Transporting booze on Ferry - Poole to France and back again

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So me and my Pah are driving to France tomorrow. We're getting the Ferry over from Poole and were wondering now that we're out of the EU, what are the regulations with regards amount of alcohol you can take over the board both ways?

I'm taking a few bottles of Whiskey with me but would ideally like to bring a few cases of Wine back.

Anyone got any answers? :)
 
www.gov.uk

Bringing goods into the UK for personal use

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

Duty-free allowances​

Items bought in the UK and imported to the EU/France are free from customs duties and TVA (VAT) as long as they fall within your personal allowance. For adults, this allowance is €430 if arriving by plane or ship, or €300 by car or train, per person. For children under 15, this allowance is €150.

Items over this may be subject to taxes and duties on arrival in France.

Alcohol allowances​

  • 16 litres of beer
  • 4 litres of wine
  • 1 litre of spirits or liquors over 22% alcohol
  • 2 litres (of sparkling or fortified wine, or other drinks under and up to 22% alcohol
 
ALD said:
www.gov.uk

Bringing goods into the UK for personal use

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

Duty-free allowances​

Items bought in the UK and imported to the EU/France are free from customs duties and TVA (VAT) as long as they fall within your personal allowance. For adults, this allowance is €430 if arriving by plane or ship, or €300 by car or train, per person. For children under 15, this allowance is €150.

Items over this may be subject to taxes and duties on arrival in France.

Alcohol allowances​

  • 16 litres of beer
  • 4 litres of wine
  • 1 litre of spirits or liquors over 22% alcohol
  • 2 litres (of sparkling or fortified wine, or other drinks under and up to 22% alcohol
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Right. Apologies, I'm naive, a little thick and haven't been out of the ountry for almost 15 years xD

The bottles I'm taking into France will be previously opened and some half gone already. How is this calculated?

I take it I need to keep receipts with regards alcohol brought from France for when we cross back over?
 
for return purchases, I'd assumed post-brexit(return of booze cruise), that maybe some French supermarkets will sell you drink w/o duty paid,
but I don't know the mechanics, do you have to show ticket ?
 
ALD said:
www.gov.uk

Bringing goods into the UK for personal use

Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

Duty-free allowances​

Items bought in the UK and imported to the EU/France are free from customs duties and TVA (VAT) as long as they fall within your personal allowance. For adults, this allowance is €430 if arriving by plane or ship, or €300 by car or train, per person. For children under 15, this allowance is €150.

Items over this may be subject to taxes and duties on arrival in France.

Alcohol allowances​

  • 16 litres of beer
  • 4 litres of wine
  • 1 litre of spirits or liquors over 22% alcohol
  • 2 litres (of sparkling or fortified wine, or other drinks under and up to 22% alcohol
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Where did you get this from?

The website says:

How much you can bring depends on the type of alcohol. You can bring in:
  • Beer - 42 litres
  • wine (still) - 18 litres
You can also bring in either:
  • pirits and other liquors over 22% alcohol - 4 litres
  • sparkling wine, fortified wine (for example port, sherry) and other alcoholic drinks up to 22% alcohol (not including beer or still wine) - 9 litres
You can split this last allowance, for example you could bring 4.5 litres of fortified wine and 2 litres of spirits (both half of your allowance).
 
I wonder how many normal folk have ever been stopped and fined for bringing in too much booze from France. Fair enough the vans and lorries filled up but if you’ve done a big shop in the Carrefour and it’s obviously personal use I doubt they’d even bat an eyelid.
I’ve driven back there on a number of occasions with cases and cases of wine and beer and never stopped once.
Also, it’s highly unlikely you’ll even be stopped. Just put the whisky in the boot and drive onto the boat.
 
Ahleckz said:
I wonder how many normal folk have ever been stopped and fined for bringing in too much booze from France. Fair enough the vans and lorries filled up but if you’ve done a big shop in the Carrefour and it’s obviously personal use I doubt they’d even bat an eyelid.
I’ve driven back there on a number of occasions with cases and cases of wine and beer and never stopped once.
Also, it’s highly unlikely you’ll even be stopped. Just put the whisky in the boot and drive onto the boat.
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Ah yes but this is OCUK where no one has ever broken the speed limit
 
Ahleckz said:
I’ve driven back there on a number of occasions with cases and cases of wine and beer and never stopped once.
Also, it’s highly unlikely you’ll even be stopped. Just put the whisky in the boot and drive onto the boat.
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Pre Brexit, there was no actual limit, providing it was for personal use. That's all changed now.

Post Brexit, I came into Poole last year on a ferry and my boot was checked.
 
If you've paid tax on it.. As in bought it in France from a regular shop .. Just keep the receipt.. As long as its a reasonable amount for personal use.

Duty free limits are only for when you buy duty free goods.. As in you've not paid tax on them.
 
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