Perhaps some of you can help me out with this. I'm going to New York to see some friends for New Years, and I'm going to bring them a bottle of champagne as a thank you gift. Now the best I can find the rules described is I'm allowed to bring with me 1 liter of alcohol, and $100 worth of gifts Duty Free. What I can't figure out is whether those are exclusive. For instance, am I allowed $100 1 liter of alcohol? Can I bring 1 liter of alcohol + $100 worth of gifts? Is there a limit on the value of the alcohol before I pay duty? Or do I just buy it, hope for the best and pray they don't take it off me or make me pay an outrageous amount of duty on it?
just get something when you get to NY
Yeah I would, except they're picking me up from the airport and assuming Newark is like every other airport on the planet, there's not going to be any shops in the arrivals area.
Newark is a giant airport. You can buy pretty much anything there but it will be way overpricdd.ghettoperson wrote:
Yeah I would, except they're picking me up from the airport and assuming Newark is like every other airport on the planet, there's not going to be any shops in the arrivals area.
You should be ok with the gifts. Just make sure you put the booze in your checked luggage.
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I bought 2 bottles of booze when I visited Cougar. You only need to put the booze in your checked luggage if you're flying domestic, but international you can keep it in a ziplocked duty free bag.JohnG@lt wrote:
Newark is a giant airport. You can buy pretty much anything there but it will be way overpricdd.ghettoperson wrote:
Yeah I would, except they're picking me up from the airport and assuming Newark is like every other airport on the planet, there's not going to be any shops in the arrivals area.
You should be ok with the gifts. Just make sure you put the booze in your checked luggage.
They didn't check your receipts or anything like that? It seems like it's only 10%, but I'd still rather not pay it if I don't have to. Oh well, guess I'll see.Cybargs wrote:
I bought 2 bottles of booze when I visited Cougar. You only need to put the booze in your checked luggage if you're flying domestic, but international you can keep it in a ziplocked duty free bag.JohnG@lt wrote:
Newark is a giant airport. You can buy pretty much anything there but it will be way overpricdd.ghettoperson wrote:
Yeah I would, except they're picking me up from the airport and assuming Newark is like every other airport on the planet, there's not going to be any shops in the arrivals area.
You should be ok with the gifts. Just make sure you put the booze in your checked luggage.
you smell like duty
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Can you put pressurised champagne in luggage?
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I brought Champagne on my flight but it was a carry on.Dilbert_X wrote:
Can you put pressurised champagne in luggage?
Ghetto: They checked the receipts and I bought about 150 dollars worth of booze and I went through fine.
Here's the deal on duty: you're probably never going to be charged anything unless you're importing commercial items or are insanely wealthy and bringing a crap-ton of stuff with you. Especially at Newark, because they're ridiculously busy and don't want to waste the time staring at receipts to collect thirty five cents from some Brit.
I'd go into more detail, but I shouldn't.
Just trust your friendly BF2S Customs & Border Protection Officer who has never, not once, ever collected duty on booze.
eta: Bottom line: if you're bringing $100 in gifts and a $100 bottle of champagne you are more likely to die in a crash on the way over than to be referred for duty collection. At least that's the way it is at my port, which admittedly is not Newark, but I doubt it's any different there. But you do have to be 21 to possess alcohol in the US, and we don't flex on that law so you'd better be 21 if you're going to bring it. Oh, and your "gifts" shouldn't be Cuban cigars or pot.
And a further note of advice, and this is one of my pet peeves with passengers: when we ask you on your declaration if you're bringing food, we mean it. We don't care if it's processed, packaged, dried, store-bought, or you "thought it was okay." If you have something that will be eaten, it's food. Mark your answer "yes."
I'd go into more detail, but I shouldn't.
