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Customs Act — Article 149 (Procedures for Arrival of Border-Crossing Vehicles)

관세법 제149조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-06-05. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) When any border-crossing vehicle arrives at any customs clearance station or customs clearance area, the head of such customs clearance station or the driver of an on-road vehicle (referring to a means of transportation, other than a vessel, railroad vehicle, or aircraft; hereinafter the same shall apply) shall, without delay, file an arrival report, appended by a list of vehicle supplies, a list of passengers, a list of crew, a list of crew's personal effects and a cargo manifest prescribed by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service, and present a departure permit obtained from its final place of departure or a document substituting such permit to the head of a customs office: Provided, That where the head of the customs office deems that no impediment to supervision and surveillance exists, he or she may exempt such border-crossing vehicle from appending the list of vehicle supplies or the list of crew's personal effects thereof. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

(2) Where the head of a customs office deems it necessary to expedite the procedures for entry and departure and to efficiently conduct supervision and surveillance, he or she may have a company (including its agent; hereinafter the same shall apply) to which the relevant vehicle belongs submit a list of passengers and a cargo manifest referred to in paragraph (1) before such vehicle arrives at any customs clearance station or customs clearance point, as prescribed by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the driver of an on-road vehicle used for recurrently transporting any of the goods prescribed by Presidential Decree in certain installments during a certain period may use a visa obtained pursuant to Article 152 (2) as a substitute for an arrival report: Provided, That this shall not apply to a final arrival notice.

(4) The driver of an on-road vehicle who uses a visa obtained as a substitute for an arrival report in accordance with paragraph (3) shall submit all documents set forth in paragraph (1) when filing the final arrival notice.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]

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