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On 10/8/2024 at 3:14 PM, Photoguy21 said:

You can buy wine in Thailand you know, just a bit of information you may not have been told.

 

 

Stupid comment given the rates of duty that are applied to imported wines.

 

Paying 2,000 Baht for a bottle of wine that £5/6 in your home country does not make economic sense.

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7 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:
On 10/8/2024 at 3:14 PM, Photoguy21 said:

You can buy wine in Thailand you know, just a bit of information you may not have been told.

 

 

Stupid comment given the rates of duty that are applied to imported wines.

 

Paying 2,000 Baht for a bottle of wine that £5/6 in your home country does not make economic sense.

 

No, it does't...  But making something up to prove a point, also doesn't make sense. 

 

Here is an example: 

 

GRACA 28 Reserva Douro DOC  - 550 baht in Thailand

- Wine Searcher Price €7,91 ( 290 baht )

https://www.vivino.com/DE/en/graca-28-reserva/w/7978425

 

 

CONTI SANI Primum Chianti DOCG - 450 baht in Thailand

- Vivino Price point: €5,36  ( 196 baht )

https://www.vivino.com/DE/en/san-silvestro-barbera/w/17046?ref=nav-search

 

 

Thus: we're paying anywhere from 180% to 230% of compared to Vivino EU prices.

Prices in UK supermarkets etc are slightly higher. 

 

 

My point here is, no we are not paying 2000 baht ( €55 ) for a €6 - €7 (220-260 baht) wine.

 

You're implying a 900% markup - that may be so in restaurants, but not at the wine shops that while expensive are usually not more than double. 

 

Some decent wines for tolerable prices can be found. 

 

 

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On 10/7/2024 at 4:42 PM, chickenslegs said:

AFAIK importing alcohol (more than 1L) requires a licence, and it's not possible to just declare it and pay the duty..

Which administration can deliver an import licence?

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On 10/7/2024 at 4:42 PM, chickenslegs said:

AFAIK importing alcohol (more than 1L) requires a licence, and it's not possible to just declare it and pay the duty..

You are correct. I tried the declaration route with the intent to pay any tax a few years ago. That didn't work, but the customs man did let me pay a fine (to him) and he let me bring the bottles (of Crown Royal) home (in Bangkok).

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