done Auz .. Why ?Next, ban big inch motors, ban mosquito spray, ban barbecues. They are all bad for you or the guy that isn't involved with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackspratt Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) errr.....Good ...well done Auz .. Why ?Next, ban big inch motors, ban mosquito spray, ban barbecues. They are all bad for you or the guy that isn't involved with them. Cigarettes are not banned - you can bring in as many as you want. The only thing that has changed is that you no longer get the duty concession. Edited September 2, 2012 by jackspratt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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