How much Heated tobacco can I bring into South Korea?
Allowed
You can bring Heated tobacco into South Korea without a special limit.
Extra conditions apply
What you need to know
- 200 piece
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
- Extra conditions apply
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- 국가법령정보센터 | 조문정보 국가법령정보센터
Questions about Heated tobacco in South Korea
- How many heated tobacco can I bring into South Korea?
- South Korea allows 200 heated tobacco per traveller without duty. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare heated tobacco at South Korea customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare heated tobacco 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 heated tobacco?
- 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 heated tobacco 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.
- Is there a minimum age for the heated tobacco allowance in South Korea?
- Yes — 19 years. A traveller under that age gets no allowance for heated tobacco at all, not a smaller one.
- Can I take heated tobacco out of South Korea?
- South Korea publishes no separate rule for taking heated tobacco out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the South Korea limit for heated tobacco 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 국가법령정보센터 | 조문정보. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “담배 궐련 200개비 둘 이상의 담배 종류를 반입하는 경우에는 한 종류로 한정한다. 엽궐련 50개비 전자담배 궐련형 200개비 니코틴용액 20밀리리터(mL) 기타유형 110그램 그 밖의 담배 250그램”
- How does South Korea compare with other countries on heated tobacco?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 2 prohibit heated tobacco, 9 limit it and 9 let it through. South Korea is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — 국가법령정보센터 | 조문정보 · verified 2026-09-19
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — 국가법령정보센터 | 조문정보 · 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) — south-korea postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — 국가법령정보센터 | 조문정보 · verified 2026-09-19
Source: 관세청 (Korea Customs Service) — 국가법령정보센터 | 조문정보 · verified 2026-09-19