Duty-Free Guides
Everything you need to shop smarter at the airport — allowance limits, what fragrance concentrations mean, and how to find real value.
- Essentials 5 min read
EU Duty-Free Allowance 2026: 1L Spirits, 200 Cigarettes, €430
The full traveller allowance for the EU in one place — 1 litre of spirits or 2 of Champagne, 200 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco, and €430 of other goods by air. Plus the rules that change when you fly within the EU.
Read guide - Essentials 6 min read
Duty-Free Tobacco: Allowance, Cartons & Airport Prices 2026
How much tobacco you can bring back duty-free — 200 cigarettes or 250g — how heated sticks like TEREA and HEETS are counted, and why there is no duty-free tobacco at all on flights within the EU.
Read guide - Spirits 6 min read
Duty-Free Alcohol & Liquor 2026: Allowance and What Is Cheaper
1 litre of spirits or 2 litres of Champagne, plus 4 litres of wine and 16 of beer. What the allowance actually allows, why duty-free bottles are 1L and not 700ml, and where the saving is real.
Read guide - Essentials 4 min read
Germany Duty-Free Allowance 2026: 200 Cigarettes, 1L Spirits
What you can bring into Germany duty-free from outside the EU: 1 litre of spirits, 200 cigarettes, and €430 of other goods by air — €175 for travellers under 15. Plus the personal-use limits within the EU.
Read guide - Essentials 4 min read
Austria Duty-Free Allowance 2026: 200 Cigarettes, 1L Spirits
What you can bring into Austria duty-free from outside the EU: 1 litre of spirits, 200 cigarettes, and €430 of other goods by air — €150 for travellers under 15. Plus the personal-use limits within the EU.
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France Duty-Free Allowance 2026: 200 Cigarettes, 1L Spirits
What you can bring into France duty-free from outside the EU: 1 litre of spirits, 200 cigarettes, and €430 of other goods by air — €150 for travellers under 15. Plus the personal-use limits within the EU.
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Spain Duty-Free Allowance 2026: 200 Cigarettes, 1L Spirits
What you can bring into Spain duty-free from outside the EU: 1 litre of spirits, 200 cigarettes, and €430 of other goods by air — €150 under 15. Includes the Canary Islands rule, which gives you the full allowance on a domestic flight.
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Italy Duty-Free Allowance 2026: 200 Cigarettes, 1L Spirits
What you can bring into Italy duty-free from outside the EU: 1 litre of spirits, 200 cigarettes, and €430 of other goods by air — €150 under 15. Plus the personal-use limits within the EU and the Livigno exception.
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Hungary Duty-Free Allowance 2026: Alcohol, Tobacco & €430
What you can bring into Hungary duty-free from outside the EU: 1 litre of spirits, €430 of other goods by air (HUF 127,000) — and the tobacco allowance that drops from 200 cigarettes to 40 if you arrive overland.
Read guide - Essentials 4 min read
Japan Duty-Free Allowance 2026: 3 Bottles, 200 Cigarettes
What you can bring into Japan duty-free: 3 bottles of alcohol, 200 cigarettes, a separate 2oz perfume allowance the EU does not give you, and ¥200,000 of other goods — plus why the adult age here is 20, not 18.
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Duty-Free Loyalty Programs: Heinemann x ME & Extime Rewards
Both are free to join and pay you back on every duty-free purchase — a 10% discount on your first Heinemann purchase, member prices and points. How each works, and how to stack them with comparing prices.
Read guide - Fragrance 4 min read
EDP vs EDT vs Parfum: The Fragrance Concentration Guide
What Eau de Parfum, Eau de Toilette, Cologne and Parfum actually mean — how long each lasts and which is worth buying duty-free.
Read guide - Spirits 5 min read
Whisky Age Statements Explained: NAS, 12, 18 & 25 Years
What the number on a whisky bottle really means, why older costs more, and how to spot value when buying single malt duty-free.
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