Originally Posted by
ClimbGuy
can i bring my allowance and have someone over 21 bring it through customs? I am in Argentina and would like to bring some wine back? If i just have an over 21 friend declare putting him over the duty free limit how is the amount of tax calculated?
Yes, you can do that, no problem. That person can legally bring in wine - what he or she does after they leave customs/airport/whatever is up to them.
How many times has Mom or Dad gave a teenager a glass of wine with dinner? They are not supposed to do that either. Or (although it's not the same) a whole group can get a AAA fare on Amtrak even though only one person in the group is a member.
Even if there's extra duty due on the extra bottle(s), many times Customs will just forget it. (They don't want to go through all the paperwork for $1 or $2 of duty due!
) If you brought back 150 cases, that's a different story, but 1 or 2 bottles, I'd say no problem. But YMMV.
I'm not trying to break the law, but it can be done.