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chachee99

Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Location: Seoul Korea
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:20 am Post subject: What can I take out from Korea duty free? |
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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
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:36 am Post subject: Re: What can I take out from Korea duty free? |
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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
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:18 am Post subject: |
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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
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:29 am Post subject: |
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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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