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Last Updated on March 15, 2020 by

Goa Liquor Rules and Prices

Why alcohol price is cheaper in Goa?

Every State Government in India imposes a heavy tax on alcohol. It can be as high as 200% in some cases.

In 2018, Kerela Budget the Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) costing up to Rs 400 slab has been raised to 200%. Similarly, for beer, the tax has been increased from 70% to 100%.

The Government in Goa has put a comparatively lower tax rate for alcohol to promote tourism in the state. This is the reason the alcohol price is very cheap in Goa.

“Liquor provides 20 percent of the share of the government’s own revenue in most States,” says Jose Sebastian, associate professor at Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram.”

Rules for Bringing Liquor From Goa, India

Flight: If you are taking an International Flight, you can buy a max of 2 liters of alcohol from duty-free shops and carry in handbags. There is no duty-free shop in domestic departure.

If you are buying outside the airport, you can carry a max of 5 liters of liquor in the check-in baggage. There are also state rules, so if your state doesn’t allow alcohol like Gujrat and Bihar, then it will be illegal to carry to these places.

Another important point to note is that this shall be carried in a sealed condition in check-in baggage. If the bottle is open, then it will not be allowed to be carried.

Train/Bus:

Goa Excise issues permits to carry liquor (up to 2 litres) to Daman, Diu, Punjab, Rajasthan, Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Himachal.

You can get a permit which cost around Rs. 20 from the shopkeeper and carries the bottles to these places.

If you are carrying it to Maharashtra, Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh and your permit doesn’t match the location then you are prone to be caught and penalize (mostly bribe).

Now many people have complained that even if they have a valid permit, the cops have asked them to surrender the bottles or pay a bribe. Excise Commissioner Menino D’Souza said, “Every State has its own excise rules. We issue permits to those States that allow import from other States for personal consumption. If any State does not allow with this permit it is their concern.

The answer for if it is legal to carry alcohol with a permit is again questionable. There are allegations that Goa Excise is collecting money from tourists and visitors with false assurances.

While each permit may cost Rs 20, the total amount per month works to a minimum of approximately Rs 1.5 crore, traders say. So carry the alcohol at your own risk.

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Goa Liquor Price List 2019

Kingfisher Beer in Goa

TypesPackingMRP
Kingfisher Premium330 ml – bottle36
Premium500 ml – can55
Premium650 ml – bottle65
Kingfisher Strong500 ml – can55
Strong650 ml – bottle70
Kingfisher Ultra330 ml – bottle55
Kingfisher Ultra Max330 ml – bottle60

Tuborg beer in Goa, India

TypesPackingMRP
Tuborg Green330 ml38
Tuborg Green500 ml56
Tuborg Green650 ml72
Tuborg Premium330 ml41
Tuborg Premium5000 ml61
Tuborg Premium650 ml80
Tuborg Strong330 ml40

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Comments:

  • Pratik Ghorpade

    June 20, 2019

    What to do then to bring liqour in Maharashtra and, now what permit should be taken, how much it will charge.

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  • Sree

    November 27, 2019

    Can we carry 2 ltrs of liquor vide bus journey to Bangalore with a legal permit? Kindly respond. We r two travelling back today evening.

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  • Bhima

    January 12, 2020

    Chorla check post i have valid permit and cops told me for 1 bottel Rs 250 i bergain him 100 he told no .and he taken my both bottels . He telling to us this not Orissa this is karnataka. I have valid permit also what was use of permit

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