How much Cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) can I bring into United Arab Emirates?
Restricted
You can bring Cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) into United Arab Emirates only within the stated limits.
Extra conditions apply
What you need to know
- 50 piece
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
- Extra conditions apply
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Passenger Customs Guide, Version No. 6 - 2025, Second: Baggage Declaration Dubai Customs, Government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Questions about Cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) in United Arab Emirates
- How many cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) can I bring into United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates allows 50 cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) per traveller. Above that the goods are treated as an import and duty becomes payable. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) at United Arab Emirates customs?
- Only above the allowance. Up to 50 cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) there is nothing to declare; beyond it you take the goods through the red channel and pay the duty.
- What happens if I do not declare cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) in United Arab Emirates?
- Under Dubai Customs, Passenger Customs Guide: the normal duty becomes payable on the excess.
- Is there a minimum age for the cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) allowance in United Arab Emirates?
- Yes — 18 years. A traveller under that age gets no allowance for cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) at all, not a smaller one.
- Can I take cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) out of United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates publishes no separate rule for taking cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the United Arab Emirates limit for cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each) apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- Federal Customs Authority / ICP (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security) states it in Passenger Customs Guide, Version No. 6 - 2025, Second: Baggage Declaration. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “A total number of 200 cigarettes, or 50 cigars, or 500 grams of tobacco (minced or pressed for pipes) or minced/pressed tobacco for smoking, tumbâk (pure tobacco) or hookah molasses.”
- How does United Arab Emirates compare with other countries on cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each)?
- Of the 21 countries covered here, 0 prohibit cigarillos (cigars weighing not more than 3 g each), 12 limit it and 9 let it through. United Arab Emirates is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: Federal Customs Authority / ICP (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security) — Passenger Customs Guide, Version No. 6 - 2025, Second: Baggage Declaration · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Federal Customs Authority / ICP (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security) — Passenger Customs Guide, Version No. 6 - 2025, Second: Baggage Declaration · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Federal Customs Authority / ICP (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security) — Passenger Customs Guide, Version No. 6 - 2025 · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Federal Customs Authority / ICP (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security) — Passenger Customs Guide, Version No. 6 - 2025 · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Federal Customs Authority / ICP (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security) — Passenger Customs Guide, Version No. 6 - 2025, Second: Baggage Declaration · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Federal Customs Authority / ICP (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security) — Passenger Customs Guide, Version No. 6 - 2025, Second: Baggage Declaration · verified 2026-09-19