flying internationally with cigars

[loki]

Originally Posted by HK3-

I just got back from Jamaica yesterday. I didn't take any cigars with me.... dumb idea on my part. 98% of the CC's sold there are fake and most are beetle infested. I took some good photos of the cigars they were trying to sell me. Ha! I enjoyed looking through all the fakes and hearing "how great they are." The prices were for the real deal but they were definately the shat of the shat. I did smoke a few Jamaican sticks which were really light and not real spectacular in taste. But, they weren't overpriced either.

Snagged two bottles of the rum for home. A reserve and a 12 year. Have a great trip and prepared to be annoyed by the locals when you leave your resort. EVERYONE wants a tip for NOTHING. Yeah Mon!

Have a great trip!

the only off resort thing we're doing is dunns river falls and dolphin cove. I assumed that the cigars would be ****. I'm really excited for the trip...I wonder what the import tax on booze is

[kydsid]

Originally Posted by loki

the only off resort thing we're doing is dunns river falls and dolphin cove. I assumed that the cigars would be ****. I'm really excited for the trip...I wonder what the import tax on booze is

Alcohol is taxed on its percentage of alcohol.

A 80 proof bottle of hard liquor is approx. $2.15.

Beer and wine are different: 12 oz can of beer is $0.05 and wine is approx $0.21 for a 750ml bottle unless it has a really high alcohol content as wine has a tax strata based on content.

There is no Federal limit on the amount of alcohol you may enter the country with. Although if you bring a pallet back Customs might declare you a commercial importer.






Keep in mind you also have to comply with your states requirements. This though is the state at which you make entry into the US. So Florida if you return via Miami International. Most State Alcohol Boards have exemptions for non-residents, but you should make sure. Texas for instance only allows a resident to bring one bottle if using the land border, and some weird one for air travel. Our ABC Board has people on the border crossings, no idea about airports but yet another reason I never enter the country at Houston or Dallas.