Excise Duty rates

Tobacco Products Tax and E-liquid Products Tax

The table below contains the current rates of Tobacco Products Tax which are effective from 7 October 2026

Tobacco Products Tax
ProductRate of Duty (€)
Cigarettes (a) €520.88 per thousand together with an amount equal to 8.67% of the price at which the cigarettes are sold by retail,
or
(b) €570.73 per thousand in respect of cigarettes sold by retail where the rate of tax would be less than that rate had the rate been calculated in accordance with paragraph (a)
Cigars €580.447 per kilogram
Fine-cut tobacco for the rolling of cigarettes €558.422 per kilogram
Other smoking tobacco €402.688 per kilogram
The below table contains the current rate of E-liquid Products Tax which is effective from 1 November 2025
E-liquid Products Tax

Product

 Rate of Duty (€)

E-liquid product

 €500.00 per litre

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