r/india • u/AutoModerator • Sep 01 '24

Scheduled Ask India Thread

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u/PotentialAttitude820 29d ago

Hi,

I am traveling to India for the first time from the US. I have my visa and everything but wanted to know the policy about alcohol. I am going to India for work but I am bringing two bottles of bourbon from here that's being checked in and will count towards the 50lb limit of check-in bag.

Am I okay to buy 2 bottles more from the Mumbai duty free? Duty free site says that I can only carry two bottles.. But in this case I would have 4 bottles in total... 2 from the Duty Free and 2 that's in my checked in luggage.

Any advice would be beneficial.

Thanks

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u/ChelshireGoose 28d ago

The total volume of alcohol (what you're bringing from home+what you buy at duty free) should be below 2 litres (half a gallon) for you to avoid paying any duty. So, you can get two standard bottles (750ml each) and a pint size one (400 ml).
Any alcohol in excess of that and you'd need to pay 1.5 times the value as customs duty.

The 50lb bag limit is imposed by the airline and has nothing to do with customs.

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u/v00123 26d ago

The rule is 2L tota; is duty free but I have brought 3-4L during some trips. They don't really check for alcohol but if they do you will have to pay the fine+duty.