Location-specific statistics are not published as this would provide information of value to those seeking to circumvent controls, thereby prejudicing the prevention and detection of crime. However, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and UK Border Agency seizure statistics are available for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
The following tables provide:
the quantities seized;
the monetary value of the seizures; and
the revenue value of the seizures.
Country Data 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 England Quantity (million) 1,305 1,062 924 Goods value (£ million) 43 34 30 Tax value (£ million) 237 200 172 Northern Ireland Quantity (million) 7 5 22 Goods value (£ million) 0 0 1 Tax value (£ million) 1 1 4 Scotland Quantity (million) 13 12 6 Goods value (£ million) 0 0 0 Tax value (£ million) 2 2 1 Wales Quantity (million) 3 3 29 Goods value (£ million) 0 0 1 Tax value (£ million) 1 0 5 Total Quantity (million) 1,328 1,082 981 Goods value (£ million) 44 35 32 Tax value (£ million) 241 204 183
Country Data 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 England Quantity (tonnes) 222 190 250 Goods value (£ million) 20 17 24 Tax value (£ million) 29 29 41 Northern Ireland Quantity (tonnes) 1 1 1 Goods value (£ million) 0.06 0.05 0.10 Tax value (£ million) 0.08 0.07 0.16 Scotland Quantity (tonnes) 3 3 5 Goods value (£ million) 0.28 0.26 0.51 Tax value (£ million) 0.40 0.35 0.73 Wales Quantity (tonnes) 1 1 1 Goods value (£ million) 0.09 0.09 0.12 Tax value (£ million) 0.12 0.12 0.17 Total Quantity (tonnes) 227 194 258 Goods value (£ million) 21 18 24 Tax value (£ million 29 30 42
All of these statistics should also be considered in the context of the overall UK illicit market share for cigarettes, which has been cut from over 20 per cent. in the early part of this decade, to 10 per cent. according to the latest published estimates for 2007-08.