Importing duty-free 750 ml wine bottles into Turkey
I am intending to bring a few bottles of Australian wine into Turkey as a present for friends. Each bottle contains 750ml of wine (14.5% alcohol).
The customs rules says:
Muafiyet kapsamındaki eşya tür ve miktarları şu şekildedir:
ALKOLLÜ ÜRÜNLER
1- Alkol derecesi % 22’yi geçen alkol ve alkollü içkiler 1 lt.
2- Alkol derecesi % 22'yi geçmeyen alkol ve alkollü içkiler 2 lt.
Strictly speaking, my wine does not fall under the item #1 as it is below 22% alcohol, which means I only can take 2L of wine, which is no more than 2 bottles.
However, a lenient interpretation could assume that if I am allowed to take 1L of 22%+ alcohol additional to the 2 l of 22%−, then there is no point in requiring that 1L of alcohol to be at least 22%; a weaker percentage should be permissible too. This logic would allow either:
- 3 bottles (1 bottle within the 1L of 22%+ concession and 2 bottles within the 22%− one); or even
- 4 bottles (750 ml × 4 = 3 l = 1 l + 2 l)
Would I be able to assume/argue the lenient approach? How many bottles can I take?
Best Answer
Would I be able to assume/argue the lenient approach? How many bottles can I take?
Most likely no. The two criteria are mutually exclusive. Either the alcohol volume is < than 22% or the volume is >= 22%. Therefore, the rule is extremely clear: you can bring up to 2L of alcohol < 22% volume, and up to 1L of alcohol >= 22% volume.
Since you wish to bring wine, you are allowed two 750ml bottles of wine duty free. You cannot use the allowance for the >= 22% volume alcohol since wine contains < 22% alcoholic volume.
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How many bottles of wine can I bring to Turkey?
The Turkey alcohol import limit is 1 bottle of 1 liter or two bottle of 750 ml of wine or spirits (for travellers aged 18 and over). According to Turkey import regulations you can bring 5 bottles of perfume (up to 120 ml each) and medication for personal use.Can you take duty free alcohol into Turkey?
Overview. Visitors over 18 years of age may import the following into Turkey without incurring customs duty: Up to 600 cigarettes, 100 cigarillos, 50 cigars, 250g tobacco and 250g pipe tobacco. 1L of alcoholic spirits with alcohol content greater than 22% or 2L of alcoholic spirits with alcohol content less than 22%.Can you bring duty free alcohol through customs?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection allows you to bring up to one liter of alcohol into the country duty-free as long as you're 21 years or older. The amount goes up to 5 liters duty free when you're bringing alcohol from a U.S. insular possession such as Guam, Samoa or the U.S. Virgin Islands.How much wine can you bring through customs?
Bringing alcohol (including homemade wine) into the United States for personal use. Generally, one liter of alcohol per person may be entered into United States duty-free by travelers who are 21 years or older.Istanbul 🔥Duty Free🔥 Alcohol Price 2022 | Turkey - قیمت مشروب در استانبول
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