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Korean Overseas Purchase Customs Calculator
Calculate Korean overseas-purchase customs duty, VAT, and fees in 5 seconds β with USD 150 duty-free threshold.
About this tool
Korean Overseas Purchase Customs Calculator (jiggu) sums customs duty, VAT, special consumption tax, and card fees in 5 seconds for direct purchases from Amazon / eBay / Ali / SHEIN. Enter product price, currency, international shipping, and category (20 types). The tool produces (1) duty-free thresholds β USD 200 for US-origin, USD 150 elsewhere β auto-judged, (2) HS-based duty rates by category, (3) 10% VAT + special consumption tax for luxury watches / furniture, (4) 1.5β2% card fee plus FX margin, (5) KRW total based on the 2026-04-19 FX snapshot. Includes savings tips for split shipments and personal-use declarations near the threshold. Everything runs in the browser.
Use cases
Scenario 1
Black Friday clothing / shoes
When buying a USD 220 pair of sneakers from a US site, pre-compute duty + VAT triggered by the USD 200 threshold and verify the real value.
Scenario 2
Ali / Temu low-cost bundle
Bundling several USD 30β50 items from a Chinese site, check whether the total crosses USD 150 β and split payments to stay under.
Scenario 3
Luxury watch / appliance import
For a USD 1,500 watch, see the special consumption tax (20%) + education tax stacking on top of duty, and compare with domestic duty-free pricing.
Scenario 4
FTA preferential tariff
For categories under Korea-US / Korea-EU FTAs, compare the 0% preferential vs general rate to decide whether origin certification is worth it.
Features
- Auto duty-free thresholds (USD 200 US / USD 150 other)
- 20-category HS duty mapping
- VAT 10% + special consumption / education tax auto-applied
- Card fee 1.5β2% + FX margin
- 2026-04-19 FX snapshot + 5 currencies (USD/EUR/JPY/CNY/GBP)
- FTA-preferential category auto-flag
- Cross-link to the Korea Customs Service official lookup
Frequently asked
- Q. How is the duty-free threshold defined?
- A. Under Customs Decree Β§66, items β€ USD 150 for personal use are duty-free (USD 200 for US-origin under Korea-US FTA). Ginseng, alcohol, tobacco, and perfume have their own caps, and split-shipment avoidance is punishable.
- Q. How accurate is the result?
- A. Estimates use 2026 published rates and an FX snapshot. Actual amounts depend on HS-code classification and customs judgment β for high-value goods, verify with the official Korea Customs lookup.
- Q. Why is a personal customs ID required?
- A. Itβs an ID issued by the Korea Customs Service so you donβt expose your RRN. This tool only references usage; obtain it free at unipass.customs.go.kr.
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How we run it / disclaimer
This tool is advisory and does not constitute legal, tax, medical, or financial advice. All calculations and document generation run in your browser; inputs are never sent to a server. Ads follow Google AdSense policy and are kept separate from tool accuracy.