what can i take out duty free?

by **loobysue** on Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:31 am

can i take a bottle or two of vodka to sharm to ensure i have a proper drink? also how many ***** can i take out and how many can i bring back? some peeps have said to take the bottles u get on the plane are they cheaper than the duty free, getting very confused

by **Sekhmet** on Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:56 am

I believe you can take out the same as you can bring in:
DUTY FREE ALOWANCE & DUTY FREE SHOP:- The current allowance (July '08) when returning to the UK is:
Tobacco: 200 cigarettes; or 100 cigarillos; or 50 cigars; or 250 gms of tobacco.
Alcoholic Drinks: 2 litres of still table wine.
1 litre of spirits or strong liqueurs over 22% volume or 2 litres of fortified wine, sparkling wine or other liqueurs.
Perfume: 60cc/ml of perfume and 250cc/ml of toilet water.
Other Goods: Gifts and souvenirs to the value of �145.
The duty free shops in Na'ama & Old Sharm are quite basic, I'm told (not been, personally). Directions for the one in Na'ama are as follows: Find the street with the Camel Bar on it - everyone knows it, it's called His Maj the King of Bahrain St. Have the Camel Bar on your left & walk up the road. When you get to the T junction (you will have just come up the "stem", you'll be staring at the side wall of Jolie Ville Resort & Casino & their Italian restaurant, Zigolini's is upper level, with a jeweller, bank & perfume shop underneath. Turn left & keep looking left; past Romeo jewellers & a little further on, still on the left, is the Duty Free. It's barely 2mins from when you stand staring at Jolie Ville. You must take your passport & you have to go within 48hrs of arriving in Sharm.
LEGAL DRINKING AGE IS:- 21 (one poster did find a site that said 18 for beer & 21 for all other drinks but the link no longer works, so I can neither confirm nor deny this.)

by **cruisersteve** on Mon Jul 21, 2008 18:50 pm

from uk you can take what you like as long as you do not bring it back
we take 10 bottles of spirits in every time we go at 35.00 sterling for 5

by **HW iaintwoeyes** on Mon Jul 21, 2008 19:23 pm

According to my sources, the following goods may be imported into Egypt without incurring customs duty per person

200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 200g of tobacco.
1l of alcoholic beverages.
1l of perfume or eau de cologne.
Gifts up to the value of £500.

You are risking either it being confiscated or paying duty by importing 10 bottles!!

But I bet you have one hell of a party....any invites? ;-)

by **Sekhmet** on Mon Jul 21, 2008 22:00 pm

What source is that, Iain? Mine's the non EU list on:
http://www.uktrf.com/Travellers-Allowan ... ide-the-EU).page

by **Sekhmet** on Mon Jul 21, 2008 22:03 pm

Oh, I misread what you said, Iain! I thought that you were quoting what could come back into the UK!
Still interested in your source tho; whisper if you can't say it out loud...........ssssshhhhh!
: )