Just trust your friendly BF2S Customs & Border Protection Officer who has never, not once, ever collected duty on booze.
eta: Bottom line: if you're bringing $100 in gifts and a $100 bottle of champagne you are more likely to die in a crash on the way over than to be referred for duty collection. At least that's the way it is at my port, which admittedly is not Newark, but I doubt it's any different there. But you do have to be 21 to possess alcohol in the US, and we don't flex on that law so you'd better be 21 if you're going to bring it. Oh, and your "gifts" shouldn't be Cuban cigars or pot.
And a further note of advice, and this is one of my pet peeves with passengers: when we ask you on your declaration if you're bringing food, we mean it. We don't care if it's processed, packaged, dried, store-bought, or you "thought it was okay." If you have something that will be eaten, it's food. Mark your answer "yes."
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Airline cargo holds are pressurized to the same level as the passenger cabin, so yes.Dilbert_X wrote:
Can you put pressurised champagne in luggage?
Awesome, thanks Hollis, I guess I won't worry about it then.
its not true. all bottles of champagne are manufactured only miles from the store where they are meant to be sold.
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Didn't have that problem when I flew into LAX and had to transfer from a domestic flight to Oklahoma. I even got stopped by the TSA when I brought booze as a carry on and they just told me to move it to my checked bag.HollisHurlbut wrote:
But you do have to be 21 to possess alcohol in the US, and we don't flex on that law so you'd better be 21 if you're going to bring it.
cybargs is this part of your 'debate skills to rehabilitate incarcerated citizens' jail programme?
do you get an hour of allotted time a week to argue on the internet from the prison library?
do you get an hour of allotted time a week to argue on the internet from the prison library?
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HollisHurlbutive ill try to declare food next time i guess.. even pretzels? meh ill leave em on the plane
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never had a problem with duty fee amounts myself
HollisHurlbutive ill try to declare food next time i guess.. even pretzels? meh ill leave em on the plane
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never had a problem with duty fee amounts myself
i got out on a technicality.Uzique wrote:
cybargs is this part of your 'debate skills to rehabilitate incarcerated citizens' jail programme?
do you get an hour of allotted time a week to argue on the internet from the prison library?
cybargs this act is REALLY getting old.
he's really just grounded huh
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TSA /= CBP.Cybargs wrote:
Didn't have that problem when I flew into LAX and had to transfer from a domestic flight to Oklahoma. I even got stopped by the TSA when I brought booze as a carry on and they just told me to move it to my checked bag.
Maybe you look older than 21 and we didn't really check your age. Maybe you were getting picked up by your parents at your destination airport. I don't know. At my port, it's a rarity that we'll let a minor through with alcohol. Usually it's because their parents are there to pick them up. In fact, I can't think of any other circumstance where we have let them through with it.
Last edited by HollisHurlbut (2010-12-26 22:12:27)
You can bring pretzels in, just declare them on the form. The bottom line is that food is food, no matter what the circumstances. Some things are enterable, some are prohibited. Better to declare it and answer another question or two on primary than get referred to agriculture and try to hide your food, risk it being prohibited and suffer a $1000 penalty.Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
@HollisHurlbutive ill try to declare food next time i guess.. even pretzels? meh ill leave em on the plane
Just mark yes, it's not that difficult, and as long as you answer truthfully you won't get a penalty.
Nope, showed my ID and was alone when I was transferring my flight, I only got checked when I was getting onto a flight from LAX to OKC. It wasn't customs that checked me, it was the TSA when I moved from the international terminal to the domestic one in LAX.HollisHurlbut wrote:
TSA /= CBP.Cybargs wrote:
Didn't have that problem when I flew into LAX and had to transfer from a domestic flight to Oklahoma. I even got stopped by the TSA when I brought booze as a carry on and they just told me to move it to my checked bag.
Maybe you look older than 21 and we didn't really check your age. Maybe you were getting picked up by your parents at your destination airport. I don't know. At my port, it's a rarity that we'll let a minor through with alcohol. Usually it's because their parents are there to pick them up. In fact, I can't think of any other circumstance where we have let them through with it.