How much Chocolate and confectionery can I bring into South Korea?
Allowed
You can bring Chocolate and confectionery into South Korea without a special limit.
What you need to know
- No stated quantity
- Value cap: 800 USD
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- 식품 휴대반입 시 유의사항 Korea Customs Service
Questions about Chocolate and confectionery in South Korea
- How much chocolate and confectionery can I bring into South Korea?
- South Korea publishes no quantity limit for chocolate and confectionery carried by a traveller. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare chocolate and confectionery at South Korea customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare chocolate and confectionery 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.
- Can I post or ship chocolate and confectionery 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 chocolate and confectionery out of South Korea?
- South Korea publishes no separate rule for taking chocolate and confectionery out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the South Korea limit for chocolate and confectionery 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 식품 휴대반입 시 유의사항. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “◎여행자가 자가사용을 위해 해외(국내외 면세점 포함)에서 취득(구입·선물 포함)하여 국내에 반입하는 물품은 여행자가 통상적으로 휴대하는 것이 타당하다고 세관장이 인정하는 범위 이내로서, 해외에서 취득한 물품 가격의 총합이 미화 800달러 이하일 경우 면세통관이 가능하며, 면세범위를 초과하는 경우 세관신고대상으로 관세 등 세금을 납부하면 통관이 가능합니다.”
- How does South Korea compare with other countries on chocolate and confectionery?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit chocolate and confectionery, 6 limit it and 14 let it through. South Korea is among the more permissive.
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — 식품 휴대반입 시 유의사항 · verified 2026-09-19
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — 식품 휴대반입 시 유의사항 · 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) — 식품 휴대반입 시 유의사항 · verified 2026-09-19
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — 식품 휴대반입 시 유의사항 · verified 2026-09-19