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Customs Act — Article 213 (Filing Declarations on Bonded Transportation)

관세법 제213조

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 may be transported, as they are, only between the following places: Provided, That goods on which an import declaration is accepted under Article 248 may be transported from a place where the relevant goods are stored to any of the following places: <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

1. Open ports;

2. Bonded areas;

3. Places permitted under Article 156;

4. Customs authorities;

5. Customs clearance stations;

6. Customs clearance areas;

7. Clearance post offices.

(2) A person who intends to run the bonded transportation referred to in paragraph (1) shall file a declaration thereon with the head of a customs office, as prescribed by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service: Provided, That if deemed necessary for monitoring goods and such necessity is prescribed by Presidential Decree, he or she shall obtain approval therefor from the head of a customs office.

(3) When a customs officer deems it necessary to monitor and control, he or she may inspect goods intended for the bonded transportation, as prescribed by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service.

(4) With respect to goods on which an export declaration is accepted, procedures for their bonded transportation shall be omitted except as otherwise prescribed by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service.

(5) Articles 247 and 250 shall apply mutatis mutandis to any report, approval and inspection of the bonded transportation under paragraphs (2) and (3).[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]

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