United Kingdom duty free

England, Wales and Scotland duty-free allowance for all travellers outside the UK:

The following items may be imported into England, Wales and Scotland by travellers over 17 years of age without incurring customs duty:
• Tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco or 200 sticks of tobacco for E-cigarettes. These can be combined provided travellers do not exceed their total tobacco allowance.
• Alcohol: 18L of still wine and 42L of beer, plus either 4L of spirits stronger than 22% or 9L of fortified or sparkling wine or other liqueurs up to 22%. These can be combined provided travellers do not exceed their total alcohol allowance.
• Other goods including souvenirs up to the value of £390 (or £270 if arriving by private plane or boat).

Northern Ireland duty-free allowance for travellers from the EU:

Technically there are no limits to the amount of alcohol and tobacco you can bring into Northern Ireland, provided that you are over 17 years of age, coming from any of the EU countries, transport the goods yourself, have already paid duty on the goods and will use the goods yourself or give them away as gift. But the recommended guidelines are:
• 800 cigarettes or 400 cigarillos or 200 cigars or 1kg of tobacco or 800 sticks of tobacco for E-cigarettes.
• 90L of still wine.
• 110L of beer.
• Either 10L of alcoholic beverages stronger than 22% or 20L of fortified or sparkling wine or other liqueurs up to 22%.

Northern Ireland duty-free allowance for travellers from non-EU countries:

The following items may be imported into Northern Ireland without incurring customs duty by travellers over 17 years of age from non-EU countries:
• Tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco or 200 sticks of tobacco for E-cigarettes. These can be combined provided travellers do not exceed their total tobacco allowance.
• Alcohol: 4L of still wine and 16L of beer, plus either 1L of spirits stronger than 22% or 2L of fortified or sparkling wine or other liqueurs up to 22%. These can be combined provided travellers do not exceed their total alcohol allowance.
• Other goods including souvenirs up to the value of £390 (or £270 if arriving by private plane or boat).

Prohibited Imports

Prohibited items include controlled drugs, offensive weapons, self-defence sprays, endangered animal and plant species, rough diamonds, indecent and obscene materials, as well as counterfeit and pirated goods that infringe intellectual property rights.

Visitors from non-EU countries should also not bring meat and dairy products, as well as plants.

Firearms, explosives and ammunition are also restricted and need a special license.