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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 8:40 pm
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kenaisteve
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: the left coast of Mich.
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My experience with wine into US

My experience has been favorable with the customs agents. My understanding is that duty is charged by the bottle, there is a two bottle limit (750 ml bottles), and that you should declare how many bottles total you have in addition to the price. I don't remember the exact duty amount, but it was a ridiculously small amount per bottle (less than $1.00 each) and I was always therefore ready and willing to pay it. I've never brought back more than a case and I've always been waved through - my guess is they don't want to fill out more forms just to collect $5 or $10 from me.
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