How much Radios, transmitters and pagers can I bring into South Korea?
Allowed
You can bring Radios, transmitters and pagers into South Korea without a special limit.
What you need to know
- 1 device
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Procedure for Exemption Requirements < Conformity Assessment < What We Do < Communications Conformity Assessment Center National Radio Research Agency
Questions about Radios, transmitters and pagers in South Korea
- How many radios, transmitters and pagers can I bring into South Korea?
- South Korea allows 1 device per traveller without duty. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare radios, transmitters and pagers at South Korea customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare radios, transmitters and pagers in South Korea?
- Under 관세법 제81조제1항제1호, if you declare the excess yourself: a flat-rate charge is applied to the excess. Under 관세법 제282조제2항, if the goods are found without being declared: the goods are confiscated. Under 관세법 제241조제5항제1호: the normal duty becomes payable on the excess; an administrative fine is imposed.
- Do duty-free purchases count toward the South Korea allowance for radios, transmitters and pagers?
- Yes. What you buy in an arrival duty-free shop comes out of the same allowance, so the shop does not add to what you may already be carrying.
- Can I post or ship radios, transmitters and pagers to South Korea instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you travels under the same allowance.
- Can I take radios, transmitters and pagers out of South Korea?
- South Korea publishes no separate rule for taking radios, transmitters and pagers out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the South Korea limit for radios, transmitters and pagers apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) states it in Procedure for Exemption Requirements < Conformity Assessment < What We Do < Communications Conformity Assessment Center. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “Equipment imported not for sale and only for individual use/ 1 unit”
- How does South Korea compare with other countries on radios, transmitters and pagers?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit radios, transmitters and pagers, 10 limit it and 10 let it through. South Korea is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — Procedure for Exemption Requirements < Conformity Assessment < What We Do < Communications Conformity Assessment Center · verified 2026-09-19
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — Procedure for Exemption Requirements < Conformity Assessment < What We Do < Communications Conformity Assessment Center · verified 2026-09-19
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — 관세법 [법률 제21858호, 시행 2026. 8. 11.] · verified 2026-09-20
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — south-korea postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — south-korea postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — Procedure for Exemption Requirements < Conformity Assessment < What We Do < Communications Conformity Assessment Center · verified 2026-09-19
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — Procedure for Exemption Requirements < Conformity Assessment < What We Do < Communications Conformity Assessment Center · verified 2026-09-19