Duty-Free and Traveler Customs Clearance
For duty-free shops and traveler customs clearance, this guide helps you check the duty-free allowance, import restrictions, voluntary declaration, and tax refund conditions based on Korea Customs Service standards.
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For duty-free shops and traveler customs clearance, this guide helps you check the duty-free allowance, import restrictions, voluntary declaration, and tax refund conditions based on Korea Customs Service standards.
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Task
Travel
Visa
All visas
Program
General
Region
Nationwide
What to check
- In the Korea Customs Service (관세청) traveler carry-on customs clearance guide, check the basic duty-free allowance of US$800, the separate standards for alcohol, tobacco, and perfume, and the restrictions for minors.
- Agricultural, livestock, and fishery products, medicines, animals and plants, monetary instruments, and goods infringing intellectual property rights may be subject to declaration, quarantine, or restriction separately from the duty-free allowance.
- If duty-free shop purchases, overseas purchases, gifts, repaired items, or samples exceed the duty-free allowance, check whether voluntary declaration is required and how the tax amount is calculated.
- For a tax refund, the purchase store, the refund operator, the departure-hall procedure, and the conditions for verifying your passport, receipts, and goods must all be met.
- The customs standards of your destination country differ from Korea Customs Service standards, so check the customs standards of the destination country separately.
What K must not answer
- "Do I not have to declare this item?"
- "Tell me how to avoid paying customs duties."
- "Are duty-free prices always cheaper?"
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