Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Cosmetics (Commercial) → South Korea
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
No specific restrictions for personal cosmetics (commercial)
Details
Cosmetic products require compliance with destination-market regulations before they can be legally sold. The EU's Cosmetics Regulation prohibits more than 1,300 ingredients and requires safety assessments, product information files, and responsible. In the reverse direction (taking cosmetics (commercial) out of South Korea): restricted — Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from South Korea requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Leaving with this item
Commercial-quantity cosmetics exported from South Korea requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Practical advice
Personal-use cosmetics clear as routine personal effects. Bulk imports (over 24 units) trigger commercial-import scrutiny under Korea Customs Service (KCS) cosmetic-registration rules.
Customs authority
Korea Customs Service (KCS) · https://www.customs.go.kr