In Reply to: duty free ? posted by trishaswish on Monday, 10. January 2011 at 14:31 Bali Time:
... than the Indonesian allowance of 1 litre? If so, then perhaps it would be cheaper & easier to buy over the allowance of duty free alcohol at the airport & tell the customs officer that you have more than the allowance & offer $10 per extra bottle? Will take some negotiation probably.
The XRay machines show bottles in baggage. Can't sneak any in. You MUST declare, or at least come to an arrangement with the Customs Officer.
Indonesian authorities couldn't give a rat's derriere whether duty has been paid elsewhere. What you have been told is, to put it bluntly, rubbish.