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Tobacco — Switzerland
What travelers need to know about tobacco in Switzerland. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
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RESTRICTED
You may bring in 250 cigarettes (or 250 cigars, or 250 g of other tobacco) per person per day, duty-free. Minimum age 17.
Above the allowance, customs duty is CHF 0.25 per cigarette, cigar, heated-tobacco unit or nicotine cartridge, or CHF 0.10 per gramme of other tobacco. Minimum age 17.
§ Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS/BAZG) - Value limit and duty-free allowances (23 June 2025)Verified Aug 20, 2026
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