Country Conditions for Mailing — Korea, Republic of

(South Korea)

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Counterfeit postage stamps.

Documents, books, printed papers, engravings or other articles contrary to public security.

Firearms, sabres, and swords for military use.

Firing caps and loaded metal cartridges for portable firearms.

Machines and paper for making cigarettes.

Salt.

Textile fabrics.

Weights and measures.

Restrictions  

Coins; paper currency; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; jewelry; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold and silver; precious stones; and other valuable articles are admitted only if sent in registered First-Class Mail International shipments.

Monthly or weekly journals are admitted to the extent of three copies per person and per issue; they are subject to a permit from the government if they exceed the limit of three copies.

Tobacco and ginseng may only be imported by the Korean government.

Observations  

1. Articles addressed for delivery in Korea should show the name of the addressee, street, district, town and province in Korea. The address should be shown also in Korean characters, if known.
2. Service is available only to the provinces comprising the Republic of Korea, i.e., provinces south of the 38th parallel of latitude.
3. The following is a list of the provinces comprising the Republic of Korea:

 

Cheju-do Cholla-namdo Cholla-pukto Ch’ungch’ong-namdo Ch’ungch’ong-pukto

*Kangwon-do *Kyonggi-do Kyongsang-namdo Kyongsang-pukto

4. The provinces marked with the asterisk (*) are divided by the 38th parallel of latitude, and it is the responsibility of the mailers to determine that the post offices to which their parcels are addressed are located south of the 38th parallel. Mail addressed to offices north of the 38th parallel will not be forwarded to destination but will be treated as undeliverable.

 

Customs Forms Required (123)

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International flat-rate envelopes:
PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see 123.61)

Priority Mail International parcels:
PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)

 

 

 

Global Express Guaranteed (210)

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
0.5	$38.00	24	$220.65	48	$372.25
1	55.00	25	227.05	49	378.40
2	63.45	26	233.45	50	384.55
3	71.90	27	239.85	51	390.70
4	80.35	28	246.25	52	396.85
5	88.80	29	252.65	53	403.00
6	97.25	30	259.05	54	409.15
7	105.70	31	265.45	55	415.30
8	114.15	32	271.85	56	421.45
9	122.60	33	278.25	57	427.60
10	131.05	34	284.65	58	433.75
11	137.45	35	291.05	59	439.90
12	143.85	36	297.45	60	446.05
13	150.25	37	303.85	61	452.20
14	156.65	38	310.25	62	458.35
15	163.05	39	316.65	63	464.50
16	169.45	40	323.05	64	470.65
17	175.85	41	329.20	65	476.80
18	182.25	42	335.35	66	482.95
19	188.65	43	341.50	67	489.10
20	195.05	44	347.65	68	495.25
21	201.45	45	353.80	69	501.40
22	207.85	46	359.95	70	507.55
23	214.25	47	366.10
Weight Limit: 70 lbs.

 

Insurance (215.5)

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee	For document reconstruction insurance or non-document insurance coverage above $800, add $0.75 per $100 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $2,499 per shipment.
200	$0.75
300	1.50
400	2.25
500	3.00
600	3.75
700	4.50
800	5.25	$2,499 max.	$18.00

 

Size Limits (216.4)

An item must be large enough to hold on its face the postage
and the plastic pouch that carries the Global Express
Guaranteed Air Waybill/Shipping Invoice (shipping label).
The shipping label is approximately 5.5 inches high and
9.5 inches long, and the plastic pouch that carries it is
approximately 7 inches high and 12 inches long.

Maximum length: 46 inches
Maximum width: 35 inches
Maximum height: 46 inches
Maximum length and girth combined: 108 inches

General Conditions for Mailing  

See Publication 141, Global Express Guaranteed Service Guide, for information about areas served in the destination country, allowable contents, packaging and labeling requirements, tracking and tracing, service standards, and other conditions for mailing.

 

 

 

Express Mail International (220)

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
0.5	$25.00	24	$117.15	48	$209.55
1	28.00	25	121.00	49	213.40
2	32.00	26	124.85	50	217.25
3	36.00	27	128.70	51	221.10
4	40.00	28	132.55	52	224.95
5	44.00	29	136.40	53	228.80
6	47.85	30	140.25	54	232.65
7	51.70	31	144.10	55	236.50
8	55.55	32	147.95	56	240.35
9	59.40	33	151.80	57	244.20
10	63.25	34	155.65	58	248.05
11	67.10	35	159.50	59	251.90
12	70.95	36	163.35	60	255.75
13	74.80	37	167.20	61	259.60
14	78.65	38	171.05	62	263.45
15	82.50	39	174.90	63	267.30
16	86.35	40	178.75	64	271.15
17	90.20	41	182.60	65	275.00
18	94.05	42	186.45	66	278.85
19	97.90	43	190.30
20	101.75	44	194.15
21	105.60	45	198.00
22	109.45	46	201.85
23	113.30	47	205.70
Weight Limit: 66 lbs.

