Hi there -
Is there any issue with the number of bottles of rum cream you bring back? I know they box it up at the airport so you can have it as a carry on. We'd like to bring back 8 bottles or more...
Thanks,
Karen
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Hi there -
Is there any issue with the number of bottles of rum cream you bring back? I know they box it up at the airport so you can have it as a carry on. We'd like to bring back 8 bottles or more...
Thanks,
Karen
Gosh I hope there isn't a limit! That would be horrible, because I plan on stocking up next trip as well......we went through ours way too fast!
Mmmmmmmmm, rum cream!
I don't think there is a limit...there is a limit on liquor of two bottles...I don't think they consider rum cream a liquor.
I consider it a coffee additive :-)
I believe the duty free limit is 2 litters and after that you need to pay duty.
Great - thank you!!!! My husband will be VERY happy! I agree...we go through it WAY too fast, and it IS a coffee additive! I like the way you think!
Thanks again,
Karen
I've brought back as many as 9 bottles at a time and never had to pay duty on them.
Yep....definitely a coffee additive! :)
As WhiteSandSok stated above, I have never paid duty on rum cream either. I bought 4 bottles to bring home this past December. :)
There isn't enough alcohol in Rum Cream for customs to consider it as a liquor. With that being the case No pun intended for when you're buying in bulk quantities) there is no limit to the amount you can bring back to the States.
yes...you can bring as much as the plane will let you lol
don't forget...if you buy it at the airport, and you do not have a direct non stop flight, you must put those bottles into your checked luggage before going through customs....been there...done that!
Just remember if you have a layover, all that you bring back will have to be checked!
I'm SO glad you both brought that up.
I forgot to add the layover part to my initial question!!
THANKS!
Karen
On my return trip in Jan, the airport liquor store ran completely out of banana rum cream so I had to buy regular rum cream (I brought back 10 bottles) - still very good but I miss tha banana rum cream. On my August trip, I plan to take bubble wrap and purchase a few bottles at the grocery store and put in my checked luggage.
Be careful when bringing back liquor and rum cream etc...if you are not flying direct (nonstop) you will have to put it in your suitcase instead of carry on...liquid rules apply when going through customs and security in the U.S.
Even if it is packaged up, you will need to stow it in your checked luggage.
Oops not fast enough:-)
i did wrap up a large bottle of rum cream and placed in my checked luggage.... in baltimore i had to go through a special line and xray machine...i couldnt figure out why, and customs not willing to explain...when i got home , the bubble wrap was cut off around the neck of the bottle... when i took out my luggage this year,a customs form fell out stating they had gone through my luggage...!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamerican71
So you can pack the bottles in your carry on as long as you're on a non-stop flight home? I wasn't sure if the liquid restriction would still apply? I have always checked the bottles in the past to be safe.
From JA directly to your destination with no stop - you can carry your liquor as carry on but it cannot be placed in the overhead bins so it's at your feet BUT this is only for liquor you purchase at the airport. Liquor purchased prior to the airport has to be placed in your checked lugagge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
I always get put through that special line and they can go through my bags as it's always full of dirty clothes and my damp beach towel. In Baltimore as soon as you pass through immigration, my papers have a big "A" written on top for Agriculture which is the same as the xray machine line. I have better luck if it's late and they are short staffed.Quote:
Originally Posted by ekfa51
Thanks so much for the clarification! I hadn't purchased them before at the airport, but will now in the future!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamerican71
my layover is at JFK this trip! i hope there won't be any problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamerican71
Be aware that if you carry on liquor or rum cream. If you have a connecting flight, after clearing customs you will no longer be able to carry it on, it will have to be checked as it exceeds the 3 oz liquids limit. Best to pack it in your checked luggage before you leave the island.
One year, after clearing customs, and you all know the feeling after the long journey home, I put my bottles of rum cream on top of my luggage to give the last guy that asks you for that piece of paper, and they fell off and broke, I thought the immigration officer was going to kill me, and I was so upset.... I almost made it home but not quite with the all illusive rum cream it was a total bummer.
My boyfriend and I had said that this trip we were skipping the Appleton at duty free and bring only rum cream back. Can I really get away with more bottles than if they were hard liquor?? That's awesome! I love my Appleton (in the states the closest I have found to Ting to mix it with is Mello Yello) but rum cream is the way to go since we can't get it here! 24 days til my feet touch 7 mile!
If you are connecting out of the arrival airport, you will not be allowed to carry the bottles on, or at least it was that way last year.
You can get Ting in the US. They carry it in the supermarket by me, product of JAMAICA - not a US made version. I always like the one in the glass bottle better, but the plastic one will do.Quote:
Originally Posted by sher
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I hope it's just the season but a friend of mine is at the airport returning and she called me to tell me the airport liquor store is sold out again of Banana Rum Cream.