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The FAQ of the US Embassy in Germany states

Adults at least 21 years of age who are not residents of the United States may bring in, free of duty and internal revenue tax, not more than one liter of alcoholic beverages beer, wine, liquor for personal use. [...]

In addition to U.S. Federal laws, the traveler must also meet state alcoholic beverage laws which may be more restrictive if the state in which you arrive permits less liquor than you have legally brought into the United States, that State's laws apply to your importation of alcoholic beverages.

The first part is fine, I take 2x0.5l and am fine. But the second paragraph makes it complicated: How can I find the appropriate rules?

Is there any other paper work I have to mind or can I simply pass border and customs control?

I fly via Philadelphia, PA to San Francisco, CA.

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You should not have any problems passing through Philadelphia Airport with 2 bottles of beer in you luggage. You can fill out your paperwork and unless you have something else to declare use the Green exit doors.

Pennsylvania while having some stranger liquor laws doesn't have any issues with importing federally allowed amount of liquor for personal consumption. At some point there used to be restrictions on import of Absinthe but most of them have been lifted.

As far as PHL to SFO is concerned the check is not as "thorough" for the lack of the better term.

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