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Customs Act — Article 226 (Certification and Verification of Permission and Approval)

관세법 제226조

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) Goods that need to satisfy the requirements prescribed by statutes, such as permission, approval, and labels, at the time of exportation or importation, shall be verified by the head of a customs office that they have satisfied such conditions.

(2) With respect to imported and exported goods that need to be verified by the head of a customs office that they have satisfied the requirements referred to in paragraph (1) at the time of customs clearance, methods and procedures for such verification and other necessary matters shall be published in advance, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, notwithstanding other statutes.

(3) Article 245 (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the verification referred to in paragraph (1).[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]

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