Duty-Free Tenerife South Airport
If you have a little bit of time to spare before your flight or if you are looking for that last-minute bargain, you might want to pay a visit to one of the Duty-Free shops at Tenerife South Airport.
Duty-Free Location and Opening Times
The main duty-free shopping area is situated on Floor 0 Departures in the passenger-only zone. There is also a Duty-Free shop on Floor 0 Arrivals in the passenger-only zone.
The Canariensis shops stock a wide variety of goods and duty-free items. The opening hours vary depending on air traffic. There tend to be extended opening hours during the busier summer months.
Duty-Free Goods available at Tenerife South
A wide variety of products can be purchased at the Tenerife South duty-free shops: Tobacco, alcohol, fragrances, beauty products, and food, with all the major brands available. There are usually some good offers to be found.
Generally, airlines will allow you to take on board one bag of duty-free goods purchased at the Duty-Free shop in the airport, in addition to your hand luggage.
Duty-Free Limits
The Canary Islands are one of a group of nine territories that are part of the EU but are situated outside of Europe and known as the “outermost regions” (OMR). These territories are outside of the EU’s customs and VAT regulations. Therefore, when you purchase any products in Tenerife, you do not pay VAT. Instead, the products are taxed at a much lower, local tax rate. The rules regarding the import of the duty-free goods purchased in Tenerife differ, depending on the country you are travelling to.
Travelling from Tenerife to an EU country
For travellers to other EU countries, Tenerife’s special status means two things:
- Contrary to travelling within the EU customs territory, when in Tenerife, you can purchase VAT-free products.
- The number of products you can import from Tenerife tax-free must not exceed certain limits.
Duty-Free allowance for travel to EU countries
Tobacco
Apart from Estonia and Romania, the following limits apply to air travel:
- 200 cigarettes
OR - 100 cigarillos
OR - 50 cigars
OR - 250 g tobacco
For Estonia and Romania, the following limits apply:
- 40 cigarettes
OR - 20 cigarillos
OR - 10 cigars
OR - 50 g tobacco
It is possible to “mix and match”, as long as you don’t go over your total allowance. E.g. you can bring with you 100 cigarettes and 25 cigars – both half of your allowance (or, in the case of Estonia and Romania that would be 20 cigarettes and 5 cigars).
Alcohol
With alcohol, the allowance is the same for all EU countries and the following limits apply:
- 4 litres of still wine
AND - 16 litres of beer
Additionally, you can also bring with you:
- a total of 1 litre of spirits over 22 % vol.
OR - 1 litre of undenatured alcohol (ethyl alcohol) of 80% vol. (or over)
OR - 2 litres of fortified or sparkling wine
It is possible to split this allowance, e.g. you can bring 1 litre of fortified wine and half a litre of spirits (both half of your allowance).
Please note: If you are under 17 years old you are not entitled to a duty-free allowance for tobacco or alcohol.
Other goods
Air travellers can bring back with them goods up to the value of EUR 430. Some EU countries apply a lower limit of EUR 150 for travellers under 15 – please check the official website for the country you are travelling to.
For additional information, please also see the “Your Europe” website.
Travelling from Tenerife to a country outside the EU
If you are travelling to a destination outside the EU, your duty-free allowance will vary depending on the country you are travelling to.
Duty-Free allowance for travel to Great Britain
If you are travelling from Tenerife South Airport to Great Britain (England, Wales, or Scotland), the following limits apply:
Tobacco
You can bring with you one of the following tobacco products:
- 200 cigarettes
- 100 cigarillos
- 50 cigars
- 250g tobacco
- 200 sticks of tobacco for electronic heated tobacco devices
It is possible to “mix and match”, as long as you don’t go over your total allowance (e.g. you can bring with you 100 cigarettes and 25 cigars (both half of your allowance).
Alcohol
With regards to alcohol, your customs allowance by far exceeds what you will be able to carry with you in practice. Your duty-free allowance for alcohol is as follows:
- A maximum of 4 litres of spirits and other liquors over 22% alcohol
OR - A maximum of 9 litres of sparkling wine, fortified wine (for example port, sherry) and other alcoholic drinks up to 22% alcohol (not including beer or still wine).
It is possible to split this allowance, e.g. you can bring 4.5 litres of fortified wine and 2 litres of spirits (both half of your allowance).
You can also bring with you:
- Up to 18 litres of wine (still)
AND - Up to 42 litres of beer
Please note: If you are under 17, you have no personal allowances for tobacco or alcohol. You are permitted to bring alcohol and tobacco with you for your own use but you must pay tax and duty on these products before you arrive in the UK.
Other goods
You can bring in other goods up to the value of £390 (or up to £270 if you arrive by private plane). You may have to pay import VAT and customs duty if you exceed your allowance. For more information, please also the UK Government website.