Shopping in Spain
You can go to the spannish border, to the Perhus, a 30km away from Argelès (that is half an hour drove) to supply in less-taxed products like cigarettes, perfumes, alcohols...
You are allowed to bring back with you (according to the customs' website - september 2012) :
Tobacco
- You can carry up to 5 cartons of cigarettes (i.e. 1kg of tobacco) with no formality.
- Between 6 and 10 cartons, you have to show a accompanying simplified document (DSA: Document Simplifié d'Accompagnement). To draw this document up, you'll only have to present yourself to the french customs' office, after the border.
Without a DSA or a spontaneous declaration during the inspection, the customer risks the seizure of the tobacco and a penalty.
- The introduction of more than 10 cartons of cirgarettes (i.e. 2kg of tobacco) is prohibided in every case. The seizure of the tobacco as well as a penalty will be applied.
Be careful : the quantities above are applied by means of transportation, for personal vehicle and lorry, with no regard to the number of passenger on board.
If the transportation is made by a collective transport (bus, train, boat, plain), this quantities are applied to each adult passenger (+ 18).
Wines and alcohols
| Syrupy drinks (whisky, gin, vodka, etc.) | 10 liters |
| Intermediary products (vermouths, portos, madère, etc.) | 20 liters |
| Wines (with a maximum of 60 liters of fizzy wines) | 90 litres (including 60 liters of fizzy wines) |
| Beers | 110 liters |
N.B. : The threshold is understood by individual means of transportation or by person older than 17 in case of the use of a collective transport (beyond 9 passengers, driver included).