SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Thursday it has confiscated 30 billion won (US$23.12 million) worth of forged luxury brand items and other illegal goods in the first half of this year. The Korea Customs Service said it had found 2 million illegal items worth 30 billion won combined in [...]
SEJONG, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Customs Service said Wednesday that 14 drug-sniffing dogs, which have undergone training, are now available for adoption. These Labrador retrievers successfully completed the basic detection training; however, they were later disqualified from the final training stage. Those interested in adopting one of these dogs may submit registration [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Thursday it has captured a record amount of drugs over the January-April period, with smuggling attempts falling in number while rising in average volume. The amount of drugs seized at borders reached 213 kilograms over the first four months of 2023, up 32 percent [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Monday it has started permitting imports of full-body sex dolls, three years after the country’s top court ruled they are not “obscene materials.” The Korea Customs Service had been allowing imports of sex dolls that depict particular human body parts, but not life-size dolls, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s customs agency said Tuesday it has detected 256.7 billion won (US$179.6 million) worth of imported items disguised as being locally produced through September this year. The amount marks a 35 percent rise from the same period a year earlier, according to the Korea Customs Service. Among the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean customs agency reviewing the idea of strengthening the tax obligation for the nation’s overseas direct purchase agents. The Korea Customs Service said Monday that it has outsourced a study on the direction of customs administration in response to changes in the e-commerce environment. In the request for [...]