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Old May 29, 2015 | 7:17 am
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Originally Posted by Captain Schmidt
I didn't know they had customs inspections at St Pancras. How does that sit with freedom of movement within the EU - as I understood it, there are not supposed to be any customs between EU member states.
Things are really not that simple.

For one thing, excise duties are payable on alcohol and tobacco products where they are not for the traveller's own personal use
http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs...u/index_en.htm
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