Mail-order booze cannot be duty-free, rules European Court

THE country’s drinks industry and the Minister for Finance is looking forward to a prosperous Christmas after the European Court of Justice threw out a case suggesting mail-order booze could be duty-free.

Personal shoppers can continue to bring in up to 90 litres of wine for their own use from any country in Europe without having to pay extra taxes on it.

But they cannot have it delivered to their door tax-free at a saving of up to €2 a bottle, the court ruled after a Dutch wine club brought an action.