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Baggage Services / Special Items / Valuables

Passengers should not place high-priced valuables such as laptop computers, camcorders, cameras, jewelry, antiques, precious metals, etc. in check-in baggage, and are recommended to carry such items on their person at all times.

The airline is not responsible for any damage and/or loss, as well as any damage/loss resulting from such, of such items that may also include currency, securities, contracts, dissertations, medical supplies, etc.

Except however that this limitation on liability does not apply to flights to or from the United States. In this case the passenger is required to provide evidence as to the existence and the value of the lost item in order to establish his/her right to damages and Korean Air is not liable if and to the extent that the damage resulted from the inherent defect, quality or vice of the baggage.
 
Ad Valorem Duties
  
Korean Air operates a system of ‘ad valorem’ duties that guarantees the compensation of reported item values should said item(s) become damaged or lost, if a fixed extra fee corresponding to the flight route is paid by passengers. Passengers must be able to provide supporting evidence for any reported item value, and the maximum item value that can be reported is USD 2,500.

Ad valorem duties are calculated as USD 0.50 per USD 100 of item value reported. For further details, passengers should consult an airline employee at baggage check-in.