VALUE OF SHOPPING ALLOWED FROM SOUTH

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ON RETURNING OVER THE METAHAN HOW MUCH ARE MY HUSBAND AND I ALLOWED TO BRING IN GOODS? I.E THE AMOUNT IN EUROS OR LIRA
I ALWAYS BELIEVED IT WAS AROUND 260 EURO EACH BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS INCORRECT.
ALSO IS IT TRUE THAT 2 OF US TOGETHER ARE ONLY ALLOWED HALF OF THE ALLOWANCE EACH?
HAD A STROPPY CUSTOMS MAN LAST TIME!!!!

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Made up as it goes along.
The wife keeps complaining I never listen to a word she says ............. or something like that.

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270 Euros per person going South

135 Euros per person going North

Goods for personal use only and with many other rules invented by officials on the spot.

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Hi Hilltop

Thanks for your reply
This is what I have been told ..... however when we had the problem we were told by the official that as my husband and I were together and clearly lived in 1 household that the 2 of us were ' classed as one'!!!!! ad could therefore have only the 135 between us!!!!!!!
Thanks

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Post by Keithcaley »

The part that I have difficulty with is the phrase 'For personal use only'.

I had always thought that this was meant to differentiate between 'personal use' and 'commercial use' - i.e. resale/business use.

However, some of the recent posts suggest that the Customs people have an even narrower interpretation than that, so that if you can't wear it, or eat it, it's not 'personal'...

As others have said, perhaps they do just make it up as they go along

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