(1) Inspections referred to in Article 186 (1) or 246 shall be performed in a place where goods can be stored under Article 155 (1): Provided, That the inspection of goods intended to be exported shall be performed in a place where such goods are stored.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), when the head of a customs office deems it inevitable for an efficient inspection, he or she may inspect the relevant goods after getting such goods shipped into a bonded area, as prescribed by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service.
(3) Where the place of an inspection under paragraph (1) is not a designated storage place or a customs inspection place, a declarant shall pay fees as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy and Finance: Provided, That in any of the following cases, no fees shall be paid: <Amended on Dec. 31, 2019>
1. Where a declarant is different from an operator of a bonded warehouse as the place of inspection;
2. Where goods subject to inspection are to be exported.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]