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Customs Act — Article 264-8 (Duty of Confidentiality)

관세법 제264조의8

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) A public official that belongs to the Korea Customs Service or a customs office shall not provide or divulge any taxation data that are received under Articles 264, 264-2 through 264-5 to another person or use them for any other purposes: Provided, That the same shall not apply where they are provided pursuant to the proviso of Article 116 (1) or 116 (2).

(2) Where a public official belonging to the Korea Customs Service or a customs office receives any request to provide the taxation data in violation of paragraph (1), he or she shall reject it.

(3) A person that is provided with the taxation data under the proviso of paragraph (1) shall not provide or divulge them to another person, or use them for any other purposes.[This Article Newly Inserted on Aug. 13, 2013]

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