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Customs Act — Article 26 (Collection of Customs Duties in Cases of Absence of Security)

관세법 제26조

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) If no security is offered for customs duties or the collected amount falls short of the customs duties payable, such customs duties shall be collected in the same manner as provided for in Framework Act on National Taxes and the National Tax Collection Act, except as provided in this Act.

(2) When the head of a customs office compulsorily collect customs duties, he or she may levy the expense for compulsory collection, which is equivalent to the cost incurred in seizure, custody, transportation and public auction of property. <Amended on Dec. 29, 2020>[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]

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