El Salvador Antilles British

Nicaragua

In the case of the $1200 exemption, up to $600 worth of

the merchandise may have been obtained in any of the

beneficiary countries listed above, or up to $400 in any other

country. For example, if you traveled to the U.S. Virgin

Islands and Jamaica and then returned home, you would be

entitled to bring in $1200 worth of merchandise duty-free. Of

this amount, $600 worth may have been acquired in Jamaica.

In the case of the $600 exemption, up to $400 worth of

merchandise may have been acquired in other foreign countries.

For instance, if you travel to England and the Bahamas, and

then return home, your exemption is $600, $400 of which may

have been acquired in England.

$25 Exemption

If you cannot claim the $400, $600, or $1200 exemptions,

because of the 30-day or 48-hour minimum limitations, you may

bring in free of duty and tax articles acquired abroad for your

personal or household use if the total fair retail value-does

not exceed $25. This is an individual exemption and may not be

grouped with other members of a family on one customs

declaration.

You may include any of the following: 50 cigarettes, 10

cigars, 150 milliliters (4 fl. oz.) of alcoholic beverages, or

150 milliliters (4 fl. oz.) of alcoholic perfume. Cuban tobacco

products brought directly from Cuba may be included.

Alcoholic beverages cannot be mailed into the United

States. Customs enforces the liquor laws of the state in which