Can I Take Two Bottles of Penfolds Grange Bought from Dan Murphy's with Me Overseas?

scoobydoobydu on 01/09/2016 - 16:38

Hi,

I am heading overseas next week and want to bring two bottles of Penfolds Grange 1995 with me as gifts for some important clients. Dan Murphy's sells them for $640 per bottle whilst the duty free store at Sydney international terminal is selling for $1,100.

Q1 - does anyone know if any duty free stores at the airport will price match?
Q2 - if i buy from Dan Murphy, will i be able to bring with me in carry on luggage or will they have to go into checked baggage? I don't want the bottles breaking so would like to take with me if i could (and also get GST back from Tourist Refund Scheme).

Any other advice/ideas would be appreciated.

Travel

Comments

  • mskeggs on 01/09/2016 - 16:47
    +1

    You can take the wine, but the country you are going to may restrict its import, or charge you duty. Check their website.
    You won't be able to take the bottles on board as carry on, they are over the 100ml limit.
    I would be astonished if the duty free shop price matched, but I don't know.
    You can buy boxes for transporting wine that should keep it safe in your luggage. I once used a plastic one to bring a less exalted bottle back from Europe.

  • modsec802 on 01/09/2016 - 16:50
    +1

    You won't be able to take these as carry-on as all liquids need to be 100mL or less: source

    You could claim the WET back at the TRS counter before you check-in and pack these into your checked baggage, however, I wouldn't recommend this as they're glass bottles and could break.

    I believe the WET is 14.5% source and I don't believe you can also claim the GST on Wine (I could be wrong on this), but if it's only WET, the Dan Murphy's price excluding WET is $1117.90 which is more than the duty free price of $1100.00.

    If it were me, for safety and convenience I would simply buy them at the Duty Free post customs on departure as they will seal them in special bags etc. for traveling.

    If they're genuinely for clients the cost should be tax deductible anyway (don't quote me on this though).

    Edit: Oh, and you'll most likely need to declare these where you are going, and possibly pay import duty.

  • quietsarcasm on 01/09/2016 - 17:05

    Not sure if this makes any difference, but I've brought back bottles in check baggage a number of times with no breakage issues. Admittedly, they weren't +$600 bottles so that is also something to consider

  • retiredfeline on 01/09/2016 - 17:17

    I think DM with tax will still be cheaper than duty free. I've taken a well wrapped bottle in checked in luggage with no accident. But put it in a water tight bag just in case. Also some country duty free limits are low, e.g. 1125 ml. But they might not bother to tax you.

  • bluesky on 01/09/2016 - 20:07

    If you end up buying from DM, Polystyrene wine packaging such as this and this are very good for transporting wines in checked-in baggage. For added safety, use a hard luggage case, and pack it in such a way things do not move around. I have carried wines many times this way, without any breakage ever. And they can be reused over and over.

  • Glider on 01/09/2016 - 20:28
    +1

    Worth checking if your destination airport duty-free has them too. Though I'd be hesitant to trust them even if they said they did.

    I've transported wine in my checked baggage before, using these:
    https://www.wineskin.net/
    Easy to find online, and you can usually find them in fancy wine shops and in wine regions like Margaret River.

    Twice I've I packed half a dozen bottles into those skins then put each into a plastic bag, then wrapped them in all of my clothing in my luggage and made sure everything was a tight fit. No problem, no breakages or questions. The wineskins are also re-useable and don't take up a lot of room so when we travel I usually put a couple in my bag in case we find something we really like.

    Also if buying from DM's cashrewards is currently 8% so for such a big purchase worth using it.

  • 4foxache on 01/09/2016 - 23:10

    How come you only bought 2 bottles?

  • datafellows on 02/09/2016 - 21:36

    I used to live in the world where duty free was considered cheaper than retail :P

    • mskeggs on 03/09/2016 - 01:40
      +1

      Me too, but even though I an travelling much more and could get duty free more often, I am still delighted that competition is so intense non-duty free pricing is usually on par or better.

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