Time now for our "Life & Info" segment,...where we focus on information useful for your everyday life.<br />Today, we are going to talk all about South Korea's first ever duty free shops in the ARRIVALS part of the airport... rather than the usual stores in DEPARTURES.<br />They are seen as more convenient for passengers who don't want to lug their purchases around for hours. Just buy and go.<br />From sharing the most popular items... to how to shop wisely,... we have our Kim Da-mi in the studio with us.<br />Hi Dami I'm aware three of these "arrival" duty free shops newly opened at Incheon International Airport two at Terminal One and one at Terminal Two. Tell us more.<br /><br />Hi Mark Right, after going through immigration, you have to wait for your luggage at the baggage claim, which can be a pain in the neck.<br />Often times, that wait for your suitcase of backpack to emerge can be quite long and boring,...so it's the perfect time to shop your way through the jet-lag<br /><br />Right, I hear these shops are literally right next to the baggage claim.<br />It's been over one month since the shops opened at the airport. What do passengers think so far?<br /><br />The convenient location is of course the main selling point of the arrival duty shops.<br />And it looks like there are certain items people go for when duty-free shopping at both arrival and regular duty free shops.<br />Liquor like whisky, vodka and gin is by far the most popular item, followed by makeup, perfume and food. A five-hundred fifty-nine dollar golf club is the most expensive item for sale, eight dollar cotton pads the cheapest.<br /><br /><br />So where's tobacco...like cigarettes? As far as I remember, tobacco has always topped the sales chart... way ahead of cosmetics and fashion.<br /><br />You're right. The reason is you are not allowed to buy tobacco products at the arrival duty free shops,...as there are concerns people may buy and resell them for a higher price to other people.<br /><br />The shops handle around ten items for now...including sunglasses, Korean ginseng, some electronics and chocolate...just no tobacco. And yes, some visitors wish they had more options.<br /><br />"I came to buy some makeup, but the options are quite limited."<br /><br />"Speaking as a customer, I wish the purchase limit was higher."<br /><br />The second customer mentioned a purchase limit.<br />Right now, I believe you can purchase up to three-thousand dollars worth of goods at departure duty-free stores.<br />But at arrival duty-free shops, I hear that figure is much smaller just six-hundred dollars.<br /><br />Right. So in total, you can purchase up to 36-hundred dollars worth of goods at duty free shops. But the tax exemption per person is unchanged...at six-hundred dollars.<br />So let's say, I'm on vacation in the Maldives and there I spend a thousand dollars for my summer wardrobe. I'd have to declare that spending when I arrive back in Korea.<br />However, as soon as I'm back on Korean soil, I spend another 6-hundred dollars on makeup and perfume at the new arrival shop.<br />I get my tax exemption on the makeup I bought at the arrival
