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Customs Act — Article 277-3 (Administrative Fines against Violation on Confidentiality)

관세법 제277조의3

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) The Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service shall impose on a person who provides or discloses information for taxation to a third person or uses such information for any other purpose other than its original one, an administrative fine not exceeding 20 million won: Provided, That no administrative fine shall be imposed if the relevant person has received a criminal punishment under any other Acts, such as the Criminal Act, and the imposition of an administrative fine shall be canceled if the relevant person has received a criminal punishment after the administrative fine was imposed.

(2) The criteria for the imposition of administrative fines under the main clause of paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2022]

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