In Reply to: pay the duty - alcohol?! posted by jennyz on Friday, 11. February 2005 at 08:43 Bali Time:
I think you'd be slabbed for a fair stack of cash. Indonesia has very high import duties on alcohol.
For example, a bottle of Baileys costs about 380,000rp (aboutAu$55). Even crappy Australian vodka costs about $40, compared to the local product which can be bought for as little as $8.50.
In Jakarta there's a dodgy duty free shop that seems to have been set up just to give cheap grog to expats. I haven't heard about one in Bali.
Unless you have megabucks, I'd advise you to leave the wine at home and rough it with the local stuff while you're in Bali.