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Old Dec 1, 2014 | 3:26 pm
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HKtraveller
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Macau, Hong Kong, Shanghai
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Originally Posted by ChrisLi
For Single Malt Whiskey or alcohol, it generally goes as below

TPE Town = TPE Airport < HKG Airport < HKG Town (Most Expensive)
Anything over 30% VOL is taxed at 100% in HK.
The expensive ones can be cheaper in Macau as they tax 10% plus MOP 20 per liter. Anything under 30% alcohol is duty free in both places.
So if you buy a lot a trip to Macau and from there to HKG by ferry can be worth it (You arrive airside).
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