With immediate effect, South Korea Customs will tighten the screening of shipment/consignee information on low value non-document import shipments below US$100 in value, as well as under-declared shipments.
Non-compliant shipment documentation may result in customs clearance delays. In addition, with effect from 1 July 2009, the authorities will implement a penalty fee of up to US$ 200 per infringement.
Examples of unaccepted entries:
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Inaccurate or incomplete consignee name and address.
The consignee address must consist of the building name, street address and area information as seen in this sample address:
UPS Korea,
10F Central Plaza Bldg,
321-6 Shinjeong-Dong,
Yangcheon-Gu,
Seoul, Korea
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Only full names of consignees are permitted, initials are not allowed.
Unacceptable: J.J. Yu
Acceptable: Jung Ja Yu
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Inadequate descriptions
Unacceptable: samples/ part/ replacement/ ref nos
Acceptable: Men's 100% cotton woven shirts
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Consolidated value of items in package.
Unacceptable: USD135 for 2 pcs of pen and 5 pcs of books
Acceptable: Itemized values -- 2 pcs of pens at USD 5 each
5 pcs of book at USD25 each
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Underdeclared or miskeyed shipment value.
Unacceptable: Actual invoice value is USD1,000.00 but submitted as USD100.00
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Wrong or missing consignee, or invalid phone/mobile numbers.
Unacceptable: 000000, 111111, 999999, 123456, N/A
In compliance to the new regulation, UPS is required to make the necessary adjustments to our manifesting documentation process. Please visit this website for regular updates.
For more information, please visit:
http://english.customs.go.kr/
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