CUSTOMS
& DUTY FREE ALLOWANCES AND RESTRICTIONS FOR
SOUTH KOREA
APPLIES
ONLY TO PASSENGERS 18 YRS AND OLDER
Tobacco....200
cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of pipe tobacco (total
quantity not exceeding 500 grams)
Liquor.....1 litre bottle of alcohol
Perfume....2 oz of perfume
Cameras....1 still camera
Film.......reasonable for personal use
Gifts......duty free allowance up to300,000 won
Currency...no restrictions
Note: it is prohibited to bring the following articles into
the country: any printed material, films or phonograph records
considered by the authorities to be subversive or harmful
to national security or public interests; any firearms, explosives
or other weapons; textile fabrics in excess of 5 sq m (6 sq
yards); more than five foreign phonograph records; radio equipment
and any animals or plants prohibited by the relevant regulations.
approval is required for the export of korean antiques or
valuable cultural items from the seoul metropolitan government,
art & antique assessment office, seoul. telephone: (2)
732-9442
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