Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Religious Items → South Korea
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
No specific restrictions for personal religious items
Details
No specific restrictions for personal religious items. In the reverse direction (taking religious items out of South Korea): allowed — Personal religious items may be exported from South Korea freely at personal-use quantities.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Leaving with this item
Personal religious items may be exported from South Korea freely at personal-use quantities.
Practical advice
Personal devotional items (prayer beads, ritual textiles, statuettes under 30cm, scriptures) clear Korea Customs Service as routine personal effects. Antique or culturally significant pieces (>50 years old, precious-metal mounts) may attract heritage-export questions; carry purchase receipts.
Customs authority
Korea Customs Service (KCS) · https://www.customs.go.kr