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Cigarette prices in Andorra in 2026: prices by brand, the gap with France and Spain, and what you can bring back

In Andorra, a pack of Marlboro costs €4.85 in 2026, against €13.50 in France and €6.25 in Spain. Official prices by brand, the minimum price rule and the quantities you can bring back.November 4, 2026Guide

Cigarette prices in the Czech Republic in 2026: how much you save compared with Germany, and what changes in 2027

In the Czech Republic, a pack of Marlboro costs 184 crowns, or €7.56, against €9.40 in Germany. The tax rises again on 1 January 2027, but the gap with Germany is set to widen.November 3, 2026Guide

Rolling tobacco: where is it cheapest in Europe in 2026?

The same rolling tobacco costs €6.31 per 30 g in Andorra, €6.80 in Spain, €19.01 in France and €36 in the United Kingdom. The ranking of 11 European countries in November 2026, and how much you can bring back.November 2, 2026News

Hungary raises tobacco tax on 1 November 2026: Marlboro now costs more than in Austria

Since 1 November 2026, Hungary taxes tobacco more heavily. Marlboro Red went from 2,750 to 2,950 forints, or €8.05: it now costs more than in Austria.October 31, 2026News

Italy: two cigarette price rises in 2027, in January and in July

Italy's draft budget brings forward to 1 July 2027 the excise rise planned for 2028. Marlboro would go from €6.80 to about €7, still half the price it costs in France.October 30, 2026News

Tobacco prices in France on 1 November 2026: what changes, brand by brand

France's official price list of 1 November 2026 spares almost all cigarettes: hard-pack Marlboro stays at €13.50, the soft pack goes to €14 and Pall Mall returns at €11.20.October 29, 2026News

Poland: cigarette excise duty rises by 15% on 1 January 2027

On 1 January 2027, the fixed part of Poland's excise duty rises from 414 to 476.10 zlotys per 1,000 cigarettes. Marlboro would pass 31 zł, yet the gap with Germany keeps growing.October 27, 2026News

Portugal: the cigarette tax stays the same in 2027, for the fourth year in a row

Portugal's 2027 budget, tabled on 8 October 2026, leaves tobacco tax rates untouched, as they have been since 2024. Yet the State still expects to collect €139 million more.October 25, 2026News

Morocco: the 2027 draft budget schedules five years of cigarette tax increases

Morocco's 2027 draft finance law raises the cigarette tax every year until 2031: the minimum tax per pack would rise from 19.06 DH in 2026 to 26.92 DH in 2031. The tax on e-cigarettes doubles to 100 DH.October 24, 2026News

France's 2027 Social Security budget: tobacco tax freeze voted, then wiped out

On 22 October 2026, French MPs voted to freeze tobacco taxes, then rejected the whole Social Security budget the next day. The Senate starts again from the government's text, without the freeze.October 22, 2026News

Luxembourg raises tobacco taxes on 1 January 2027, but stays far below French prices

Luxembourg's draft budget raises the minimum excise on cigarettes by 8% on 1 January 2027, or 25 to 30 cents a pack by our calculation. Marlboro would stay under €8, against €13.50 in France.October 15, 2026News

Australia: a €25 pack of cigarettes, and tobacco revenue down by three quarters

In Australia, a pack of 20 costs €25 to €42 and the duty alone exceeds €19. Yet tobacco revenue has fallen fourfold since 2021: the black market now dominates.October 14, 2026News

Netherlands: more than half of smokers buy tobacco abroad

Dutch tobacco excise has doubled since 2020, yet its revenue fell 15% in 2025: more than half of smokers now buy abroad. Prices compared and customs rules.October 13, 2026News

Tobacco prices on 1 January 2027: what changes in Europe, country by country

Increases passed in Germany, Italy and Poland, rates frozen in the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain: what laws and budgets have in store for tobacco prices in 2027.October 11, 2026News

Ireland: a pack of cigarettes tops €20 from 7 October 2026

Ireland's Budget 2027 adds €1 of tax to every pack of 20 cigarettes from 7 October 2026 and raises the tax on vapes on 1 January. New prices, the gap with Northern Ireland and the customs rules.October 7, 2026News

UK: a pack of cigarettes goes up £1.21 and vapes are taxed from 1 October 2026

Since 1 October 2026, UK tobacco duty has risen by about £1.21 a pack and a new duty on vapes has come into force. What it means for prices and for travellers.October 1, 2026Guide

Travelling with nicotine pouches: what customs actually says, country by country

There is no European allowance for nicotine pouches. The law of the country you enter is what applies, and where they are banned the permitted quantity is zero.September 22, 2026News

Tobacco in Germany: the Bundestag votes four tax rises, from 2027 to 2030

On 15 October 2026 the Bundestag adopted a tobacco tax rise every year from 2027 to 2030, steeper than the government's bill. By our calculation, a pack of Marlboro would go from about €9.40 to €10.23 as early as January 2027.September 21, 2026News

Tobacco taxes: why the United States taxes half as much as Europe

The American federal floor has been stuck at $1.01 a pack since April 2009, while the European Union requires €1.80 and 60% of the retail price. A figure-by-figure comparison of the two regimes.September 14, 2026News

Europe wants to shrink the tobacco price gap between countries: what would change for cross-border buyers

A pack of Marlboro costs around €6.25 in Spain and €19.20 in Ireland. Brussels wants to raise the minimum excise duty to €215 per 1,000 cigarettes and 63% of the weighted average price. The file is stalled in Parliament and still under negotiation in the Council.September 10, 2026News

Spain's smoking ban on terraces and beaches on hold until after the election, what tourists need to know

The Spanish bill that would have banned smoking and vaping on terraces, beaches and at swimming pools lapsed when the Cortes were dissolved by decree on 5 October 2026. It is on hold until after the 29 November election: current rules, planned fines and what would have to happen next.September 1, 2026News

Tobacco prices in France in 2026: three increases in three months, then stable prices

Marlboro at €13.50, three price hikes between January and March 2026, then stable prices for the major brands: here is what the official price orders say, and how France compares to the rest of Europe.August 1, 2026Guide

Rolling Tobacco vs Packaged Cigarettes: The Price Gap Explained

Rolling your own cigarettes has long cost less than buying a pack. But where does that gap come from, and will it last? We break down the tax and the real cost per cigarette.June 28, 2026Guide

Nicotine replacement therapy (patch, gum, spray): how it works and how effective it is

Patches, gum, lozenges, sprays or inhalers: a factual overview of nicotine replacement therapy, how it works and its proven effectiveness for quitting smoking.June 28, 2026