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What Can You Bring Back From Duty Free?

Passengers can purchase items from duty free on board and many cruise lines offer a wide range of products to choose from.

Along with duty free items available on board, guests can also choose to purchase items in port. These purchases fall within the same allowance guidelines as purchases made on board.

Alcohol Allowance

You may bring into the UK:

• 16 litres of beer
• 4 litres of wine (not sparkling)

You may also bring either:

• 1 litre of spirits that are over 22% alcohol
• 2 litres of fortified wine, sparkling wine and alcoholic drinks up to 22% alcohol

This allowance can be split. You could bring 1 litre of fortified wine (half your allowance) and half a litre of spirits (the second half of your allowance).

Tobacco Allowance

You may bring in one from the following list:

• 200 cigarettes
• 100 cigarillos
• 250g tobacco

This allowance can be split. You could bring in 100 cigarettes (half of your allowance) and 25 cigars (second half of your allowance)

It’s important to note that while duty free liquor can be purchased on board, it will usually be stored by the ship’s crew and returned to passengers at the end of their cruise. No liquor purchased on board may be consumed in public areas. Tobacco and cigarettes purchased on board may be taken away by the passenger at the time of purchase.

Other Goods

You may bring in other goods (including perfume & souvenirs) worth up to £390 without having to pay tax or duty.

This information is provided by HM Revenue and Customs and is subject to change.

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Explained: Duty-Free Shopping on a Cruise (Is It Worth It?)

When it comes cruising and duty-free shopping, don’t feel alone if you’re left confused. The labyrinth of regulations and rules regarding what is taxed and what isn’t can give you a headache.

At the same time, however, you can use these rules to your advantage and potentially save money on things like alcohol, cigarettes, and other pricey goods that are for sale in the duty-free shops aboard nearly every cruise (and in many ports of call).

So what exactly is duty-free shopping on a cruise? And does it really save you money? 

What Is Duty-Free Shopping?

If you’ve traveled on a cruise before or been to an international airport, you’ve likely seen the bright signs for duty-free shopping. Heading inside these stores is like a trip to a sinner’s paradise. You’ll find fancy jewelry, alcohol, cigarettes, perfumes, chocolates, and more.

Since a set of special rules apply for places like airports and cruise ships, they are able to sell goods in these stores without consumers having to pay the same taxes on them that you’d see in a typical store.

For example, if you were to buy a bottle of alcohol in Miami, it would cost you not just the price of the bottle, but also the sales tax (7.0%) that’s tacked on. 

In addition, many jurisdictions have heavy import taxes on things like alcohol or cigarettes, that are produced in another country. Most consumers never see these taxes or even know they exist as they are added into the price. So depending on where you live, there can be taxes at the federal, state, and city level. Of course, all that tax is then passed on to the final consumer in the form of a higher price.

Since duty-free shops get a pass on these rules, they can offer savings compared to back home. (We offer a price comparison of several example items below.)

How Duty-Free Shopping Works on a Cruise Ship or in Port

There’s no missing duty-free shopping on a cruise. There will be a shop on any large cruise ship you sail, attractively outfitted with a wide selection of alcohol, cigarettes, and other goodies. For those who like to have a drink or a smoke, you will be like a proverbial kid in a candy store.

As well, often when you head into port, duty-free shopping will be prominently featured. Some spots even have passengers walk through the shops as they walk off the ship into port.

Don’t go thinking, however, that you can buy discounted items to enjoy on the ship. If you buy a bottle of alcohol either on the ship or in port, you don’t get to enjoy it right away. Instead, it’s put in a sealed box. Your purchase will be held by the cruise staff and delivered to your room the last night of the trip.

If bought while in port, it will be taken by the cruise staff when you get back on board and returned at the end of the trip.

Duty-Free Doesn’t Always Mean Completely Tax-Free (Despite the Signs)

On the ship and in port, you’ll see signs advertising tax and duty-free. In that case, you can buy them on the ship without extra taxes. What you see is what you pay.

What this doesn’t mean, however, is that you are done with the taxman… or that you can simply buy barrels of booze and cigarettes to last you for years and bring them home.

That’s because once you get back home from your cruise, then you have to go through customs in the port terminal. At customs, you must declare everything of value that you are bringing back to the United States — including things you bought in duty-free shops.

To be honest, with most cruises, the official customs declaration is a thing of the past. These days you simply take a photo and walk out the terminal. But if you’re carrying a large amount of goods, don’t be surprised if an officer stops to ask what you have.

In most cases (there are all sorts of caveats), you are allowed up to $800 per person in goods before being charged duties on the amount. Duty amounts vary based on what item(s) you are bringing and the amount of goods you are bringing in. However, for many items, they run 3% for the first $1,000 over the $800 allowance.

