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Sending alcohol to australia

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secretsquirrelthethird · 01/03/2019 17:17

I am not being lazy, I have spent all afternoon going between Australia’s customs site, Royal Mail and australia Mail.

Can I send alcohol as a gift to Australia via Royal Mail, more specifically a cider at about 6% volume?

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Bunnybigears · 01/03/2019 17:23

I dont know the legality but seems a lot of faff on, just send a voucher to buy cider over there.

caughtinanet · 01/03/2019 17:23

No idea if you can but that sounds like more trouble than it would be worth. How much do you want to send?

EhlanaOfElenia · 01/03/2019 17:31

I take it it's a special brand which has some significance? Otherwise I can't understand why you would do that, the cost will be enormous!

alcohol Here is some information. Some of it is a bit garbled, but there are a LOT of taxes that need to be paid.

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Fannybaws52 · 01/03/2019 17:49

It's not easy to ship alcohol anywhere. Try DHL. It's not cheap either.

StillMedusa · 01/03/2019 18:02

I think it's pretty much a no no (my DIL to be is Aussie and sending gifts is a minefield) Can you see if you can find it IN Oz and order it from there?

sidsgranny · 01/03/2019 18:06

We use this company to send wine/champagne etc to family in Australia.

www.danmurphys.com.au/Stores/all-stores

They do have some UK ciders on there although not sure which one you're trying to send.

WinterHeatWave · 01/03/2019 18:11

The British Corner Shop is worth looking at - always assuming they stock the cider you are after. They do seem to have some, and offer shipping to Aus.

yellowsun · 01/03/2019 18:50

No you can’t. It’s a nightmare!

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secretsquirrelthethird · 02/03/2019 07:21

Thanks all, think I will leave it! It was a specific local cider so can’t send a voucher. Will probs send a T-shirt with said cider logo, sounds easier.

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SnowsInWater · 02/03/2019 08:45

Dan Murphy's really has an amazing stock of overseas booze (I live in Sydney) so it might be worth checking they don't have it. I have seen really obscure beers and ciders.

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secretsquirrelthethird · 02/03/2019 09:05

Thanks, I checked Dan Murphy and they didn’t have it. The British corner shop did, 6 bottle £20, shopping £40 Grin making it a tenner a bottle - I don’t want to send it that much!

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secretsquirrelthethird · 02/03/2019 09:05

Shopping?! Shipping

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sidsgranny · 02/03/2019 09:51

It's not Saxby's by chance is it?

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secretsquirrelthethird · 02/03/2019 10:59

No, it’s Cornish Rattler - quite mainstream, so easy to buy some and post from here, but apparently shipping will be astronomical.

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InglouriousBasterd · 02/03/2019 11:03

I know you can’t to NZ so I imagine it is similar! T shirt sounds like a good alternative 😄

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