1. Free import of 100 milliliters of perfume, goods for personal use and gifts up to a value of USD 800.-.
2. Free import for persons of 19 years of age and over:
– 200 cigarette sticks or 20 milligrams of E-cigarettes (Nicotine percentage less than 1%);
– 2 liters (two bottles) of alcoholic beverages up to a value of USD 400.-.
Prohibited:
If arriving from countries with avian influenza outbreaks or other contagious livestock diseases: birds, chicken meat and all other animal products such as ham, sausages, beef jerky etc.
The list of import banned countries may change depending on the outbreak of diseases.
Restrictions:
If arriving from other countries: agricultural, livestock and food products must be declared and reported to the Quarantine Office at the airport. Items may require an import permit, and a phytosanitary and quarantine certificate from the exporting country. Upon arrival items may be subject to quarantine.
For more information, see http://www.qia.go.kr
Duty-free allowances for agricultural, forest, fishery and livestock products (oriental medicine materials) can be imported up to a total value of KRW 100,000.-. Item-specific quantity and/or weight limits apply, but total weight must be less than 40kg. For more information, see www.customs.go.kr
The import of certain endangered species of plant, live animals and their products is prohibited or restricted under CITES. For further details please refer to CITES: www.cites.org