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Tobacco: Seized Articles

Asked by Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)TreasuryTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12767

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many seizures led to the total volume of cigarettes seized inland by HMRC in each year between 2019-20 and 2024-25; and how many inland seizures took place in retail settings in each of those years.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

HMRC does not hold fully assured data for the number of HMRC inland seizures, and data is not broken down by seizure location

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