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Customs Act — Article 265-2 (Analysis of Goods)

관세법 제265조의2

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 customs officer may conduct physical and chemical analysis of the following goods when he or she needs to identify their names, standards, ingredients, uses, countries of origin, etc. or to determine their tariff classification:

1. Goods intended to be exported, imported or returned, which are subject to inspection under article 246 (1);

2. Goods to be inspected pursuant to Article 265;

3. Goods related to the crimes prescribed in subparagraph 14 of Article 6 of the Act on the Persons Performing the Duties of Judicial Police Officers and the Scope of Their Duties.[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2018]

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