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[jdog2050]

Hey; I'm going to Fukuoka and I want to bring back quite a bit of beer--Chimay, Hitachino Nest, Delirium Tremens, etc.

How much can I bring back either on the plane or stow-away?

[MollyBloom]

http://www.korea4expats.com/article-customs-wine-spirits-korea-customs.html


ALCOHOL:
Carry on: Korean Customs Regulations allow each adult to bring in two bottles of wine or liquor with them duty free.
Shipment: wine and spirits can be included with the arriving expats' shipment of household goods and personal belonging. Two boxes (24 bottles) of wine can included in a (full) container can be brought it free of duty/taxes, but more than that and duty may be levied according to the following formula:
Wine: 52.95% of duty and 15.29% of tax
Cognac: 154.5% of duty and 26.45% of tax
Whiskey: 176% of duty and 27.6% of tax
Beer: 249.7% of duty and 24.97% of tax.

http://www.traveldocs.com/kr/customs.htm

CUSTOMS & DUTY FREE ALLOWANCES AND RESTRICTIONS

APPLIES ONLY TO PASSENGERS 18 YRS AND OLDER

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Tobacco....200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of pipe tobacco (total quantity not exceeding 500 grams)
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Liquor.....1 litre bottle of alcohol
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Perfume....2 oz of perfume
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Cameras....1 still camera
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Film.......reasonable for personal use
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Gifts......duty free allowance up to300,000 won
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Currency...no restrictions
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Note: it is prohibited to bring the following articles into the country: any printed material, films or phonograph records considered by the authorities to be subversive or harmful to national security or public interests; any firearms, explosives or other weapons; textile fabrics in excess of 5 sq m (6 sq yards); more than five foreign phonograph records; radio equipment and any animals or plants prohibited by the relevant regulations. approval is required for the export of korean antiques or valuable cultural items from the seoul metropolitan government, art & antique assessment office, seoul. telephone: (2) 732-9442

[JongnoGuru]

As far as I know, stowaway? NONE! (but wrap it well, I've never been nailed)

Carry-on? As much as you want. You must have a few carry-on items. Spread it out.

really, take as much as you can carry. they're looking for scotch. if they get uppity, then apologise, stammer, shrug, beg!
Beer should not ever be a problem. never was for me.

[thrylos]

Unless you buy everything in Duty free, how are you going to carry liquids on the plane with you? They're definitely larger than 100mls! Doesn't sound like you'll take the ferry. Good luck with wrapping them in your check-in bags.

[Robot_Teacher]

OK, beer run to Japan. Wow, that's desparate to get some good brew. LOL.

I went to a Home Plus in Seoul and bought 20 bottles of 500ml Erdinger and it was very heavy. And I mean very heavy like as in 40 to 50 pounds too heavy to fly with, but I was going by bus and muscling it around.

I see no problem with getting a 6 pack or even a 12 pack of something special. Forget about putting anything in your carryon unless it's a 100 ml bottle or smaller due to that dumb liquids rule that even applies to a regular bottle of water. Bring bubble wrap if you can for the bottles as they really throw luggage and hundreds of pounds might ride on top of it. One time, I entered the states with 12 bottles of Italian wine in my check on with no problems, except one bottle broke and the bag came off the conveyer belt leaking red merlot.