There are exceptions for alcohol and cigarettes.

If you are bringing in alcohol, you are allowed only one liter of alcohol  per person under the personal exemption rules. You can bring in 200 cigarettes (or 100 cigars) per person under the personal exemption. Beyond that, you will be charged duty taxes on those items — even if the value is still less than $800.

So how much in alcohol or cigarettes can you bring back in? For alcohol there are no federal limits on how much you can bring, within reason. The rules call for the allowance for enough goods for “personal use.” So if you’re trying to lug home cases of booze, then you likely won’t get past customs (they’ll think you’re trying to import it for sale).

For tobacco, the limit (except in a few special cases) is 200 cigarettes or 100 cigars.

You can see the full details of duty rules at the Customs and Border Patrol website . 

How Much You Will Be Taxed 

How much will you be charged? It only comes out to be a few dollars per bottle. According to the Customs and Border Patrol website:

“The flat duty rate will apply to articles that are dutiable but that cannot be included in your personal exemption, even if you have not exceeded the exemption. For example, alcoholic beverages. If you return from Europe with $200 worth of purchases, including two liters of liquor, one liter will be duty-free under your returning resident personal allowance/exemption. The other will be dutiable at 3 percent, plus any Internal Revenue Tax (IRT) that is due. “

For that reason, it’s a good idea to save receipts.

Special Rules for Galveston Cruise Passengers

If you are sailing from Texas, things are a little different. There, you will be subject to state laws surrounding importing alcohol. Specifically, “the law limits personal importation by an adult to once every 30 days with limits of: 1 gallon of distilled spirits, 3 gallons of wine, and 288 ounces of malt beverages (24 12-ounce containers). “ Keep in mind that this is per adult. So a couple can bring in twice as much.

Furthermore, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has enacted a tariff where “cruise travelers disembarking out of the Port of Galveston will need to pay the tax for alcoholic beverages and cigarettes imported into the state that were purchased either on the ship’s duty free store or at a foreign port of call.”

That means every bottle or cigarette you bring back home will see a small tax. The tax runs about $3.75 for a liter or alcohol and $1.50 per pack of cigarettes. And to our knowledge, there is no personal exemption. Every bottle is hit with this tax.

To recap, here’s what you can expect when you bring goods through customs in Galveston:

• Personal duty exemption of $800 of goods, including 1 liter of alcohol, and 200 cigarettes per adult. Amounts above your personal exemption are taxed at a rate of 3%.(Federal)
• Texas laws allow you to bring back a total of only 1 gallon of alcohol or 3 gallons of wine per adult. Every bottle of alcohol or pack of cigarettes brought into Galveston will be taxed ($3.75 per liter/$1.50 per pack). (State)

So if you bring back a single liter of alcohol per person from the duty-free shop on the ship or in a port, you can expect a tax of $3.75 from the state. Expect each additional bottle to be taxed at $3.75 (state) plus 3% of the purchase price (federal), unless traveling with more than one adult. Keep this in mind when you’re comparing prices to what you would pay back home. Even with the tax, items bought in the duty-free shop can still be cheaper.

Is Duty-Free Shopping on a Cruise a Good Deal?

So how much can you save from shopping duty-free? Much of that depends on what you’re buying and where you live. Those living in states that have high taxes on things like cigarettes and alcohol will obviously benefit more from shopping duty-free.

As well, there are often discounts for buying multiple bottles, although keep in mind they will see a tax when bringing in more than one liter into the United States. For example, bottles of Grand Marnier seen on a recent cruise ran $36 each for a one-liter bottle, but two bottles for $60.

Also, bottles are most often one-liter when for sale on a cruise duty-free shop, compared to 750 mL you often find on land. So bottles are typically 33% larger than usual .

Below is a round-up of prices seen on a cruise to give you an idea of what you’ll pay compared to back home. Remember, this doesn’t include any tax that you might have to pay on land. 

When we price compared these items to similar products at a local discount liquor store, we found prices in the duty-free shop were in-line or sometimes a few dollars cheaper in most cases. Deals from the duty-free shop were especially good when buying multiple bottles.

At the same time, the liquor store at home typically sells smaller bottles for around the same price as larger one-liter bottles on the ship. Finally, there isn't tax charged at a duty-free point of purchase, which saves you even more when compared to land.

In other words, the prices compared to back home aren't mind-blowingly lower, but can save you a decent amount, especially since there isn't any sales tax.

Further Reading:

• Customs Duty Information (U.S. Customs and Border Protections Website)

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I bought a bottle of Bailey’s last year because it was quite a bit cheaper than my local NYC store. Last month I bought a couple of bottles of rum & tequila because NCL mistakenly gave me some onboard credit! Most of the time the prices don’t seem like much of a bargain.

