Personal Medical Device 🇰🇷 South Korea
No specific restrictions for personal personal medical device
Can I bring Personal Medical Device into South Korea?
No specific restrictions for personal personal medical device
Personal use
- Pharmacy dispensing label
- Retail packaging
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
No specific restrictions for personal personal medical device. Quantity guidance for South Korea: Personal use. Documentation: Pharmacy dispensing label; Retail packaging. Allowed status assumes personal-use quantities — commercial-scale amounts move the entry into formal import procedures with duty and documentation. Arrival checks are carried out by Korea Customs Service (KCS); when in doubt use the declare (red) channel — declared goods at worst attract duty or surrender, while undeclared goods attract penalties. Leaving South Korea with personal medical device is a separate question: allowed — Personal medical devices may be exported from South Korea freely at personal-use quantities.
Leaving South Korea with personal medical device
Personal-use personal medical devices may be taken out of South Korea without export formalities. Personal medical devices (CPAP machines, glucose monitors, nebulisers, mobility aids) may be exported freely. Carry the prescribing letter and travel with devices in cabin baggage; airlines exempt medical equipment from cabin-bag limits on request.
Over-the-counter Personal Medical Device for personal use may be carried into South Korea in retail packaging with the pharmacy dispensing label. Quantities should reflect the trip length (typically ≤90 days' supply). Some products that are OTC in the origin country are prescription-only or restricted in the destination — verify the destination's medicine framework at Korea Customs Service (KCS) or the destination Ministry of Health portal before travel.
Personal use
- Pharmacy dispensing label
- Retail packaging
This page covers destination customs rules in South Korea. Whether you can carry personal medical device through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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🇺🇸 United States
Personal medical devices generally allowed
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Personal medical devices allowed without restriction
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🇦🇺 Australia
Personal medical devices allowed with documentation
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🇯🇵 Japan
Personal medical devices permitted
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🇩🇪 Germany
No restrictions on personal medical devices
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🇨🇦 Canada
Personal medical devices permitted