South Korea Customs Regulation

Documentation :

• Original Bill of Lading/ Air waybill
• Inventory list

Foreigners

- Passport Copy (Identification & entry stamp) from Client and accompanying family members.

- Work visa, valid at least one year

- Certificate of Alien Registration (=Residence card) from Client and accompanying family members, which can be obtained from Immigration office in Korea.

Dury free entry :

Used household effects, excluding commercial commodities and new high value items.

Subjects duty :

- New furniture 22.5%-54.80%

- New carpet : 24.30%

- All brand new electridcal items (including items used less than 6 months) 20% of Customs assessed value

- Tobacco products

- Used or new automobiles, boats, aircrafts, motorcycles.

- Jewels

1. Goods must arrive at POE/AOE in Korea within 6 moths of the owner's arrival.
2. Clearance is supposed to take place at a bonded warehouse.
3. Personal effects cannot be customs cleared prior to the shipper's arrival
4. All incoming shipments excluding diplomatic are subject to open inspection by Korean Customs Authority.

For Korans

- Evidence of a stay at least 1 year in  a foreign country needs to shown in the passport.