How long does unaccompanied baggage take to get to Korea?

Unaccompanied Baggage (UB) – UB ships by plane and is meant to get those critical items that a SM and family will need as soon as the lease as signed. This shipment usually takes 2 weeks, mostly due to customs. No food stuff or liquids can be shipped in UB and there is a smaller weight allowance for it.



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It normally takes 6 weeks to 3 months for your household goods to arrive and get through customs, depending on where you are shipping from.

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Generally from door to door, moving to Korea takes about 8-10 weeks, but there are shipments that are shorter or longer.

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While your household goods (HHG) – the bulk of your overseas shipment – will travel by boat, your unaccompanied baggage (UB) typically travels by air. It's a smaller shipment and typically arrives faster than your HHG.

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Not Allowed: Furniture and major appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, etc.). Reminder: Unaccompanied baggage counts against your total weight allowance.

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Korea has a very well-defined domestic express delivery service. On average, delivery times are next-day delivery (called “Taekbae”) or same-day delivery (called “Quick Service”).

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Unaccompanied baggage is limited to 2,000 lbs and is part of the administrative weight limitation that may be shipped by an authorized transportation method. Of this baggage, up to 1,000 lbs may be transported by commercial air, if required.

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The standard tour length for a DoD Service member stationed OCONUS is 36 months in an accompanied tour and 24 months in an unaccompanied tour. Hawaii and Alaska are exceptions, with a tour length of 36 months for both accompanied and unaccompanied tours.

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Unaccompanied baggage of incoming or outgoing passengers refers to the baggage belonging to the passengers that are checked inward or outward within the prescribed term after the entry or before the exit of the passengers.

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Unaccompanied baggage is when you send your luggage to your destination before you make the trip yourself. Doing so eliminates the need to carry, check, and claim baggage at the airport.

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But what happens when you go to baggage claim and your checked bag never comes around the carousel? Experts recommend reporting your missing luggage as soon as you realize it did not reach its destination. Find your airline's baggage desk, file a claim, and ask for a copy or a receipt for your records.

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Low Odds. Odds are slim your airline will lose your luggage. According to the Air Travel Consumer Report issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, you face less than a 1 percent chance that a major airline will misplace your bags; in 2022, there were only about 7 reports of mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers.

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Airport Size Just like it would take you more time to walk through a larger airport, it takes your luggage more time to travel the distance from your plane to the baggage claim.

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