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Customs Act — Article 155 (Storage of Goods)

관세법 제155조

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) Foreign goods and domestic goods for which a report on their domestic transportation is scheduled to be filed under Article 221 (1) shall be prohibited from being stored in a place other than a bonded area: Provided, That this shall not apply to any of the following goods:

1. Goods on which an export declaration under Article 241 (1) is accepted;

2. Goods difficult or inappropriate to be stored in a bonded area due to their excessive sizes and weights or other grounds;

3. Goods temporarily stored due to a disaster or other unavoidable causes;

4. Goods subject to quarantine;

5. Goods in seizure;

6. Postal items.

(2) Articles 157, 158 through 161, 163, 172, 177, 208 through 212 and 321 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the goods referred to in paragraph (1) 1 through 4.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]

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