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Can you bring alcohol to South Korea?

Short answer
Allowed, within limits

  • Alcohol

    allowed, within limits

    Duty-free from age 19 (counted by year of birth), separately from the US$800 general allowance: alcohol up to 2 litres in total, worth no more than US$400 in total.

    Declare anything above the allowance. If you declare it yourself, customs duty is reduced by 30%; if undeclared goods are found, a penalty of 40% of the tax due is added (60% if it happens twice or more within 2 years).

    Also covers: alcohol, wine, spirits, liquor, beer, soju

    Source Korea Customs Service — 여행자 휴대품 통관 (traveller baggage clearance: duty-free allowances, declaration)Checked against the source on 2026-10-26

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