Tobacco — Ireland
What travelers need to know about tobacco in Ireland. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
Tobacco in Ireland: restricted — there are real limits travelers must follow.
Flying into Ireland from outside the EU, you can bring 200 cigarettes duty- and tax-free - or 100 cigarillos, 50 cigars, or 250 g of smoking tobacco. You can split the allowance fractionally (Revenue's own example: 100 cigarettes plus 50 cigarillos). Oral smokeless tobacco such as snus is generally prohibited regardless of quantity, and the 40-cigarette figure on the same Revenue page is the transport-crew allowance, not a general one.
No fine is stated. Revenue states: "Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Value-Added Tax (VAT), where applicable, are charged on goods in excess of the duty-free allowances." That is a TAX consequence, not a penalty. Separately, oral smokeless tobacco is a prohibition rather than a taxable excess, so paying is not an option for it.
§ Revenue (Irish Tax and Customs) - "Duty-free allowances", part 3 of "Travelling from outside the EU". Page stamp: "Published: 22 December 2025". Figures read under the heading chain "Alcohol and tobacco" > "Tobacco allowances for individuals travelling from outside the European Union (EU)" > "Tobacco products", distinct from the "Crews' Allowances" chain on the same page.