How much alcohol can you bring from Vietnam, and does duty free count separately from checked baggage?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 12 days ago
TL;DR
Based on traveler reports, people brought 6 liters of alcohol for two adults in checked baggage plus 2 bottles of rum bought at the airport duty free. They passed through the green channel in Moscow without a baggage scan, but this is personal experience, not an official rule.
What the community said
A recent traveler report says two adults carried 6 liters of alcohol in checked baggage and also bought 2 additional bottles of rum at the airport duty free.
12 days ago 6 liters for two people + 2 bottles of rum
The travelers were unsure whether duty free was treated separately, as with standard duty-free allowances, but in their real trip the combination of checked baggage and airport purchases did not cause any issues.
12 days ago duty free
On arrival in Moscow, they used the green channel; their suitcases were not scanned, and officers only asked whether they were traveling together and where they had arrived from.
12 days ago green channel, Moscow
Chat members noted that, in practice, arrivals from Vietnam may face lighter screening than some other routes; they compared it with a much stricter inspection after a previous arrival from Dubai.
12 days ago comparison with Dubai