Items Prohibited by Post to 🇰🇷 South Korea
Korea Post and the Korea Customs Service (KCS) jointly clear international inbound mail at the Incheon International Mail Centre. Personal-import parcels under USD 150 (FOB value) clear duty-free under the de minimis rule; above USD 150, 8% customs duty plus 10% VAT applies, computed on CIF + duty. Goods on the national prohibition list (counterfeit branded goods, narcotics, weapons, dual-use items, North Korean origin) are seized without compensation. Tobacco, alcohol, and cosmetics have separate quantity-based duty rules. KCS's UNI-PASS e-clearance portal handles all declarations; consignees must respond within 30 days to clearance notices to avoid the parcel being declared abandoned.
Unverified entries — pending source check
These entries exist in our dataset but have not yet been checked against a primary source; treat them as provisional.
Carrier-Level Restrictions
These carriers have additional prohibited items specific to South Korea.
DHL Express
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
FedEx International
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
UPS Worldwide
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
Royal Mail International
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
USPS International
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
Australia Post International
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
Canada Post International
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
Aramex
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
EMS (Express Mail Service)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Products from sanctioned countries
Yamato Transport (TA-Q-BIN)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
J&T Express
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
DPD (Deutscher Paket Dienst)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
- ✗Asbestos-containing products
- ✗CITES Appendix I species + products
GLS (General Logistics Systems)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
- ✗Asbestos-containing products
- ✗CITES Appendix I species + products
La Poste / Colissimo
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
- ✗Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
- ✗Asbestos-containing products
- ✗CITES Appendix I species + products
Deutsche Post / DHL Paket
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
- ✗Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
- ✗Asbestos-containing products
- ✗CITES Appendix I species + products
China Post (EMS)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
Japan Post (Yu-Pack)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
Korea Post (EMS Korea)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
India Post (Speed Post)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
Australia Post
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
Canada Post
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
Asendia
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
- ✗Asbestos-containing products
- ✗CITES Appendix I species + products
Evri (formerly Hermes UK)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
- ✗Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
- ✗Asbestos-containing products
- ✗CITES Appendix I species + products
- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
- ✗Counterfeit branded goods (EU Reg 608/2013)
- ✗Asbestos-containing products
- ✗CITES Appendix I species + products
Purolator
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
SF Express (Shun Feng)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
Pos Malaysia (Pos Laju)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)
SingPost (Singapore Post)
Full carrier profile →- ✗Cannabis-derived products + CBD oil
- ✗Poppy seeds + papaver-derived products
- ✗Alcohol (postal regulations)