(1) Goods prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy and Finance used or consumed in a general bonded area shall be used or consumed therein after undergoing an import clearance.
(2) No limit shall be placed on the storage period of goods shipped into any general bonded area: Provided, That the storage period of goods shipped into the place by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service as it is deemed necessary for the efficient distribution of exported and imported goods from among the places that function as a bonded warehouse pursuant to Article 197 (2), shall be the period prescribed by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service, which shall not exceed one year.
(3) When goods shipped into or out of a general bonded area are deemed an impediment to the national security, the public order, the public health, environmental conservation, etc., or such goods are deemed not in conformity with the purpose of designating such general bonded area, the head of a customs office may limit the shipment of the relevant goods into and out of such general bonded area.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]