INTERNATIONAL POSTAL REGULATIONS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to provide for the matters necessary for using and handling postal items exchanged between and among the Republic of Korea and foreign countries in accordance with international conventions on postal services.

Article 2(Relationship to Other Statutes or Regulations) #

Except as provided in international conventions on postal services (hereinafter referred to as “international conventions”) and this Decree, statutes or regulations governing domestic postal services shall apply to the handling of postal items dispatched from the Republic of Korea to a foreign country (hereinafter referred to as “outbound postal items”) and postal items that arrive in the Republic of Korea from a foreign country (hereinafter referred to as “inbound postal items”).

CHAPTER II CATEGORIES AND COVERAGE OF INTERNATIONAL POSTAL I

Article 3(Categories of International Postal Items) #

(1) International postal items exchanged between and among the Republic of Korea and foreign countries (hereinafter referred to as "international postal items") shall be categorized as follows:

1. Letter-post items;

2. Parcel-post items;

3. Express postal items;

4. Any other postal items publicly notified by the Minister of Science and ICT, as deemed necessary.

(2) The terms and conditions of use of the postal items in paragraph (1) 4, procedures for handling them, and other necessary matters shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Science and ICT.

Article 4(Coverage of Letter-Post Items) #

(1) Letter-post items shall be classified into documents and goods.

INTERNATIONAL POSTAL REGULATIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Relationship to Other Statutes or Regulations) #

Article 3(Categories of International Postal Items) #

Article 4(Coverage of Letter-Post Items) #

Article 5(Postcards and Aerograms) #

Article 6(Coverage of Parcel-Post Items) #

Article 7(Coverage of Express Postal Items) #

Article 8(Additional Services for International Postal Items) #

Article 9(International Postal Charges) #

Article 10(Payment of International Postal Charges) #

Article 11(Separate Payment or Deferred Payment of International Postal Charges) #

Article 12(Reduction of International Postal Charges) #

Article 13(International Reply Coupons) #

Article 14(Dispatch of International Postal Items) #

Article 15(Dimensions, Packing, and Descriptions on External Surface of Postal Items) #

Article 16(Weight of Attachments) #

Article 17(Certificates of Receipt of Postal Items) #

Article 18(Alteration of Descriptions on External Surface of Outbound Postal Items or Request for Return) #

Article 19(Handling of Outbound Postal Items with Unpaid International Postal Charges) #

Article 20(Temporary Suspension of Postal Services in Country of Destination) #

Article 21(Articles Prohibited from International Postal Services) #

Article 22(Exceptionally Permitted Dangerous Goods) #

Article 23(Delivery of Inbound Postal Items) #

Article 24(Delivery of Postal Items Cleared from Customs) #

Article 25(Period for Storage) #

Article 26(Delivery of Inbound Postal Items with Unpaid International Postal Charges) #

Article 27(Redirection of International Postal Items) #

Article 28(Delivery of Postal Items Subject to Tracked Delivery) #

Article 29(Affixation of Signatures or Seals to Advice of Delivery) #

Article 30(Handling of Departed Contents from International Postal Items and Those Items That Addresses Refuse to Receive) #

Article 31(Customs Clearance of International Postal Items) #

Article 32(Payment of Presentation-to-Customs Charges) #

Article 33(Measures Following Objection against Customs Duty) #

Article 34(Measures Following Application for Tax Exemption for Re-Export or for Transfer to Bonded Areas) #

Article 35(Request for Tracking and Tracing) #

Article 36(Refund of International Postal Charges) #