How much wine can I bring back to the UK from France?


How much wine can I bring back to the UK from France? Alcohol allowance You can bring in: beer - 42 litres. wine (still) - 18 litres.


Do I have to declare 1 bottle of wine?

Federal and state regulations allow you to bring back one liter of an alcoholic beverage for personal use duty-free. However, states may allow you to bring back more than one liter, but you will have to pay any applicable Customs duty and IRT.


How many bottles of wine can you bring back through customs?

Technically there is no federal limit on how much alcohol can be brought in for personal use, but US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will likely flag you if you're carrying more than a case (e.g. 12 bottles of wine) in your luggage.


What is the UK duty on a bottle of wine?

UK duty on still wine over 11% abv (alcohol by volume) is going up on 1 August 2023, with all still wine from 11.5% to 14.5% up by 44p a bottle, from £2.23 to £2.67 plus VAT. That's a 20% increase, and the biggest duty hike since 1975. There's 20% VAT on the duty as well as the wine, so it's a double whammy.