Booze Cruise Trips to Calais, France

Since Duty Free was abolished there are now no limitations on what you can bring back from France and most of the other EU countries. However, it’s important to follow the government guidelines which state that it is a criminal offence to import goods for resale and that anything you bring back should therefore be for personal use only. Below is the guidelines set out by HM Revenue & Customs – note, its not an offence to exceed these but if you do you would need to be able to convince customs that the goods are for personal use only.

3200 cigarettes
400 cigarillos
200 cigars
3 kg of smoking tobacco
110 litres of beer
10 litres of spirits
90 litres of wine
20 litres of fortified wine (such as port or sherry)

See France Booze Cruise Beauties!

Hypermarket	Opening Times	Contact Details	See France Says
Franglais	Monday-Friday 9.00am - 7.00pm Saturday : 9.00am - 6.30pm Sunday : 9.30am - 6.00pm	CD 215, 62185 Frethun Tel 00 33 321 852939	Very competitive pricing, especially on wine which is often less than £1.00 a bottle. Great wine tasting facilities too. Star Rating :
Pidou	7 Days a Week - 10.00am - 8.00pm	190 rue Marcel Dassault, Zone Marcel Doret, 62100 Calais Tel 00 33 321 967810	Very convenient opening times and huge range of well known beers, wines and spirits. Star Rating :
Vignobles & Saveurs De France	Open from 10.00am - 18.45pm Closed Wednesdays and Sundays and from 13.00pm to 14.00pm daily.	Rue De Verdun, Tel 00 33 321 19 30 01	Not cheap but fantastic quality high-end wine. One of our favourites when we're looking for a bottle of something decent. Star Rating :
Tesco Vin Plus	Monday - Saturday 8:30am to 10:00pm. Closed Sunday	Cite De La Europe	A massive range! A great place to do all of your booze shopping if time is of the essence Star Rating :
Carrefour	Monday - Friday 9.00am -10.00pm Saturday 8.30am-10.00pm. Closed on Sundays.	Cite De La Europe	One of the biggest stores with a vast offering of beers, wines and spirits. Star Rating :
Calais Vins	Monday - Saturday 9.00am to 7:00pm. Sunday 10.00am - 7.00pm	Rue Gutenberg 62100 Calais Tel (0)3 21 36 40 40 Fax :+33 (0)3 21 35 14 47	Excellent rewards scheme for regular customers and very friendly, English speaking staff. Star Rating :
Le Chais	Open Daily 9.00am - 7.00pm but closed for lunch from 12.00 midday - 2.00pm	40 rue de Phalsbourg, 62100 Calais. Tel 00 33 321 978857	Another one for serious connoisseurs. It is one of the oldest established outlets and the staff here really know their stuff. Star Rating :
Oddbins	7 Days a Week - 10.00am - 8.00pm	Cité Europe, 139 rue de Douvres, 62901 Coquelles, Cedex, France	Not the cheapest on wines and beers but offer some great deals on spirits and champagne. Star Rating :
Auchan	Monday - Saturday : 8.30am - 10.00pm Closed on Sundays	Fort Nieulay, Route de Boulogne (RN1) Tel (00 33) 321 46 92 92	Well known hypermarket in France with branches elsewhere. Offers other products and grocery shopping. Star Rating :
Boozers	Open 9.00am - 9.00pm 7 Days a Week	Route de Saint Omer, 62100 Calais Tel 0033 (0)321 19 99 00	Under new ownership but offering an impressive range of beers and wines. Star Rating :
The Wine & Beer World	Open 7.00am - 10.00pm 7 Days a Week	Zone Marcel Doret	Owned by Majestic Wines. A very professional outfit with a good range of beers and wines. Star Rating :
World Shopping	Open 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week	In Eurotunnel Terminal	Ce'st Ouvert Sept Jour ! Wow, that’s what I call convenient. However, it only gets a 2 star rating as its only available to Eurotunnel passengers. Star Rating :