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Died By Bear

Hey guys, been awhile since I've been to Korea, but will be going in May and want to bring a friend some Redbreast Irish whiskey. Does anyone know if there are any limits? The last thing I want is for him to have to pay tax or any money whatsoever to be able to accept two bottles of fine whiskey.

Thanks in advance.

yodanole · Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: La Florida

I do not know of any airlines that permit passengers to bring liquids on board. This might not be universal, but even Asian airlines are getting stricter.

You could perhaps come by boat.

ttompatz · Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Location: Kwangju, South Korea

Died By Bear · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:00 pm Post subject:

Thanks Tom

Steelrails · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Location: Earth, Solar System

There's a way around the whole thing. If you happen to have a layover, you can declare one bottle you have with you from home and go through customs at your layover airport, then before you board to go to Korea, you can buy a 2nd bottle at the duty free store and bring that (and the receipt) with you.

You can also have some other convoluted thing not relating to alcohol that customs has to deal with for 20 minutes, go deal with that first and when you're done, the person will probably wave you through without remembering to send you through the scanner.

Died By Bear · Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:11 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys. I'm not hell bent on bringing him 2 bottles, so one will suffice. Thanks again.