Part 6Other taxes

Tobacco products duty

320Rates of tobacco products duty

1

In Schedule 1 to TDPA 1979 (table of rates of tobacco products duty), for the Table substitute—

TABLE

1 Cigarettes

An amount equal to the higher of—

  1. a

    16.5% of the retail price plus £294.72 per thousand cigarettes, or

  2. b

    £393.45 per thousand cigarettes.

2 Cigars

£367.61 per kilogram

3 Hand-rolling tobacco

£351.03 per kilogram

4 Other smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco

£161.62 per kilogram

5 Tobacco for heating

£302.93 per kilogram

2

In consequence of the provision made by subsection (1), in Schedule 2 to the Travellers’ Allowances Order 1994 (which provides in certain circumstances for a simplified calculation of excise duty on goods brought into Great Britain)—

a

in the entry relating to cigarettes, for “£347.86” substitute “£393.45”,

b

in the entry relating to hand rolling tobacco, for “£302.34” substitute “£351.03”,

c

in the entry relating to other smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco, for “£144.17” substitute “£161.62”,

d

in the entry relating to cigars, for “£327.92” substitute “£367.61”,

e

in the entry relating to cigarillos, for “£327.92” substitute “£367.61”, and

f

in the entry relating to tobacco for heating, for “£81.07” substitute “£90.88”.

3

The amendments made by this section are treated as having come into force at 6pm on 15 March 2023.