jessica
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Post by jessica on Jul 7, 2004 9:55:26 GMT -5
Hi all-
Does anyone know if you can send wine home? Or do you have to bring it yourself? I know you're limited to two? bottles through customs, but wasn't sure if you could mail a bottle home to a person over 21 or not. Thanks--jessica
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Post by LHR02 on Jul 7, 2004 10:26:01 GMT -5
Yep you can...but there will be a duty/customs tax owed by the recipient...and they can be a bit steep.
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Post by jennifer on Jul 7, 2004 11:48:02 GMT -5
You can, but it's expensive cause a bottle is heavy and there are taxes. I would prefer bringing it home with me, this way i'm sure it gets there in one piece. I'm not sure what your countrie's requirements are, but I know that last time I checked Canada allowed you to bring home about 2 bottles of wine for a stay of over 7 days.
xoxo
jen
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Post by LHR02 on Jul 7, 2004 13:04:21 GMT -5
If you decide to go this route may I suggest: 1) let the winery or store ship it for you and pay for the packing/shipping. They will be familiar with this and will pack it correctly to insure it arrives intact or 2)find a UPS store (or similar) and let them do the packing for you. (I can tell you precisely where one is located in Florence!  ) As Jen said, it's liquid and heavy and will be pricey to ship along with the the duty taxes. However....FWIW I have been on planes previously with folks with literally cases of booze that seemed to be having no problems. HOWEVER...that applies mainly to the Carib to US routes! |
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jessica
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Post by jessica on Jul 9, 2004 10:19:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the info guys! My sister asked if I could send wine home to her and I wasn't sure if they let you ship alcohol.
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