Life / Price of cigarettes in Poland? [192]

l must warn you that taking the amount that the airport says does not guarantee you safe passage through UKBA Customs, in fact far from it. The guidelines from UKBA are simply guidelines and nothing more. UKBA guidelines do NOT say you CAN bring that amount in, it actually says that you MAY bring that amount in. UKBA can still stop and question you even though you adhere to their guidlines. They can and still do confiscate not only the guideline amounts but below the guidelines too!

Do your homework and be prepared.

As for the airports, if they are using the correct UKBA guidelines, it should say 3200 (16 cartons and 3kg tobacco). Not all airports show the correct information and some were still trying to impose the 200 cigarette limit. Such as Sofia, Bulgaria. See

sofiaecho.com/2011/01/21/1028634_know-your-rights
... that was down totally to
nothing-2-declare.blogspot.com
taking on the British Embassy in Sofia and the Bulgarian Customs.

Life / Price of cigarettes in Poland? [192]

No offence to anyone but most of you are quoting heresay and not facts.

The website nothing-2-declare.blogspot.com
not only gives the youtube audio of standing up to UKBA Customs (which was done to show that UKBA don't have the powers that people think they do) but gives detailed, documented and factual advice on what to do if you are interviewed by UKBA when and if stopped.

lt also gives factual and documented actual incidents of bringing through as much as you like for personal use. The most recent one being 27 kg of tobacco brought in through Hull P&O Port from Belgium for one person. Thats 54 boxes of 10 x 50g.

lf you believe hearsay all you are doing is the UKBA Customs job for them ... and they are not even paying you to do it!

You can bring as much as you like back for personal use or gifts ... fact! All you have to do is be prepared and do your homework before you travel ... and carry a digital dictaphone or similar at all times for your own protection!

You can either stand up to UKBA and exercise your legal rights ... or you can be a mere slave and do whatever they say.
Your choice, your freedom ... use it or give it away.


Harry, that is absolute garbage. The laws that UKBA work under are Civil and not Criminal therefore there is no question whatsoever of being arrested. lt's Civil because the excise goods are in question and not yourself. An inanimate legal object cannot commit a criminal offence.

Drugs are another matter because the drugs themselves are illegal. A personal intimate search has to be sanctioned by a Senior Officer and then that would involve PACE and so criminal legislation comes into effect. They have to have a legally justifiable reason for the search which also gives you the right of a duty solicitor. Such are the ramifications to the UKBA of getting this wrong that they don't use it on a mere whim or spite. They are very loathe to do it.

So, please don't frighten people with of tales of arrest and body searches regarding excise goods ... it's totally untrue.

As for your advice 'don't fu#k with customs', the correct advice is 'don't let customs fu#k with you'.