Originally Posted by
FlyingUnderTheRadar
I have Global Entry so I have not had much of any conversation with immigration. However, I have intiated a discussion with customs because I have been over the alcohol limits. This past trip it was combined. That is, we stopped at immigration and ask about customs (though we had not collected our bags), which again I declared the alcohol. In all cases, I have been waived through without paying duty on the alcohol.
I tried to declare several bottles of scotch in DUB last year and the CBP officer interrupted me to say something like "here you go, answering a question I didn't ask" with a wink.