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Customs Act — Article 234 (Prohibition on Export and Import)

관세법 제234조

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.

The following goods may not be exported or imported:

1. Books, publications, drawings, films, records, videos, sculptures and other similar goods which disrupt constitutional order, disturb the public safety and order or corrupt public morals;

2. Goods which reveal confidential information of the Government or are used to carry out intelligence missions;

3. Currencies, bonds and securities which are counterfeited, forged or copied.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]

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