2. Read the leaflet "Travelling to the UK" to fill in the col­umn for the UK above.

3. Imagine you are a uk Custpms officer. How would you

answer these questions?

1. Which channel do I have to go through?

2. I’ve got two litre-bottles of whisky. What should I do?

3. I’m travelling on to France. What do I do about my lug­gage?

4. I bought this camera when I was away. Which channel should I go to?

5. I have 400 cigarettes with me. Can my son take some through on his allowance?

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TRAVELLING TO THE UK FROM OUTSIDE THE EU

You have to go through Customs if you arrive in the UK af­ter travelling from or through a country that is not in the EU.

You must declare:

• any goods over the allowances listed below that you have bought in a country that is not in the EU

• any prohibited or restricted goods

• any commercial goods

If you have something to declare, go the red point or into the red channel.

Only go through the green (nothing to declare) channel if you are sure that you have no more than the Customs allowances and no prohibited, restricted, or commercial goods.

If you arrive by air and transferring to a flight to another EU country, you do not collect your hold baggage until you reach your final destination. At the transfer point, you only have to declare goods in your cabin baggage. At your final destination, you must declare goods in your hold baggage.

This is usually the same if you are transferring to a UK do­mestic flight, but in some cases Customs must clear both your Cabin baggage and your hold baggage at the transfer airport. The airline will tell you when this is necessary.

You may be arriving with goods for your personal use that you have bought and paid duty and tax on in another EU coun­try. You will not have to pay any more duty or tax as long as you can show, if Customs ask you to, that you have paid duty and tax (by producing the receipt, for example) and that the goods are. for your personal use.

The customs allowance

For travellers arrivine from outside the EU

200 cigarettes or

100 cigarillos or

50 cigars or

250g of tobacco

2 litres of still table wine

1. litre of spirits or strong liqueurs over 22 % volume or

2. litres of fortified wine, sparkling wine, or other liqueurs

60cc/ml of perfume

250cc/ml of toilet water

$136 worth of all other goods including gifts and souvenirs

For travellers arriving from inside the EU

300 cigarettes or

150 cigarillos or

75 cigars or

400g of tobacco

3 litres of still table wine

1.5 litres of spirits or strong liqueurs over 22 % volume or 3 litres of fortified wine , sparkling wine, or other liqueurs 75cc/ml of perfume 375cc/ml of toilet water

PEOPLE UNDER 17 CANNOT HAVE THE TOBACCO OR ALCOHOL ALLOWANCE

Prohibited and restricted goods from outside the eu

Certain goods are prohibited or restricted to protect health and the environment. We cannot list all the goods involved but we have listed some of them below.

Prohibited goods (that is, goods which are banned completely): Unlicensed drugs, such as heroin, morphine, cocaine, can­nabis, amphetamines, barbiturates, and LSD.

Offensive weapons, such as flick-knives, swordsticks, knuck­ledusters, and some martial arts equipment.

Obscene material, and indecent and obscene material fea­turing children, such as books, magazines, films, videotapes, laser discs, and computer software.

Counterfeit and copied goods such as watches, clothes, and CDs, also any goods with false marks of their origin.

Restricted eoods (that is, goods which you cannot import with­out authority such as a licence):

Firearms, explosives, and ammunition, including electric shock devices (such as stunguns) and gas canisters.

Dogs, cats, and other animals, including rabbits, mice, rats, and gerbils. You must not bring these in unless you have a Brit­ish import (rabies) licence.

Live birds, including family pets, unless they are covered by a British health import licence.

Endangered species, including birds and plants, whether alive or dead, also such things as fur, ivory, or leather (or goods made from them) that have been taken from endangered species.

Meat, poultry, and most of their products including bacon, ham, sausages, eggs, milk, and long as it is cooked and in air­tight containers.

Certain plants and their produce. This include trees, shrubs, potatoes, certain fruit, bulbs, and seeds.

Radio transmitters such as CB radios that are not approved for use in the UK.

Comprehension questions:

1. You are arriving in the UK from Copenhagen. You have 75 cigars which you bought at a shop in the city. Will you have to pay duty?

2. You are flying from Milan to Birmingham. You want to buy perfume without paying duty. How much can you buy at the duty-free shop at Milan airport?

3. You are arriving in the UK from Montevideo, where you live. How many duty-free cigarettes can you bring in?

4. You are going to fly from Marseilles to London. You want to buy some Sauteme (white wine) at a shop in Marseilles before you go to the airport. How much can you take to London duty-free?

5. You are going to London for three weeks. Will you have to pay duty on your camera?

6. You and your family (2 adults and two teenagers of 16 and

18. are going to travel from Moscow to Liverpool to visit friends. How much in the tobacco line, perfume line and spirits are you all allowed to bring in?

7. Which of the two channels would you go through, if you travel from Madrid to London and have ten packs of cig­arettes, three bottles of champagne and 70 grams of per­fume?