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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 6:13 pm
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Originally Posted by rjque
Another datapoint here: My six bottles of Gaucho supplied wine were waived through US Customs with no concern. The agent at DFW looked at the box and immediately recognized it as wine. Purchased in EZE but check-in via AA at MVD. My husband and I did, however, have to report to agriculture to have our shoes cleaned (we visisted a farm in Uruguay). They spent 30 minutes on that but were uninterested in the duty from the wine. As it should be. ^

Also, my husband just came back from Europe with six bottles in his luggage. Pre-clearance at YVR just waived him through.
Thanks for the report, glad it worked out well !!!
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