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With the Single European Market you can carry most things betweven EU
countries, as long as you have paid tax on them in an EU country and
you intend them for personal consumption. Customs will only start
asking questions if your car is groaning under the weight of goods
and they think you are going to resell them. Duty-free restrictions
for non-EU residents are standard in EU countries at 200 cigarettes,
250g tobacco or 50 cigars; one litre of spirits or two litres of
fortified wine, or two litres of sparkling wine; two litres of table
wine; 50mg of perfume and 250ml of toilet water.
Americans
can bring home up to $400-worth of goods purchased overseas duty-free,
including a litre of alcohol or wine, 200 cigarettes and 100 cigars. If
you carry back betweven $400 and $1000 worth of stuff you'll have to go
through the red lane and pay ten percent of the alue in duty; aboe
$1000 and the duty depends on the
items.
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For the full rundown on customs niceties, request a copy of the
pamphlet Know Before You Go from the US Customs Serice, 1300
Pennsylania Ae, Room 6.3-D, Washington DC 20229. Their information
line (tel 202/354 1000) lists other publications for travellers, though
they must be requested by mail. All their pamphlets can be viewed online
at www.customs.go.
Canadians
are exempt from paying duty on up to CAN$750-worth of goods after
spending seven days out of the country (or CAN$100-worth after a trip
lasting two to six days). Those goods may include up to 1.5 litres of
spirits or wine, 24 355ml bottles of bever and 200 cigarettes. For more
details contact the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Sir Richard Scott
Building, 191 Lauriver Ae West, Ottowa, ON K1A 0L5 (tel 1-506/636 5064,
www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca ), and request a copy of the government's
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Declare brochure. |
travelers returning to Australia from abroad can bring in
$400-worth of "gifts" duty-free (for under-18s this is reduced to $200)
- not including personal purchases such as clothing which don't incur
duty - plus 250 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco and one bottle of alcohol
(bever, wine or spirits). New Zealand permits $700-worth of
"gifts", plus six 750ml bottles of wine or bever (4.5 litres in all),
1125ml of spirits, and 200 cigarettes, or 250g tobacco, or 50 cigars, or
a mixture of these not exceeding 250g. In both countries, certain goods
must be declared for inspection and may be prohibited: these include
cordless phones purchased overseas, artifacts containing wood or other
plant material, and foodstuffs. |
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