 

Express Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope (9.5" x 12.5"):

$25.00

 

Insurance (221.3)

Available for Express Mail International merchandise shipments only

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$100	No Fee	For insurance coverage above $2,000, add $1.35 for each $500 or fraction thereof, up to a maximum of $5,000 per shipment.
200	$0.75
500	2.10
1,000	3.45
1,500	4.80
2,000	6.15	$5,000 max.	$14.25

 

Articles Admitted	Required Customs Form/Endorsement
Business documents, computer data, shipping documents, check clearances, and commercial papers.	No form required. Endorse item clearly next to mailing label as BUSINESS PAPERS.
Merchandise samples without commercial value, microfiche, and magnetic tapes.	PS Form 2976, Customs — CN 22 (Old C 1) and Sender’s Declaration (green label).
Merchandise, advertising materials, and all articles subject to customs duty.	PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch Note CP 72, inside a PS Form 2976-E, Customs Declaration Envelope CP 91. Identify contents completely and state whether import license, if required, is attached.

 

 

Size Limits (223.2)

Maximum length: 36 inches

Maximum length and girth combined: 79 inches

 

Return Receipt Service (221.4):

Available

 

Notes:  

1. Coins; banknotes; currency notes, including paper money; securities of any kind payable to bearer; traveler’s checks; platinum, gold, and silver; precious stones; jewelry; watches; and other valuable articles are prohibited in Express Mail International shipments to the Republic of Korea.
2. Express Mail International with Guarantee service — which offers a date-certain, postage-refund guarantee — is available to the Republic of Korea.

Reciprocal Service Name: Speedpost

Country Code: KR

Areas Served: All

 

Priority Mail International  

 

Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate	Weight not over (lbs.)	Rate
1	$21.00	16	$77.60	31	$131.60
2	25.25	17	81.20	32	135.20
3	29.50	18	84.80	33	138.80
4	33.75	19	88.40	34	142.40
5	38.00	20	92.00	35	146.00
6	41.60	21	95.60	36	149.60
7	45.20	22	99.20	37	153.20
8	48.80	23	102.80	38	156.80
9	52.40	24	106.40	39	160.40
10	56.00	25	110.00	40	164.00
11	59.60	26	113.60	41	167.60
12	63.20	27	117.20	42	171.20
13	66.80	28	120.80	43	174.80
14	70.40	29	124.40	44	178.40
15	74.00	30	128.00
Weight Limit: 44 lbs.

 

Notes:  

1 Merchandise is permitted, but written communications having the nature of current and personal correspondence are not permitted.

2 Ordinary Priority Mail International includes indemnity at no cost based on weight. (See 230.)

 

Priority Mail International — Flat Rate

Flat-Rate Envelope (9.5" x 12.5"): $11.00

 

May contain items that may be sent as First-Class Mail International. The maximum weight is 4 lbs.

Flat-Rate Box: $37.00

Merchandise is permitted, but written communications having the nature of current and personal correspondence are not permitted. The maximum weight is 20 lbs. or the limit set by the individual country.

 

Size Limits  

See 235.2

 

 

First-Class Mail International  

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate	Weight not over (ozs.)	Rate
1	$0.90	12	$8.65	44	$20.25
2	1.80	16	10.10	48	21.70
3	2.70	20	11.55	52	23.15
4	3.60	24	13.00	56	24.60
5	4.50	28	14.45	60	26.05
6	5.40	32	15.90	64	27.50
7	6.30	36	17.35
8	7.20	40	18.80
Weight Limit: 64 ounces (4 lbs.)

 

Size Limits  

See 243.2

 

Postcards and Postal Cards (250)

$0.90

 

Direct Sack to One Addressee — M-Bags (260)

 

Weight not over 11 lbs. Each additional pound or fraction of a pound	$43.45 3.95
Weight Limit: 66 pounds

 

Matter for the Blind (270)

Free when sent as First-Class Mail International.

Weight limit: 15 lbs.

 

Extra Services  

 

Certificate of Mailing  

See 313 for fees

 

COD and Certified  

NOT for International Mail

 

Insurance (320)

Available for Priority Mail International parcels only (see 324.3 for markings)

 

Insured Amount not over	Fee	Insured Amount not over	Fee
$50	$2.40
100	3.30	Add $0.90 for each additional $100 or fraction of insurance coverage.
200	4.20
300	5.10
400	6.00
500	6.90	$5,000 max.	$47.40

 

 

International Business Reply Service (373)

Fee: Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.40; Cards $0.90

 

International Postal Money Order (371)

NOT Available

 

International Reply Coupons (372)

Fee: $2.00

 

Registered Mail (330)

Fee: $10.15

Maximum Indemnity: $43.73

Available for First-Class Mail International,
including postcards and postal cards, and
matter for the blind or other physically
handicapped persons. Not applicable to M-bags.

 

Restricted Delivery (350)

NOT Available

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.15

Available for registered mail and insured
Priority Mail International parcels only.