Thailand Expats

Sleesy · #1 10-03-2005, 21:01

My brother's coming to visit me in July for 3 weeks and hates the thought of cheap wine at ludicrous prices. He's keen to send me a case or 5. I know we're gonna get hit by HIGH tax, anyone been down this road before ?

I have acouple of cases in mind.that are in bond at the moment.chateau dauphine 98 I paid only £62- a case.obviously its now worth a lot more.but even if they charge 200 % would only be 120 quid and we would have some decent claret to get down our necks with the bbq steaks etc..will 2 cases b enuf as I have 5 in bond

Cheers
Sleesy

eric-the-viking · #2 10-03-2005, 21:26

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Originally Posted by Sleesy

My brother's coming to visit me in July for 3 weeks and hates the thought of cheap wine at ludicrous prices. He's keen to send me a case or 5. I know we're gonna get hit by HIGH tax, anyone been down this road before ?

I have acouple of cases in mind.that are in bond at the moment.chateau dauphine 98 I paid only £62- a case.obviously its now worth a lot more.but even if they charge 200 % would only be 120 quid and we would have some decent claret to get down our necks with the bbq steaks etc..will 2 cases b enuf as I have 5 in bond

Cheers
Sleesy

think grahma is the man to talk to ,didnt he hit a brick wall when he was attempting to import the stella?
as for the wine ,when is your brother arriving ?
any room for a fellow wine quaffer

Sleesy · #3 12-03-2005, 08:35

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Originally Posted by eric-the-viking

think grahma is the man to talk to ,didnt he hit a brick wall when he was attempting to import the stella?
as for the wine ,when is your brother arriving ?
any room for a fellow wine quaffer

Think GRANMA (as you almost Christened him) has the best idea so far, just bring it with him and pay 54% import duty to be used for personal comsumption....

Plenty of room for fellow wine quaffers as long as you're lesbian !

Sleesy.

eric-the-viking · #4 12-03-2005, 09:41

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Originally Posted by Sleesy

Think GRANMA (as you almost Christened him) has the best idea so far, just bring it with him and pay 54% import duty to be used for personal comsumption....

Plenty of room for fellow wine quaffers as long as you're lesbian !

Sleesy.

who has been talking ?
how did you know im a lesbain caught in a mans body

LivinLOS · #5 12-03-2005, 10:20

At 54% I will let all my mates arriving bring as much as they can carry (my buddy in Holland is a Wine dealer and distributor) its the 200% unpredictable shit that scares me..

Also (like cars) who sets the value ?? I could have wine shipped with any value I like on it.. Thais generally have a way of deciding THEY and only they set the initial value..

Though I have noticed that the wine costs and taste seems to have improved in the last 18 months or so (or is it that my tastebuds have not had anything REALLY good in a while)...

Nicke · #6 12-03-2005, 14:39

Also if you are going to send boxes of wine it may not be considered for personal use and you may need to show your alcohol license.

I had this problem with Swedish tobacco in the past, in the beginning no problem but after a while customs in Phuket town took my packages, told me I need a license since this could not be for personal use (due to the amount I imported). The problem is that there is no license to obtain for Swedish tobacco.

Also while I could import, the fee I had to pay for each package varied between 800-1500 baht, althought it was exactly the same amount each time.

I guess the cheapest and easiest way is to ask all your friends to bring wine with them when they are going to Thailand.

steve@thaib · #7 12-03-2005, 16:48

How about everybody bring a few bottles and lodge them at MTB? I don't drink a great deal of wine but appreciate the odd glass and decent stuff has been hard to come by so far.

stevem · #8 12-03-2005, 19:35

The imported bottles cannot be left on a license premises as they have no Thai tax label attached, and the excise department does do random checks. First offence 5000B, and then it gets worse after that, up to loose of license.

steve@thaib · #9 12-03-2005, 21:05

Wow, you live and learn eh?

Mac · #10 13-03-2005, 09:08

I am a closet wine drinker. I really do prefer a decent bottle of wine to a cheap bottle but... The problem with wine is that it really does need to be kept a cellar temperatures. If you boil it at 30 degrees and then cool it down again it is ruined to all intents and purposes.

I have bought expensive french wine in Thailand and it has been truly horrible. I think I would invest in a cellar wine cooler before even contemplating bringing over any wine and ask my mates to pack it in their hand luggage and not put it in the hold of the aircraft if it is unpressurized. You will then have some chance that it is still drinkable when it arrives!

Mac

river · #11 13-03-2005, 18:52

Also don't put it through the xray I had a couple of bottles of vintage white damaged by this but the red was ok.

stevem · #12 13-03-2005, 20:51

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not put it in the hold of the aircraft if it is unpressurized. Mac

If this was the case, then I wouldnt be putting my butt on the aircraft either.

Sleesy · #13 15-03-2005, 06:41

After a few corked bottles recently I went for one of those BIG bottles of Italian Red...maybe I too am getting accustomed to plonk but it was ALRIGHT.

BTW...I've never had a bad Heineken.....

IRISH JONNY · #14 15-03-2005, 14:44

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Originally Posted by Sleesy

BTW...I've never had a bad Heineken.....

THAT MAKES TWO OF US

IJ

Paddy · #15 15-03-2005, 16:45

Though I have noticed that the wine costs and taste seems to have improved in the last 18 months or so (or is it that my tastebuds have not had anything REALLY good in a while)...[/quote]

LivinLos, I think you're right. The general standard of wine you'll get served in a bar does seem to have risen slightly over the last couple of years, from totally undrinkable to merely disgusting. I had a few glasses of red in Misty's in Pattaya (not the sort of place you would go to for the quality of its cellar) that was in serious danger of being quite pleasant!

geespot · #16 16-03-2005, 19:00

We serve from large bottles of californian red and white. Its drinkable but thats about it. It gets you seriously pissed as well. Its amazing the amount of BG friends I have converted onto red wine, only problem is it make them even more loopy than normal

G

eric-the-viking · #17 16-03-2005, 20:50

G
it sounds to me that you need some kind hearted b.m`s to bring you a bottle or two of a good red for your own personnel use mate .

r3aps · #18 16-03-2005, 22:54

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Originally Posted by Mac

I am a closet wine drinker. I really do prefer a decent bottle of wine to a cheap bottle but... The problem with wine is that it really does need to be kept a cellar temperatures. If you boil it at 30 degrees and then cool it down again it is ruined to all intents and purposes.

I have bought expensive french wine in Thailand and it has been truly horrible. I think I would invest in a cellar wine cooler before even contemplating bringing over any wine and ask my mates to pack it in their hand luggage and not put it in the hold of the aircraft if it is unpressurized. You will then have some chance that it is still drinkable when it arrives!

Mac

unless anyone is flying on turbo props,(maybe island hopping) then unpressurised cargo holds will not be a prob.they will be pressurised.
steve

geespot · #19 17-03-2005, 19:05

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Originally Posted by eric-the-viking

G
it sounds to me that you need some kind hearted b.m`s to bring you a bottle or two of a good red for your own personnel use mate .

mmmmmmmmmmm a nice bottle of Chateau Neuf De Pape would go down a treat or a nice Merlot or Californian Zinfandel

The choice is yours mate, make sure there is enough for the 2 of us to get slaughtered

G

See u soon mate