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What can I take out from Korea duty free?

 
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chachee99



Joined: 20 Oct 2004
Location: Seoul Korea

PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:20 am    Post subject: What can I take out from Korea duty free? Reply with quote

I am leaving Korea and want to bring back a bottle of soju and carton of cigarettes back to Canada. What is the limit in ml for alcohol and packs of cigarettes can I bring back into Canada duty free?
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea

PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:36 am    Post subject: Re: What can I take out from Korea duty free? Reply with quote

chachee99 wrote:
I am leaving Korea and want to bring back a bottle of soju and carton of cigarettes back to Canada. What is the limit in ml for alcohol and packs of cigarettes can I bring back into Canada duty free?


Duty free?

200 cigarettes and 1.14 liters of booze.
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On the other hand, for anything else, since you have been gone for over a year the limit is $10,000 as your repatriation allowance (some restrictions - must have owned for more than 6 months and must have been used) + $750 "no use restriction".
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5087-eng.html

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After each absence of 7 days or more

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5056-eng.html

You can claim up to CAN$750 worth of goods without paying any duties. Although you can include some tobacco products and alcoholic beverages, a partial exemption may apply to cigarettes, tobacco products and manufactured tobacco. See the sections called �Alcoholic beverages� and �Tobacco products� for more details. With the exception of tobacco products and alcoholic beverages, you do not need to have the goods with you when you arrive.
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You are allowed to import only one of the following amounts of alcohol free of duty and taxes:

* 1.5 litres (53 imperial ounces) of wine;
* a total of 1.14 litres (40 ounces) of alcoholic beverages; or
* up to a maximum of 8.5 litres of beer or ale.
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wishfullthinkng



Joined: 05 Mar 2010

PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I travel internationally on a weekly basis and often bring in two or three 1-liter bottles of hard alcohol into Incheon. The limit is 1 liter but I never have any issues.

I'm also Korean and I'm sure some of the customs officers must recognize me by now though, so your miles may vary.

Edit: As for cigarettes, they are already crazy cheap here so I'm not sure why you'd want to bring any in. I guess you do save some money as a carton is around 12-18USD at ICN.
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chachee99



Joined: 20 Oct 2004
Location: Seoul Korea

PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wishfullthinkng wrote:
I travel internationally on a weekly basis and often bring in two or three 1-liter bottles of hard alcohol into Incheon. The limit is 1 liter but I never have any issues.

I'm also Korean and I'm sure some of the customs officers must recognize me by now though, so your miles may vary.

Edit: As for cigarettes, they are already crazy cheap here so I'm not sure why you'd want to bring any in. I guess you do save some money as a carton is around 12-18USD at ICN.


I am not bringing anything into Korea. I am taking things out of Korea.
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