Post #387111 by bewarethe151 on Sun, Jun 15, 2008 10:47 AM

On 2008-06-14 23:34, bigtikidude wrote:
can you bring bottles of Rum from Cuba, from Canada or Mexico here?
if so how many bottles?

somebody told me he thought it was 2 per person,

I dont know if that sounds right to me.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

No, it is not legal to bring Cuban rum or cigars into the US. Every citizen can bring back 1 liter of booze, duty free, but that does not allow for banned spirits. Yes, is it possible to sneak in some rum. But, you cannot declare it. Say, if one is driving back across the border from Mexico and you have 2 or 3 bottles of Havana Club. The Customs/border agent will ask if you have anything to declare, alcohol or cigarettes. Say, "no". They usually don't search. If you are caught, there is no jail time or fine. They detain you for a half hour and take the contraband. From then on, though, when you present your passport to come back to the country, you WILL be checked every time. If you are caught with cases of booze which suggest that you are acting for profit or commercial enterprise,then, fines and jail time.