Comments on: Wine: you CAN take it with you when you go!

By: arroyo

arroyo — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:11:18 +0000

I am currently in Cordoba, Argentina and am planning on returning to Chicago, IL, USA next Thursday. I have connecting flight from Cordoba, Argentina to Santiago, Chile to Miami, FL USA, to CHicago, IL, USA… and have 15 bottles of Wine… What’s going to happen? Will I be able to make it through customs in the US? Which state will check my baggage- Miami or Chicago?

By: jason

jason — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:58:31 +0000

It’s been posted above that New York state does have a restriction on the amount of wine you can bring bak. Anyone know what this amount is?

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By: Glen

Glen — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:09:15 +0000

When you fly back into the United States bringing alcohol you have to be sure to fly into states that DO NOT have STATE restrictions on alcohol (California or New York for example DO have STATE restrictions) as states do have restrictions are enforced by US CBP. Once you arrive in a state with no restrictions and pay the US customs duty on the alcohol then you can travel to any state from the state you arrived and you are protected by the US Constitution which prohits any restriction of commerce between states.

My suggestion on packing wine which I have used many times. Put the wine bottles in a wine cardboard or wood case designed for shipping wine (wine sellers will always give you one). Then get a slightly bigger box which has at least 1 inch but not more than 2 inches on each side of space. In Europe and most of the world they use expanded polystyrene (same a foam coffee cups or cheap coolers) in big sheets 1 inch and thicker as building insulation. It is readily avaiable and cheap. Put that between the inner wine box and the outer box and you have some killer packing for cheap. Then mark the outside of the box as something undesireable. I use “Fragile Medical Samples in Glass”. This prevents the wine from being stolen by luggage workers. Enjoy!

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:50:16 +0000

Hi Devin -

I would imagine that you fall in a bit of a gray area–legally allowed to drink in Germany, but not in the US. Therefore I’d say you have to respect the laws where you are and it would be illegal for you to bring wine to the US. But it is a gray area since you are neither buying it nor drinking it!

And don’t forget to have your say in the poll on the drinking age.

By: Devin

Devin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:49:16 +0000

I need help.. im 18 and need to know if i can take beer back with me from germany

By: Andrew Price

Andrew Price — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:41:46 +0000

Don’t forget that you can claim VAT and tax when you export from the country of purchase. Most shops allow this for spends of GBP 100, EUR 150 – just get a VAT Reclaim receipt.
As an example – I buy EUR 1000 of wine in France, paying 19.5% VAT. I then claim my 19.5% back – 195 EUR and pay import duty (I happen to live in Switzerland – 7.5% applies) – 75 EUR is paid. Net result – my 1000 EUR wine costs 880 EUR.

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By: John

John — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:37:36 +0000

I thought this might be of interest. Found on MLCC website –

http://www.liquormartsonline.com/pdfs/BringingMoreLiquorintoManitobathanisalloweddutyfree.pdf

Provincial fees on imported liquor.

Where an individual brings into Manitoba from any place outside Canada, more liquor than is permitted to be imported into Canada free of duty and tax under any Act of the Parliament of Canada, the fees payable to the commission are as follows:

spirits ……………….. $0.40 per ounce;
sparkling wine and champagne $0.16 per ounce;
other wine ………………$0.12 per ounce;
cooler and cider ……….. $0.08 per ounce;
beer ………………….. $0.04 per ounce.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:48:22 +0000

Ed, I’m not sure. Perhaps contact that Salon organizers for a local reference? It would be a pain to take those empty boxes all the way there.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:15:22 +0000

Hi Dr. Vino: I wrote to you earlier regarding my trip to France in 3 weeks. I just discovered the salon des vin et Vignerons Indepedents will take place in Lille during my visit, I i’m planing on making the trip. My question for you (or anyone else who might know)is: do you think I can find styrofoam carriers there or should I plan to bring my own from the US? Thanks, Ed

By: chelle

chelle — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:25:52 +0000

I would also be interested in which port of entry into the us? I am flying through atl from italy soon and I want to bring some wine back with me. I am already bringing a pet so I do not want too much added hassle from customs since the layover is not very long. any recomendations of wines to bring back from the Veneto region of Italy?

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:56:37 +0000

Doug,

Fantastic! Which was your port of entry into the US?