Duty Free Shopping
Who can buy duty free?
You can take advantage of duty free shopping on certain items, such as tobacco and spirits, if you are travelling to a non-EU country or a country within Europe but outside of the EU Value Added Tax Area.
The following European destinations are classed as non-EU for the purposes of purchasing Duty Free products:
- The Canary Islands (includes Gran Canaria/Las Palmas, Fuerteventura, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife)
- The Channel Islands (includes Jersey and Guernsey)
- Belarus (includes Minsk)
- Croatia (includes Dubrovnik, Pula and Split)
- Gibraltar
- Iceland (includes Reykjavik)
- Norway (includes Oslo)
- Switzerland (includes Basel, Berne, Geneva and Zurich)
- Turkey (includes Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Istanbul and Izmir)
The following areas are also non-EU and passengers travelling to these destinations can purchase Duty Free products:
- All of Africa (includes Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia)
- All of Asia and the Middle East
- All of Australasia
- All of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (includes Canada, Mexico and USA)
- All of South America
Helpful in-store information
There are no restrictions as to the amount of products we sell, but passengers are advised to consult the duty free allowance charts situated in the duty free shops. These charts list limits for all non-EU destinations.
Our flagship duty free stores Alpha (Terminal 3) and Biza (Terminals 1 and 2) have put blue and green labels on the prices for tobacco and liquor products so that it is clear what is available to EU and non-EU customers. Plus you can always ask a member of staff inside the shop if you are not sure.
Look out for these handy labels on tobacco and liquor products in Biza and Alpha.
Via the EU
If you're flying via a EU airport to a country outside the EU (e.g. Manchester to Johannesburg via Amsterdam), and you are in possession of a boarding card for your final destination, you can still buy goods at duty free prices at Manchester Airport.
