Australian anti-smoking draconian laws.

Australia a country with the smallest allowed amount of free of duty transported cigarettes and tobacco products.

After on September 1, 2012 in Australia came into force new rules of retail transportation of tobacco products, Australia became a country with the lowest allowed amount of transported cigarettes and tobacco products. Adult passenger (regardless of residence) can bring free of duty no more than 50 cigarettes or 50 grams of tobacco.

Hitherto existing limits were 250 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco, today is five times less than it was. If a passenger wants to keep the surplus of tobacco products found by customs officials, he must pay a very substantial amount of 9.5 dollars for a pack of cigarettes found in surplus.

A feature of the regulations is the fact that they are applied to cigarettes that passengers purchase in Duty Free shop at other airports too. To the rest of the smokers who refused to pay for surplus of tobacco products, the surpluses are confiscated.

According to experts, only in Sydney's international airport every year are confiscated more than 400 thousand cartons of cigarettes.

During the recent years, Australia without exaggeration was called a world leader in tobacco control.

There were prohibited branded cigarette packages, smoking in public places, this year was considered a bill to ban smoking on the apartment balconies and flats. Moreover was introduced so absurd ban on "Carmen" opera - only for the fact that Austrian authorities considered that the it promotes smoking.

According to official statistics, in 2010 in Australia, 16.4 percent of men smoke and 13.9 percent of women. Today the cost of a pack of cigarettes in Sydney is more than 15-16 dollars.

Compared with Australia a higher number of cigarettes can be imported into China 600 pcs, in Germany - if you are from the EU, you can transport 800 cigarettes, or 1 kg of tobacco, if you are not from the EU you can transport 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco. In all EU countries is allowed to import no more than 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco. In the US, you can transport 200 cigarettes or 2 kg of tobacco, which is 8 times more than in any other country.

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