In a campaign to control illegal cross border movement of tobacco products the EU has reduced the amount/ allowance that an individual can purchase.
Now:
cigarettes 800 or 4 cartons  Previously 10 cartons
cigarillos 400  Previously 1,000
cigars 200  Previously 1,000
smoking tobacco 1 kg.  Previously 2 kg.

"In a campaign to control illegal cross border movement of tobacco products"
Rita you are being very kind to our rulers. I would see it as another move to squeez more money out of us plebs, every little helps in providing the lifestyle they have granted themselves.