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Customs Act — Article 203 (Management of General Bonded Areas by Customs Office)

관세법 제203조

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) The head of a customs office may control personnel, vehicles, etc. entering and departing from any general bonded area or inspect goods transported or carried into and out of such general bonded area in order to efficiently operate such general bonded area, including the security of duty claims, supervision and control of such general bonded area.

(2) The head of a customs office may check or inspect books and records compiled using the data-processing equipment under Article 201 (3) or require the operator to report necessary matters, including business records, etc. in order to verify goods shipped into or out of any general bonded area and their use, disposal, etc.

(3) When the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service deems it necessary to monitor and control foreign goods in a general bonded area, he or she may request the applicant for designation of such general bonded area to install facilities utilized to prevent illegal shipment, losses, theft, etc. of bonded goods out of such general bonded area in such general bonded area. In such cases, the applicant for designation shall comply therewith unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]

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