Custome And Excise Seize My Goods? ? ?

magpie1892

i have saved up for months to go on a booze cruise to save on tobacco alcohol and cigarettes.i went this weekend and spent a total of £700 including travel.i brought back the recommended amount set out by customs only to have it confiscated .there argument was it was not for my own personal use.if i appeal and lose it would cost me £1500 or more .can any one help ,iam very angry as this was for me and my partners own use and parents

soolin

You say it was for your own use and then you say it was also for your partner's own use and your parents. I think own use means just that..

However, I'm sure someone else will be along shortly who will understand the terms better than I.

magpie1892

in their guidelines it states personal use as "your own consuption or as gifts

ifonlyitwaseasier

look here

http://www.yourrights.org.uk/faqs/policing/customs-confiscations.shtml

dmg24

Can you elaborate on what you bought?

IMO a gift is a 200 pack of cigarettes, and if on a budget, that would be between two.

magpie1892

3,200 ciggys and 3kg of tobacco and 13 cases of fosters,they let me have the beer (nice of them) probably so i could drown my sorrows.i do this trip every 6 months.as we save hard to save cash .we save roughly £750 every 6 months on purchases doing it this way.in this country it would cost in the region of £1315.this is within their guidelines.

pulliptears

magpie1892 wrote: »

3,200 ciggys and 3kg of tobacco and 13 cases of fosters,they let me have the beer (nice of them) probably so i could drown my sorrows.i do this trip every 6 months.as we save hard to save cash .we save roughly £750 every 6 months on purchases doing it this way.in this country it would cost in the region of £1315.this is within their guidelines.

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

Thats personal use?

Twopints

3200 in 6 months is less than 20 a day

taxiphil

pulliptears wrote: »

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

Thats personal use?

Cigs and tobacco can be stored for years, so even if the OP was a very light smoker, it seems perfectly reasonable to me that it's for personal use.

G-G_4

magpie1892 wrote: »

.we save roughly £750 every 6 months on purchases doing it this way.

Not this time you didn't! :laugh:

I hope you get it sorted, but I doubt they would have confiscated it if they wern't allowed to.

pulliptears

taxiphil wrote: »

Cigs and tobacco can be stored for years, so even if the OP was a very light smoker, it seems perfectly reasonable to me that it's for personal use.

Seemed a lot to me, but, it seems that 3,200 is the limit along with 3kg of baccy for personal use.
Apologies.