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tyroleanhat
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 12:48 am Post subject: customs - tax (army?) |
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I heard that people in the army, located in Korea, can have things shipped for free from US to Korea - does that mean they can also have delivered goods duty-free?
somebody has more information about this? |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:30 am Post subject: |
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Korean guys in the army can all the stuff they want from the US duty free. It a sweet deal. |
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FMPJ
Joined: 03 Jun 2008
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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The army base is considered domestic US soil, so yep. |
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ttompatz

Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:08 pm Post subject: Re: customs - tax (army?) |
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tyroleanhat wrote: |
I heard that people in the army, located in Korea, can have things shipped for free from US to Korea - does that mean they can also have delivered goods duty-free?
somebody has more information about this? |
Yes.
The bases are considered to be US territory under the terms of the SOFA so unless they "sell the goods off-base" they are NOT considered to have been "imported" into Korea and are not subject to Korean duty, VAT or import taxes.
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