Andorra Tobacco Duties Fall 29.9% in October as Customs Revenue Slips

Andorra's Customs Department collected €5.04 million from tobacco import duties in October, down 29.9% from €7.19 million in the same month of 2025, according to Finance Ministry data covering October 2026.

The monthly slump extends the downward trend in tobacco receipts, which have long been a mainstay of Andorran customs revenue. Between January and October, tobacco-related collections totalled €62.77 million, a 15.1% decline from €73.90 million a year earlier. That amounts to a shortfall of more than €11 million over the first ten months of the year.

Overall customs revenue reached €18.25 million in October, 8.8% below the €20.01 million recorded in October 2025. For the ten months to October, the department collected €174.07 million, compared with €183.61 million in the same period of 2025, a drop of 5.2%.

The figures nonetheless remain above their level two years ago. October's tobacco takings exceed the €2.72 million collected in the same month of 2024, an increase of 84.8%, while total customs revenue for the month was 26.3% higher than in October 2024. On a cumulative basis, however, the current picture is weaker: the €174.07 million collected so far this year is 17.1% below the €209.96 million recorded through October 2024, and tobacco receipts are 39.8% lower than the more than €104 million generated in the first ten months of that year.

Earlier reporting based on the same ministry data showed fuel taxes providing a partial offset to the tobacco decline, with October receipts from mineral fuel import duties rising 9.6% year-on-year to €5.40 million from €4.92 million. Cumulative fuel revenue for January to October stood at €46.06 million, 0.5% below the €46.31 million recorded in the same period of 2025. Taxes on other goods rose 4.1% over the ten months to €58.34 million, while beverage import duties continued to fall, with cumulative receipts of €6.90 million, down 6.2%.