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I purchased a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue Label Scotch Whiskey on Mardi Gras in Sept. 2020 as a special gift to my son. He has kept it and has just moved into the home he had built, and we took it out of the nice box it was in and noticed that somewhere near the top, there is apparently a leak which has compromised the contents and also damaged the box it which it sat. This is a rather expensive bottle of whiskey. I notified the Grans Ambassador of Carnival (John Heald) and he stated the Duty-Free ships are not owned by Carnival and that I would have to contact the store Manager of that ship too see if anything could be done. I don’t know how to even go about calling store on a ship. I may just have to chalk it up as a loss but has anyone had this issue and if so, how did you fix it or is it something that just can’t be fixed? Any suggestions would be grateful.

Duty Free bubble has burst at Nassau airport. I flew NAS to MIA on Monday and my stop into the Duty Free was a major sticker shock. $84 for a carton of cigarettes. They cost around $65 in Miami. The alcohol was no deal either. I was told they no longer do the duty free tobacco thing.

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Former Bijoux Terner Commercial Director Lucio Souto has been appointed CEO/President of International Cruise Duty Free Inc, the growing Ships Supply Company based in Miami.

The well-respected Souto arrives at International Cruise Duty free with a wealth of experience growing the international business of Bijoux Terner and also as a senior executive of Weitnauer Distribution in the Americas.

Souto said: ‘We will be looking to expand ICDF from the cruise ship sector and we are already making inroads in the cargo ship segment – we feel there is a lot of growth in this area for the traditional categories such as liquor and tobacco, although we will look at carrying other lines that our customers ask for.

‘In addition we will also be offering a logistics and warehousing service for companies looking to use Miami as a hub to serve their duty-free customers in the Caribbean and Central and South America – we have just opened a new 10,000 square feet bonded warehouse in Miami, with room for expansion, and we are already able to do business.’

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A Short Guide to Duty-free Shopping on a Cruise

Duty-free shopping on a cruise is a great way to find good deals. If you like to shop and to save money, keep reading.

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You must have heard the term duty-free shopping. If you step inside a duty free shop, then you will find a host of items there, starting from jewelry to perfumes, chocolates, and more. You can now enjoy this liberty on a cruise as well. There are stores offering similar products and prices that you will find in offshore stores. However, before going ahead with duty-free shopping on a cruise, learn about it a bit more to have an even better experience.

All You Need to Know About Duty-free Shopping on a Cruise

What is duty-free shopping all about.

If you examine the term duty-free technically, then it means that those goods that are sold in a foreign country have come into that country without being subjected to the local import taxes.

Duty exemption can only be given to a product that has never been sold with regular goods to locals. To make the product duty-free, buyers must soon exit the country where they purchased the products. That’s why legal duty-free shopping is allowed in airports and on cruise ships . Since the products are not being purchased by the local population (even the ones who live near the cruise ports).

Suppose you are a US native who is returning from a short holiday in Spain, upon your return to the US, you will have an $800 exemption on the products you brought from Spain. For the next $1,000 worth of goods, there is a flat rate of 3% tax that must be paid to the authorities. If you spend under $800, then you do not have to pay a duty.

What Can You Buy Under Duty-free Deals?

There is a whole range of duty-free products that can be bought on a cruise or at the port. But here in this list, we will just name a few. Popular duty-free items that can be bought on cruises are liquor, cigarettes, and jewelry.

Other lists of products include makeup, purses, clothes and apparel, chocolates, and other edibles. You can even buy some luxury goods like pens, leather goods, and accessories. You might also find products from brand boutiques where available.

Duty-free Shopping on a Cruise is Different from That of in Port

There are many duty-free shopping deals on a cruise. Should you purchase duty-free products on a cruise or at the port? This isn’t a trick question, but we need to answer this question very carefully. That is because there are some subtle differences involved.

Although there is no difference in rules of duty-free shopping in the port or the cruise, however, since some of the items have a considerable weight, there might be an extra tax on them when you board the cruise. So, make sure you are well aware of the tax laws beforehand.

Duty-free Shopping isn’t Tax-free Shopping

This is a point of confusion for many, so it is important to understand that duty-free is not necessarily tax-free. Even though you are not paying any additional taxes or charges on the product on the cruise while buying it, you will be taxed as per the laws when you leave the ship and enter the country. So, it is only ideal to be aware of the taxation rules to avoid paying anything extra and enjoy the true benefit of duty-free shopping on a cruise.

Parting Thoughts

Duty-free shopping on a cruise is a great feature to help you purchase a host of things on board. At the same time, be aware of your country's tax laws to know how to make the most of this opportunity. Various cruise lines also offer reward points on shopping. So, head over to CruiseBooking.com to book and find your ideal cruise.

