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koon_taung_daeng
Joined: 28 Jan 2007
Location: south korea
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 Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:33 am Post subject: How much soju can i bring back with me on the plane? |
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im headed back to Thailand and want to bring some huge ass plastic containers of soju with me.How much am i allowed to bring?
thanks |
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:55 am Post subject: |
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shouldnt be an issue if its not in your hand luggage....
should it?
i brought back 10 small bottles back home with me as gifts |
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hogwonguy1979
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: the racoon den
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:11 am Post subject: |
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carry on, 100ml in a clear ziplock bag, doesnt matter where you are going
not sure about checked |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:28 am Post subject: |
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| You can get those cardboard boxes of cham-e-sool and they don't seem to show up on the airport radar. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| Just take a case of plastic bottles via your suitcase. I brought 24 of them to the UK last winter. |
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nick_shawyer
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| why not just buy them at home, I know the korean supermarkets in the UK sell them.... |
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The_Eyeball_Kid
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: Re: How much soju can i bring back with me on the plane? |
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| koon_taung_daeng wrote: |
im headed back to Thailand and want to bring some huge ass plastic containers of soju with me.How much am i allowed to bring?
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Just buy nail varnish remover and drink that instead. It'll probably taste better, and it's probably safer. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:47 am Post subject: |
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| nick_shawyer wrote: |
| why not just buy them at home, I know the korean supermarkets in the UK sell them.... |
Seven quid a bottle is pretty steep. |
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The_Eyeball_Kid
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| butlerian wrote: |
| nick_shawyer wrote: |
| why not just buy them at home, I know the korean supermarkets in the UK sell them.... |
Seven quid a bottle is pretty steep. |
The difference is that when you buy soju outside of Korea, it's actually distilled from grain, rather than being a mixture of water, ethanol and flavourings. Hence the difference in price. Also, it would be illegal to sell Korean-style soju in the UK. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:23 am Post subject: Re: How much soju can i bring back with me on the plane? |
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| koon_taung_daeng wrote: |
im headed back to Thailand and want to bring some huge ass plastic containers of soju with me.How much am i allowed to bring?
thanks |
If I am NOT mistaken you are allowed to import, duty free, into Thailand, 1 liter of spirits.
You can carry (in your checked luggage) more, but be prepared to delcare it and pay duty on it. You are limited to 100ml going through security at check-in time.
Not declaring it subjects you to a charge of smuggling and smuggling carries some stiff penalties.
Under THAI customs law, a convicted smuggler faces a fine up to 10 times the value of the confiscated items and up to four years in prison.
Last edited by ttompatz on Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:30 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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oxfordstu
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
Location: Bangkok
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| If you do bring some back, do not take it in your carry on luggage. I believe that all liquids and gels are strictly prohibited. |
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Jeju Rocks
Joined: 23 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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You can buy soju in Thailand. Go to Foodland on Sukumvit Soy 5 and at Robinson department store on Sukumvit Soy 19.
A few years ago myself and a friend went to Thailand. We were meeting up with an old friend who used to work in Korea. He missed soju. So we brought him 6 -2 litre bottles of the stuff. When we arrived at customs, we decided to show it to the customs officials. They looked at it, asked us what it was. When we said it was soju, they just shrugged, said who cares and let us through. |
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Masta_Don
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, people declare things at Customs? I've only been stopped once and didn't have anything to get busted with at the time. Do people actually get penalized? I've known people who've been caught bringing bags and bags of meat into Japan and they just took them. That's all that's ever happened from everyone I know, confiscated swords, religious icons, food, but they never claim them and never are punished. I always figured it was if it appeared that you were going to be turning a profit they'd fine you, but that's the only time. |
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Jeju Rocks
Joined: 23 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| It was our first time going to Thailand and we were a bit worried because we had 12L of soju. I wouldn't do it now, nor would I ever bother to bring soju with me. |
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stevemcgarrett
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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OP:
A question: Why would you want to?
Soju from Korea, maotai from China and sake from Japan--all crap liquor if you ask me, even the "good stuff." |
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