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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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 Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:14 am Post subject: This may sound crazy,but please answer the question |
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| I was wondering when I leave Korea for good next week can I pack my Korean baseball jerseys (have 4) in my carry-on or will they try to tax me on something I already paid for at the ball park? The reason I asking is I have heard something about being taxed,but was not clear on the subject. No, I am not a troll. thanks |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:18 am Post subject: |
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| absolutely. no worries. |
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TeeRev
Joined: 06 Nov 2009
Location: Daejeon
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:20 am Post subject: |
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| You are leaving the country. You don't get taxed on stuff when you leave the country. You get taxed when you bring something INTO the country. I'm sure your jerseys are nice, but nobody is going to make you pay any more for them, including the country that you are going to. |
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najiasabir
Joined: 14 Jul 2010
Location: Pohang, S. Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:18 am Post subject: |
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| TeeRev is right! You should not get taxed on things when leaving the country. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:17 am Post subject: |
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| Customs in your home country will tax you to death for them, especially since Korean baseball jerseys are the envy of the world. |
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air76
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:20 am Post subject: |
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| Customs in your home country will tax you to death for them, especially since Korean baseball jerseys are the envy of the world. |
+1
There is a way around this, though....there is a loophole in the tax code that you cannot be taxed for items of clothing that you are wearing. So all you have to do is put all 4 jerseys on, one on top of the other, in the bathroom before you pass through customs. Be sure to wear the top jersey inside-out so that they can't see what it is. |
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Waluigi
Joined: 09 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:57 am Post subject: |
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| air76 wrote: |
| djsmnc wrote: |
| Customs in your home country will tax you to death for them, especially since Korean baseball jerseys are the envy of the world. |
+1
There is a way around this, though....there is a loophole in the tax code that you cannot be taxed for items of clothing that you are wearing. So all you have to do is put all 4 jerseys on, one on top of the other, in the bathroom before you pass through customs. Be sure to wear the top jersey inside-out so that they can't see what it is. |
... also, take a marker and write in clear, legible lettering across the front of the top layer 'NOT a Korean baseball jersey'. Then you'll be fine. |
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WadRUG'naDoo
Joined: 15 Jun 2010
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:18 am Post subject: |
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| You may luck out at customs back home if you have the agent's favorite Korean baseball team's jersey. Could be a big Shrimpburgers fan. |
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air76
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| WadRUG'naDoo wrote: |
| You may luck out at customs back home if you have the agent's favorite Korean baseball team's jersey. Could be a big Shrimpburgers fan. |
You bastard....between you and Waluigi I just about sprayed water all over my keyboard from laughing. In sequence those are two of my favorite all-time Dave's ESL posts.
The very first meal I ever ate in Korea was a shrimpburger at Incheon airport....don't think I ever ate one again. |
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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| WadRUG'naDoo wrote: |
| You may luck out at customs back home if you have the agent's favorite Korean baseball team's jersey. Could be a big Shrimpburgers fan. |
Ok, you had a good laugh. I did say it may sound crazy. I get the point. They will not tax me. Thanks |
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balzor
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Why do they care about clothes in your bag? i am not understanding the problem |
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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Why do they care about clothes in your bag? i am not understanding the problem |
It was not about clothes in my carryon,but I am new to bringing items(baseball jerseys not used in the bags) I purchased in this country and I was not sure if I had to pay a tax on the items even though I bought them a couple of days ago. The other people on the thread claimed I have no worries. |
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air76
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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Hochhasd, it wasn't so much a "crazy" question as a ridiculous one....but as you probably got your first passport to come to Korea, it can be excused.
For future reference....most countries will have an allowance of approximately US$400 per person that you can bring in without having to declare these goods. So, even if you were to have purchased a box of Shrimpburgers' uniforms and these goods were still in the box, you would not have to declare this purchase as long as the total value was $400 or less.
There are generally additional exceptions as well....clothing generally doesn't count, neither does your 1st laptop, 2 cameras, sports equipment, and so on. In short, the average person never really needs to worry about declaring their "normal" purchases to customs. However, if you were to buy $5,000 worth of pearls in Thailand and then stuff them into your luggage without declaring them and get found out, then you would be in trouble. |
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hochhasd
Joined: 05 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| air76 wrote: |
Hochhasd, it wasn't so much a "crazy" question as a ridiculous one....but as you probably got your first passport to come to Korea, it can be excused.
For future reference....most countries will have an allowance of approximately US$400 per person that you can bring in without having to declare these goods. So, even if you were to have purchased a box of Shrimpburgers' uniforms and these goods were still in the box, you would not have to declare this purchase as long as the total value was $400 or less.
There are generally additional exceptions as well....clothing generally doesn't count, neither does your 1st laptop, 2 cameras, sports equipment, and so on. In short, the average person never really needs to worry about declaring their "normal" purchases to customs. However, if you were to buy $5,000 worth of pearls in Thailand and then stuff them into your luggage without declaring them and get found out, then you would be in trouble. |
air76, Thanks for the information. I guess I will be fine. I hope they do not find those pearls.  |
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