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's friendly economy time.

Reporter Han Ji-yeon is here.

Do you think you will be able to buy duty-free items online more easily in the future?



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Yes, the time is from December.

You can also purchase products from duty-free shops such as Lotte and Shilla on portal sites such as Naver and online malls such as Coupang.



Currently, the only place where you can buy duty-free items online is the only internet site operated by duty-free shops in 18 downtown nationwide.



If purchases are expanded to online platforms in the future, items purchased here will also be available for pickup at the departure hall, the place where duty-free goods are received just before departure.



In addition, online purchases can be made at duty-free shops in the departure and arrival halls.



First, we decided to discuss the implementation plan of duty-free shops in Incheon International Airport after a pilot implementation at the 23 departure hall duty-free shops and 6 arrival hall duty-free stores nationwide located at the Korea Airports Corporation facilities.



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There is another change.

Will I be able to return the duty-free items I bought while leaving the country?



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Yes, until now, you could only receive items at the departure hall, but from now on, we have decided to create a delivery hall at the arrival hall where you can receive what you bought while leaving the country.



The good thing about traveling abroad is that you can buy duty-free items, but when you leave, you have to take all your belongings with you, so you have to suffer the inconvenience of carrying them throughout the trip.



You also had to risk losing or breaking it.

But in the future, this burden will disappear as you can bring it with you on the way to Korea after completing your travel.



However, this measure will be pilot operated in Busan Port in the first half of next year and then expanded to other airports and ports over time.



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It is slowly being introduced.

Is there any reason for such a gradual introduction?



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Yes, it is not that such an attempt has not been made.

If your hands are lighter when leaving the country, of course, you will be buying more before you leave.



The same thing was promoted two years ago in order to turn overseas duty-free consumption into domestic duty-free shops.



However, if you receive what you bought at the duty-free shop at the departure hall at the delivery hall at the arrival hall, you will be able to buy less at the duty-free shop at the arrival hall.



As the duty-free shops at the arrival hall protested, the installation of the delivery hall was canceled.

This time, I'm going to do it again.



It is for this reason that the pilot operation is first conducted in Busan Port in the first half of next year. Since there is no duty-free shop in the Arrival Hall in Busan Port, it is expected that there will be less resistance to the installation of the Arrival Hall delivery area.



Alcohol and tobacco are the main items sold at the duty-free shop in the Arrival Hall. In Busan Port, alcohol and cigarettes can also be picked up at the arrival hall, but these items are expected to be excluded at Incheon International Airport, where duty-free shops are located in the Arrival Hall.



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Are there any other changes related to duty-free purchases?



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Yes, even alcoholic beverages can be purchased online at 18 downtown duty-free shops nationwide.



In the case of duty-free alcoholic beverages, it was previously impossible to buy them at places other than sales offices.



However, we decided to revise the notification of the National Tax Service in the first half of next year, which allows purchases to be made at downtown duty-free shops through 'Smart Order' and received at the airport departure hall, not the sales office.



In addition, it seems that you do not need a passport when visiting duty-free shops in the city.

A method of verifying identity through smartphone authentication is promoted.



In addition, the method of paying customs duties is becoming more convenient. We decided to build a system that automatically calculates and even pays the tax amount when travelers declare their belongings through the mobile app.