Is there a limit to how much you can bring back to the USA? Eons ago (2009) there was no limit since it was made in JA.
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Is there a limit to how much you can bring back to the USA? Eons ago (2009) there was no limit since it was made in JA.
I don't know about checked luggage but you can't carry it onboard. We once had 4 bottles of fish and meat sauce
confiscated at security for our U.S. connecting flight because they were 4 oz. and the fluid limit is 3 oz. Now we order it on line.
My understanding, correct or not, is that there is no limit to bringing it back to the States. Not because it is made in Jamaica, but because the alcohol content is so low. As Yardie alluded to, if purchased at MBJ, you can carry it onto the flight out of Jamaica. If you have a connecting flight in the USA, you must put it in your chacked bags at that first airport where you go through immigration. You will not be able to carry it onto that flight. If you have a direct flight, then no problem, Mon.
Here's a couple of links (I think) will answer your question...
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-...checked%20bags.
https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Artic...language=en_US
For passengers that are travelling with a connecting flight...you have an option of buying duty free alcohol in the airport without having to shove it into your checked luggage later. They'll seal your product in a special bag that may be carried on to the plane & is allowed to go through security.
I have brought back as many as 8 bottles in my checked luggage. I declared at customs, and only got a chuckle.
When returning from Jamaica, we connect in Atlanta. I have seen firsthand Rum Cream being confiscated even in the duty free packaging. Reason....it is not a clear liquid and therefore not allowed as carry on in Atlanta. We always re pack ours in our checked bags.
We do declare at Customs as we are clearly holding the bag, LOL! Pay particular attention to the 2nd sentence...
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) limits carry-on liquids to 3.4 ounces (100 ml), unless you purchased alcohol at a duty-free shop at the airport after clearing security. However, if you have a connecting flight within the U.S. and go through security again, then that bottle of alcohol you were initially allowed to carry on would have to be checked. To avoid this conundrum, wait until the last leg of a flight to buy duty-free alcohol.
https://www.travelchannel.com/intere...ol-into-the-US
We have a direct flight with SWA so i'm bringing an empty suitcase...lol
It makes it much less of a concern if you pack your alcohol into your checked luggage!Quote:
Originally Posted by jamaicajeanne
I've heard others say they had some problems with rum cream when the program was first started at duty free...but hadn't heard anything in the last year nor did I have any problems last summer bringing rum cream in myself.
From the TSA website:
If you purchased the alcohol overseas and have a connecting flight in the United States, the alcohol is allowed in your carry-on bag if;
The bottles are packed in a transparent, secure, tamper-evident bag by the retailer. Don’t try to sneak a swig! If the bag looks opened or tampered with, then it won’t be allowed to fly in your carry-on bag.
Keep the receipt! You must show that the alcohol was purchased within the last 48 hours.
https://www.tsa.gov/blog/2019/06/21/...veling-alcohol
I once had 12 bottles of cream and 2 bottles or Rum. The Customs officer said "What else?!" I cringed and said "A tee shirt." He just shook his head and waived me through. I'm glad I was honest.Quote:
Originally Posted by rustedduck
lol!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyc
Ultimately, it is up to the TSA agent. I saw Rum Cream routinely confiscated and I saw some dark rums being confiscated. My only experiences are thru Atlanta. At one time, the tamper evident bags at Sangsters had some black bars along the bottoms....those were rejected too.
We no longer purchase at Duty Free in Montego Bay. We purchase on island and pack it in our checked bags.
Seems the agents weren't trained in Atlanta maybe...idk.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamaicajeanne
Like you said...it's up to the TSA person. They took my sea salt last time...don't get me started...lol.
Salt?? Seriously???
Since we pack our in check bags, I just patiently stand in the TSA line in Atlanta and watch folks try to argue. .
Speaking of TSA in Atlanta....last fall, I forgot a snack bar in the bottom of my personal bag....I was the lucky one that time having all of my "stuff" removed from my bag and inspected, LOL!!
We're talking about 2 different things here, Security and Customs. Security only cares about safety, customs may want taxes due.
If you like that one, you should've seen the 25 lbs of coffee I brought back from the DR in my carry on. The entire plane smelled like Starbucks! My wife "loves" traveling with me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob
We did the same John, only from Costa Rica.
"We're talking about 2 different things here, Security and Customs. Security only cares about safety, customs may want taxes due."
Agreed! Declare at customs, but ultimately it is going to be up to that specific TSA agent and I have personally witnessed the confiscations at TSA in Atlanta multiple times.
Here’s the Canadian scope. You are only allowed one litre returning to Canada. The connecting flight IN Canada,after customs, is the problem. Sometimes the luggage goes on through and we can’t get the duty free in a piece checked luggage.
So I go down to the China Man and buy the equivalent of 1L in those little tiny Mickie’s and put them in my checked luggage. They make great gifts and easy to pack going to the camp and going to hotels, etc. And it is the same amount as a 1L, I just redistribute it in my luggage better. Doesn’t work out to be any more expensive than duty free.
I wonder what we'd find in the liquor cabinets at the Atalnta TSA agents' homes. I bet lots of rum cream. ;) (Trying to start a conspiracy theory.)
I wonder what the liquor cabinets in Atlanta TSA agents' homes look like. Sounds like we'd see a lot of rum cream there. ;) (Trying to start a conspiracy theory.)
Anywhere near RIU TB i can buy a dozen or so bottles?
Thought about doing an early dinner at 3 Dives one night and just have the taxi stop at hi-lo on the way back.
There's many small shops around to purchase rum cream...Quote:
Originally Posted by loomis41973
but...you'd probably be better off when purchasing "a dozen or so bottles" hitting up one of the 4 main stores (like HiLo) in downtown Negril. They'll have a better chance of having that many in stock.