Bringing alcohol into India?
#16
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I got married in India and had to take liqour from here. My dad, mom , brother and took 2 bags each with 4 bottles inside...
total 8 bottles a person x 4 = 32 bottles
did not get stopped or evn asked in BOM ... even if I did, I did have a couple thousand ruppees with me to grease my way thru....
You cannot get good tequlia in India and forget getting triple sec --- cannot make a margarita the right way !!!!
total 8 bottles a person x 4 = 32 bottles
did not get stopped or evn asked in BOM ... even if I did, I did have a couple thousand ruppees with me to grease my way thru....
You cannot get good tequlia in India and forget getting triple sec --- cannot make a margarita the right way !!!!
#18
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I bring in 2 bottles of wine or spirits whenever I come back to India...I thought that was the allowance? Never had any problems with this either.
Incidentally, the customs baggage x-ray post-immigration is rather hit-and-miss. After 26/11 they made it mandatory (again?) but by Christmas last year it was back to normal (probably beause of queues). I think my bags have been x-rayed by customs once in about 9 trips. And that one time was April 07.
Incidentally, the customs baggage x-ray post-immigration is rather hit-and-miss. After 26/11 they made it mandatory (again?) but by Christmas last year it was back to normal (probably beause of queues). I think my bags have been x-rayed by customs once in about 9 trips. And that one time was April 07.
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I bring in 2 bottles of wine or spirits whenever I come back to India...I thought that was the allowance? Never had any problems with this either.
Incidentally, the customs baggage x-ray post-immigration is rather hit-and-miss. After 26/11 they made it mandatory (again?) but by Christmas last year it was back to normal (probably beause of queues). I think my bags have been x-rayed by customs once in about 9 trips. And that one time was April 07.
Incidentally, the customs baggage x-ray post-immigration is rather hit-and-miss. After 26/11 they made it mandatory (again?) but by Christmas last year it was back to normal (probably beause of queues). I think my bags have been x-rayed by customs once in about 9 trips. And that one time was April 07.
Last edited by Yaatri; Apr 27, 2009 at 8:19 pm
#21
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I have never brought alcohol into India, but in my experience the post immigration x-rays are up and working. I have flow into India, twice to Chennai and once to Mumbai in the last 7 weeks and my bags were x-rayed each time.
#22
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My bags have been x-rayed just past the immigration onece, or maybe twice. The last 8 or nine times, I have not been bothered.
#23
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the worst is going to sri lanka with loose batteries...they will hold you passport till you land in colombo...
#24
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From the Offical Customs wesite
Following quantities of Alcoholic drinks and Tobacco products may be included for import within the duty free allowances admissible to various categories of incoming passengers :
- Alcoholic liquors or Wines upto 2 litres
- Alcoholic liquors or Wines upto 2 litres
#25
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does anyone know how much is duty on additional alcohol over the (1 or 2) bottles being brought into india for personal consumption? Someone above said 400%, but on what price? I also found the Customs website that states 150%, but clearly only refers to good for retail sale. there's no mention of personal use. does anyone have any experience bringing a case of wine/liquor and declaring it?
friend is getting married and we are all trying to help out with the alcohol situation.
friend is getting married and we are all trying to help out with the alcohol situation.
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does anyone know how much is duty on additional alcohol over the (1 or 2) bottles being brought into india for personal consumption? Someone above said 400%, but on what price? I also found the Customs website that states 150%, but clearly only refers to good for retail sale. there's no mention of personal use. does anyone have any experience bringing a case of wine/liquor and declaring it?
friend is getting married and we are all trying to help out with the alcohol situation.
friend is getting married and we are all trying to help out with the alcohol situation.
#27
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yikes! really? it seems very punitive to charge duty on a price that ALREADY includes same duty plus retail margin. but then again, this is india. i guess there's no concept like in US where duty is charged on actual volume of alcohol, regardless on the retail price of the bottle at hand?
i guess that puts kibosh on trying to liven up the party a little.
i guess that puts kibosh on trying to liven up the party a little.
#28
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AFAIK you get all the so called 'imported' stuff at any decent retail outlet in India. I would not bother to schlepp the booze from outside the country and expose myself to the potential harassment from customs@:-)
#29
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and if u want some specific premium stuff from abroad, 2 litres of the same should suffice I hope
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yikes! really? it seems very punitive to charge duty on a price that ALREADY includes same duty plus retail margin. but then again, this is india. i guess there's no concept like in US where duty is charged on actual volume of alcohol, regardless on the retail price of the bottle at hand?
i guess that puts kibosh on trying to liven up the party a little.
i guess that puts kibosh on trying to liven up the party a little.
lets suppose you buy something worth inr 100 at duty free....
lets suppose the allowable allowance amount is inr 80....
lets suppose the price for that same product outside is inr 120....
based on the above prices the duty on that product is 20%....
since your allowance is inr 80 & the item costs inr 120 outside duty free, the difference is inr 40....so you will be charged 20% of inr 40 which comes out to inr 8....