The news papers have written alot about how this new legislation is working, or rather not working. How the customs are having trouble handling it and such. I haven't heard of a single person actually importing wine by mail under the new rules.
When I finally found someone selling Doux Champagne I had to figure out if this would actually work. I checked the customs web page, according to them there was no trick to it actually. Just have someone mail it to you, and write the volume and the percentage of alcohol and the rest would take care of it self. So that's what I did. I got a tracking number from Champagne Fleury and could see how the parcel progressed. I was not so please when the tracking read:
Translated: Package is beeing temporary stored because Import license is require.
Sendingen er under importbehandling og er midlertidig lagret Årsak: Importrestriksjoner, lisens kreves
That stage passed quickly and it went in to waiting to clear customs. Nothing happened for a week, then I called mail service. They could not explain why nothing had happened to the parcel for a week, but promised to expedite it. A few days later I could pick up my 8 bottles at the post office for a sizable charge (value added tax, alcohol tax, tax fee).
The conclusion is that it really works to have people send you alcohol, just be prepared to pay a lot as it passes through the customs.
