Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Chocolate → South Korea
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
ALLOWED
No specific restrictions for personal chocolate
Details
No specific restrictions for personal chocolate. In the reverse direction (taking chocolate out of South Korea): allowed — Chocolate and confectionery may be exported from South Korea freely at personal-use quantities.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Leaving with this item
Chocolate and confectionery may be exported from South Korea freely at personal-use quantities.
Practical advice
Personal-quantity chocolate clears as routine. Kinder Surprise eggs and similar with embedded non-edible toy capsules are categorically prohibited in the US under 21 CFR 101.16.
Customs authority
Korea Customs Service (KCS) · https://www.customs.go.kr