80 percent of all alcoholic drinks in Indonesia was bought or traded illegally in the black market.

Source:  AFP, “Indonesian brewers fret over excise tax hike,” Google News, March 24, 2010.

The Government of the United Kingdom losses an estimated $1.5 Billion (1 Billion British Pounds) in lost taxes to alcohol smuggling activities.

The smuggling of beer alone creates losses of $1 Billion (750 Million Pounds).

Source:  ePolitix, “The £1bn alcohol fraud problem,” Yahoo UK, February 9, 2010.

Indonesia’s Customs and Excise Office reported that there were 7 cases of large scale alcohol smuggling in the country in 2009 with a value of $1.9 Million.

Source: Aditya Suharmoko, “Customs destroys illegal alcoholic drinks,” Jakarta Post, December 10, 2009.

Based upon currently available information, alcohol smuggling in the United States causes losses of $34 Million.

Sources:
Moonshine in Virginia creates loss of $20 million.

$14 million lost to alcohol smuggling in Michigan.

In 2006, $22 Million was lost in tax revenue due to beer smuggling in Cambodia.

Source:  Legislative Committee Report, “Illegal Importation of Alcohol into Michigan,” Michigan Liquor Control Commission, January 15, 2008, page 16.

The United Kingdom government loss an estimated 750 Million British Pounds ($1.2 Billion) to alcohol smuggling in 2001.

Source:  “Alcohol tax report: Frequently Asked Questions,” http://www.europa.eu, May 26th, 2004.

In the first half of 2009, 8 percent of all alcohol consumed in Sweden was illegally smuggled in to the country.

Source:  “Swedes drinking more smuggled liquor,” The Local, September 8, 2009.

Canada losses an estimated $734 Million (800 Canadian) to alcohol smuggling each year.

Source: ARA, “Ilicit and Non-Commercial Alcohol,” Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use, accessed: August 20, 2009.

The US State of Michigan losses at least $14 Million a  year to alcohol smuggling, according to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.

Source: Michigan Liquor Control Commission, “Illegal Importation of Alcohol into Michigan,” Legislative Committee Report, January 15, 2008.

According to Revenue and Customs, one in eight bottles of alcohol consumed in the United Kingdom in 2008 was illegally smuggled into the country.  The year before, the ration was one in ten.

40 million liters of smuggled alcohol was consumed in the United Kingdom in 2008.

Source:  Allegra Stratton, “Smuggling of alcohol and tobacco into UK costing £5.5bn,” Guardian, December 27, 2008.