Mobile Phones (Commercial) → South Korea

No specific restrictions for personal mobile phones (commercial)

Details

No specific restrictions for personal mobile phones (commercial). In the reverse direction (taking mobile phones (commercial) out of South Korea): restricted — Commercial-quantity mobile phones exported from South Korea requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Quantity limit

Personal use

Leaving with this item

Commercial-quantity mobile phones exported from South Korea requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.

Practical advice

Personal-use single phone clears as routine. Multiple unboxed phones may trigger commercial-intent scrutiny; Korea Customs Service (KCS) applies duty + 10% VAT above the personal allowance.

Customs authority

Korea Customs Service (KCS) · https://www.customs.go.kr