Non-duty-paid cigarettes
Case reference FOI2026/00313
Received 6 February 2026
Published 4 March 2026
Request
I would like to request the following information:
1. How many retailers in your area have been found to have sold non-duty-paid cigarettes in 2022/23?
1a. If data is available, please provide the value of the cigarettes seized (2022/23)
2. How many retailers in your area have been found to have sold non-duty-paid cigarettes in 2023/24? 2a. If data is available, please provide the value of the cigarettes seized (2023/24)
3. How many retailers in your area have been found to have sold non-duty-paid cigarettes in 2024/25?
3a. If data is available, please provide the value of the cigarettes seized (2024/25)
4. How many retailers in your area have been found to have sold non-duty-paid cigarettes in 2025/26 so far?
4a. If data is available, please provide the value of the cigarettes seized (2025/26) Please respond in an email or Excel format and label responses with 1, 1a etc.
Response
I would like to request the following information:
1. How many retailers in your area have been found to have sold non-duty-paid cigarettes in 2022/23?
A: 4
1a. If data is available, please provide the value of the cigarettes seized (2022/23)
A: Duty/vat evasion £42,593.46
2. How many retailers in your area have been found to have sold non-duty-paid cigarettes in 2023/24?
A: 4
2a. If data is available, please provide the value of the cigarettes seized (2023/24)
A: Duty/vat evasion £21,562.96
3. How many retailers in your area have been found to have sold non-duty-paid cigarettes in 2024/25?
A: 7
3a. If data is available, please provide the value of the cigarettes seized (2024/25)
A: Duty/vat evasion £160,045.39
4. How many retailers in your area have been found to have sold non-duty-paid cigarettes in 2025/26 so far?
A: 9
4a. If data is available, please provide the value of the cigarettes seized (2025/26)
A: Duty/vat evasion £69,539.35
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