Last month, I retured to Thailand from the U.S. with a bottle of Kendall Jackson Pino Noir. Cost at Safeway $8 (~256thb). Thailand price over 900 thb. I read U.S. import tax on foreign alcohol is only 1%.

21 hours ago, scoutman360 said:

Last month, I retured to Thailand from the U.S. with a bottle of Kendall Jackson Pino Noir. Cost at Safeway $8 (~256thb). Thailand price over 900 thb. I read U.S. import tax on foreign alcohol is only 1%.

Import duties are 0% but they are subject to excise charges and local taxes.

On 8/1/2025 at 10:45 AM, mfd101 said:

Just up the road from us but I've never persuaded b/f to investigate. I shall now renew my efforts. 😅

If Bum Fluff will not go with you to investigate, did you ever consider going alone?

On 8/1/2025 at 11:23 AM, Zapitapi said:

Price Comparison: Pre- vs. Post-Tax Changes

(Examples for popular wines in Thai supermarkets like Villa Market, Tops, Wine Connection)

Wine (750ml)	Pre-Tax Price (THB)	Post-Tax Price (THB)	Change
Jacob’s Creek Shiraz	1,200	950–1,000	–20%
Yellow Tail Cabernet	850	700–750	–15%
Casillero del Diablo	1,500	1,200–1,300	–15%
Moët & Chandon Brut	4,500	3,800–4,000	–12%
Thai-produced wine	600–800	500–700	–10%

 

Where do I buy bottles of Moet for 3800 ?

44 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

If Bum Fluff will not go with you to investigate, did you ever consider going alone?

No.

On 8/1/2025 at 11:23 AM, Zapitapi said:

Price Comparison: Pre- vs. Post-Tax Changes

(Examples for popular wines in Thai supermarkets like Villa Market, Tops, Wine Connection)

Wine (750ml)	Pre-Tax Price (THB)	Post-Tax Price (THB)	Change
Jacob’s Creek Shiraz	1,200	950–1,000	–20%
Yellow Tail Cabernet	850	700–750	–15%
Casillero del Diablo	1,500	1,200–1,300	–15%
Moët & Chandon Brut	4,500	3,800–4,000	–12%
Thai-produced wine	600–800	500–700	–10%

Wow, you are certainly paying extremely high prices for everyday wine, unless this is so far out of date that it's meaningless; for example the Casillero del Diablo can now be bought for around 545 baht and as far as I recall the Jacob's Creek Shiraz is under 600 baht a bottle.

 

For the record I buy mine from wholesalers and can select a few to try, quite a few of which I've now included in my regular purchases, but buying from supermarkets is something I rarely do because I get such good prices from my wine importers.