Hi,

Sorry if this is in the wrong place! I wasn't sure..

I am a 20 year old that has been studying abroad in England. I purchased an expensive bottle of whiskey as a christmas gift and am wondering the best way to get it through customs as I am technically underage in the United States. Do I declare it and then explain it is a gift? Or do I just not declare it?

Also I recently saw about the automated passport control machines where you scan your passport and fill out the declaration form there... If I scan my passport and then tell the machine I have whiskey do you think a red flag will go off and that it will alert them I am underage?

Please help, I am leaving in two days! (Flying from Heathrow to Dulles Intl if it matters)