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International Cruise Shipping Line, duty free shopping on board: This Company operate numerous cruise ships to many international destinations. Almost all cruise ships sail in international waters and if your routing includes a berth at different countries a full duty free service will be available on board as this is categorised as an international journey. The only exception will be cruises made by this Line directly between EU European countries as duty free sales are no permitted for intra-EU travellers. But, this is quite rare, because most EU cruises also stop at a non-EU port during their journey and this entitles the entire cruise to be duty free and tax-free for the passengers. A good example of this is in the Baltic Sea, where ships also berth at The Aland Islands which is classed as being outside the EU for tax reasons.

Likewise, if your ship is only cruising within the same country, this is classed as a domestic journey and duty free sales will not be available. But, domestic cruises are quite rare as most sailings visit various different countries during their voyage. Almost all cruise ships have extensive shopping facilities on board with a full range of products.

Some Operators restrict the sale of duty free liquors on board, but they will hold your purchases for you and then release them on disembarkation for you to take home. Cigarette, tobacco and Cigar smoking is now restricted on many ships, but you will be able to purchase these goods at duty free prices for your return home.

Many Cruise Ship Operators are yet to publish their on-line duty free catalogues and prices. As soon as their online pre-order facilities are available, we will update this page with shopping information.

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Starting this summer, thousands of young people will once again travel around Europe by train for free thanks to the latest call of the DiscoverEU programme. Today at 12:00 CET during the  European Youth Week  buzzing with  activities , the Commission launched the latest DiscoverEU application round. It will end on Tuesday 30 April at 12:00 CET.

In total, 35,500 travel passes are available. To get one, young people born between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006 can do a quiz with five questions about the EU and one additional question on the  European Youth Portal . Successful applicants will get a free rail pass to travel in Europe for up to 30 days between 1 July 2024 and 30 September 2025.

The call is open to applicants from the European Union and countries associated to the  Erasmus+ programme  including Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Türkiye. Ticket holders can plan their own routes or be inspired by existing ones. For example, they can discover a  route  launched last year, which focuses on cities and places making the European Union ‘beautiful, sustainable and inclusive' in line with the principles of the  New European Bauhaus .

Participants can also benefit from the  DiscoverEU Culture Route  an initiative of the 2022 European Year of Youth that combines various cultural destinations including architecture, music, fine art, theatre, fashion and design. Participants can visit the  European Capitals of Culture  which are on the  UNESCO World Heritage List ,   European Heritage Label  sites, or  Access City Award  label locations, which are cities that have gone above and beyond to become more accessible to everyone.

DiscoverEU is much more than just a ticket. Participants will also receive a  discount card  with over 40,000 discount possibilities on public transport, culture, accommodation, food, sports and other services in eligible countries. Additionally,  Erasmus+ National Agencies  organise pre-departure information meetings, and national agencies across all Erasmus+ countries prepare  DiscoverEU Meet-ups , learning programmes lasting from one to three days.

Social inclusion is a top priority of the Erasmus+ programme, so participants with disabilities or health issues receive support on their journeys. Since October 2022, the Erasmus+ National Agencies have implemented the  DiscoverEU Inclusion Action , allowing organisations working with young people with fewer opportunities to apply for a grant. This action provides extra support to participants, such as extra funding and the possibility to travel with accompanying persons. More than 250 projects have been awarded by the Erasmus+ National Agencies since the first call in October 2022, and two calls of the Inclusion Action are taking place in this year.

While DiscoverEU encourages sustainable travel by rail,  special arrangements  are available for young people from outermost regions, Overseas Counties and Territories, remote areas and islands.

The Commission launched  DiscoverEU  in June 2018 following a preparatory action from the European Parliament. It is integrated into the  Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027 .

Since 2018, more than 1 million candidates have applied for 284,000 available travel passes. According to the latest post-travel survey, 72% of candidates declared it to be the first time travelling out of their country of residence by train. For many, it was also the first time they travelled without parents or accompanying adults, and the majority indicated an increased sense of independence. Over two-thirds said that they would not have been able to finance their travel pass without DiscoverEU.

The DiscoverEU experience has given young people a better understanding of other cultures as well as European history and improved their foreign language skills. Participants are invited to become DiscoverEU Ambassadors to champion the initiative. The  # DiscoverEU Official group  has more than 96,000 members where young travellers can contact each other to share experiences and tips.

To apply, eligible candidates need to complete a multiple-choice quiz on general knowledge about the European Union and other EU initiatives targeting young people. The Commission will rank applicants on the basis of their responses. The Commission will offer travel passes to applicants following their ranking up to the limit of available tickets.

For More Information

European Youth Portal

DiscoverEU is a fantastic opportunity for young people who want to explore Europe, discover places and meet new people. I am happy to launch this spring application round during the exciting European Youth Week. I wish the best of luck to all applicants!

Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

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