SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Direct purchases from overseas by South Korean customers surpassed the 2 trillion-won (US$1.46 billion) mark for the first time ever in the second quarter of 2024, data showed Thursday. The total value of online direct buying from overseas advanced 25.6 percent on-year to 2.15 trillion won in the April-June [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will prohibit direct overseas purchases of products without safety certifications for 80 items that could potentially affect public health and safety, the government announced on May 16. At a meeting of ministers handling state affairs at the Incheon Airport Customs headquarters, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo unveiled measures to [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The recent fad that has seen South Koreans flock to overseas Internet shopping websites to buy luxury items and premium electronics goods has expanded to include consumption of daily household items. The online shopping mall G9 operated by eBay Korea reported a 157 percent increase in sales of household [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – After cigarette prices were raised in 2015, consumers are now purchasing tobacco products directly from foreign countries. According to data from the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, 21,869 parcels containing cigarettes were imposed duties from January to July 2015, which translates to approximately 3,124 parcels per month. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov.30 (Korea Bizwire) – Americans were not the only shoppers to embrace Black Friday sales, as Koreans flocked to online stores to take advantage of huge discounts. According to Mall Tail, the largest domestic overseas online shopping agent, the number of consumers who visited their site doubled on November 28 (which was November 27 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of direct overseas purchases has been increasing every year, and for the first time last year, reached 1 trillion won. The trend continues as the number of people directly buying their holiday gifts for Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) from overseas websites is increasing. According to Gmarket, an online shopping [...]