tsquare

Any amount of money you spend on that swill is too much though... Russian Standard.. .Platinum... brought to you by people who know vodka.

Rabid Seagull

Is there a limit? I don't know, but I do remember looking at the "crew" customs form and reading the fine print on the back and it seemed to indicate for alcohol purchases that there wasn't an exact number and the "limit" would be decided by the customs official/ "normal" personal limits.

I brought back 3 bottles from Cancun at a "value" of $100 with nothing said by any customs official.

I think the 2 litre/ 2 bottle restriction applies to passengers??

Justdoinmyjob

One litre and 300 smokes.
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/cl...exemptions.xml

RemoveB4flght

He's right... grey goose is nothing more than a marketing miracle

the name, the bottle, everything was designed here in the USA to suggest you were buying premium product... the only thing they were missing was vodka to fill it with.. so they found a distillery for sale in Frahhhnce, bought it and started the charade that is grey goose (that's why there is a french flag on the bottle)

same guy who spear-headed that also began importing jaegermeister after visiting family in europe who drink it warm to settle their stomach after a big meal. he found that if he chilled it, people liked it. it's nothing more than a cheap digestif..

he recently sold the rights to both to Bacardi for around 2 billion

BlueMoon

Was on a cruise for a buddies wedding. His father was in front of me as we went through customs, he walked through with 7 bottles of liqour (he had two 4 bottle boxes with him at the counter and he declared them to the agent). Nothing was said by the Agent.

I brought through 2- 1 liter bottles of Absolut, both bought in Grand Cayman for a 11 bucks each. The agent didn't seem to care.

Wheels up

Crewmembers are not allowed duty free in Milan Italy. You MUST have a boarding card to buy at duty free.

Rabid Seagull

Certainly not to beat a dead horse, but reading that like I read FAR's (a while ago anyway) does the designation of "one OPEN liter of alcoholic beverage and 300 cigarettes" mean anything?

I'm thinking since either the bottle is sealed and/or the bag from the duty free is sealed (zip tied) then the restriction doesn't apply. I've only done a couple of alcohol runs, so I haven't really interacted with the fine folks from customs.

Cheers

German Herman

Well, I am no expert...but although ignorance will not save you from prosecution, it will most likely give you a pass a couple of times.
I am also sure the intend of duty free liquor and tobacco was not meant for flight crews flying back and forth and use the system in place.
On the other hand I have been on boat trips, that ship to international waters...you go shopping ....the boat returns. This was legal, because they were all scheduled cruises...numerous a day.
Also, if you think buying liquor on a turn is not kosher, what about the guy that buys his Rolex duty free at the airport? Does he have to leave it at the hotel when he returns?
To sum it up, when you return from your turn (sounds weird... I know) you are not importing back into your origin; you are exporting the product (duty free, of course) from another country back to your origin.

FmrFreightDog

Or Johnny Walker Blue. For some reason, the going rate on a 750 mL of the Blue at most duty-frees in Mexico/Latin America is around $120-140. Add in a little bit of a crew discount (ie. MTY) and you end up with a heck of a deal. Makes for a great gift at a healthy discount for the Scotch lover (or lovers) in your family.

captjns

Duty free? heck too complicated. Lugging all that extra weight??? chance of breakage??? Go to the local super discount booze distributer... better discounts and closer to that hand crafted martini.

By the way... while on transfer in DBX I took a stroll through what they call duty free. Ouch sometmes 25 to 50 percent more expensive than the local booze distributers and Best Buy. Hey... what would you expect from a land that's going under $$$$$?