Customs-Duty Regulations    

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Customs for Visitors
A written baggage declaration must be submitted to a customs officer upon entry. (You’ll receive the form on the plane)

Passengers must clear customs through either the green, white, or red channel. Passengers who have no articles to declare should use the green channel. If a passenger declares non-duty-free articles voluntarily, the declared amount will be accepted and the clearance procedure will be expedited.

 Duty-Free Articles include:
• Goods you will be taking out of Korea upon departure. (The total quantity of the goods should be declared for duty exemption.).
• Goods which were declared upon departure from Korea and are being brought back – this applies especially to expensive item that you had purchased either in Korea or elsewhere before your departure. Examples of such items include digital cameras, computers, other electronic gadgets/equipment, golf clubs, etc.
• 1 bottle (not over 1 liter) of alcoholic beverages 200 cigarettes (50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco)
• 2 ounces of perfume

• For further information on goods subject to declaration and prohibited goods, please contact the Customs Information Office at Incheon International Airport or go to the Korea Customs Service website. You can also call 032-74-3100 or 080-742-7272.   


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