Price of cigarettes at manchester duty free

[tezz7628]

sounds like a school maths question to me

so how do you work out the value of the item minus the vat to come up with the duty free price

[ERICSMUM]

QUOTE" so how do you work out the value of the item minus the vat to come up with the duty free price" UNQUOTE


Take the price including VAT, divide by 117.5, then multiply by 100.

(can you guess I passed my maths O level 32 years ago!!)


Linda

[blott]

I don't know what they advertise but the allowance from the EU is, in theory, unlimited but only for duty paid cigarettes. From www.customs.gov.uk

You are particularly likely to be asked questions if you have more than:

3200 cigarettes, 200 cigars, 400 cigarillos, 3kg tobacco, 110 litres of beer, 90 litres of wine, 10 litres of spirits, 20 litres of fortified wine (such as port or sherry).

The officer will take into account all the factors of the situation and your explanation.

On tobacco and alcohol, you pay VAT, excise duty and duty on the price so it's not just a matter of deducting the VAT.

[florida]

I paid £75.00 for 1000 B&H at Gatwick in June, they had gone up £25.00 since I last bought them in November when they were only £50.00 for 1000. I don't smoke, so I don't care how much they cost, I just get them for friends.

[LASH]

i bought 1000 regal at manchester it came to £70

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i bought 1000 regal at manchester it came to £70
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I cannot believe people spend £70 for 1000 cigarettes, smoking is some thing I cannot get my head around, its kills you, and before that it makes you and your house and clothes and body stink, and smokers have no idea that their breath smells like poo!!!!!!!!![msneek]

It also has a very unheathy effect on anyone who stands close too[msnscared] Yuk!!!!!!!!!!

[Arby]

Why buy cigarettes in duty free in the UK when you can get them for $3 a packet in the US???[msnscared]

[lgordon6041]

Packed in smoking 5 months ago...now I realize smoking is a quick way to get ill but smoking American Ciggies was like filling your mouth with sandpaper, sand, etc and wondering why your throat was bad.
I'm not coming the "reformed smoker sermon" but basically, all US ciggies were bad brands and tasted like Marlborough, Camel and the like.