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Can I send medicine to South Korea?

Conditions apply

Yes, with conditions.

Up to 6 bottles in total, or a 3-month supply at the labeled dose. Medicines prone to misuse only as prescribed by a Korean doctor. Expect a full declaration.

For every Onvoyo box: Onvoyo can't carry prescription drugs. Over-the-counter medicine and vitamins follow the destination's own rules.

More rules for South Korea

Not allowed

Narcotics and other controlled drugs, unless licensed under Korea's narcotics law

Allowed with conditions

Medicines: Up to 6 bottles in total, or more if needed for a 3-month course at the labeled dose. Medicines prone to misuse only in the amount on a Korean doctor's prescription. Medicines can't use list clearance, so the box needs a full import declaration.
Health supplements: Up to 6 bottles in total without extra checks. More can clear with a Korean doctor's opinion; otherwise it needs approval. Products with CITES ingredients such as musk, products the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has banned or flagged as harmful, unclear ingredient labels, and single medicines with ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norephedrine, ergotamine, or ergometrine need approval first.
Ginseng and herbal medicines: Ginseng (fresh, white, or red) up to 300 g in total, sanghwang mushroom 300 g, deer antler 150 g after quarantine, and other herbal medicines 3 kg each. Larger amounts need approval.

Quantity limits

Medicines: Up to 6 bottles in total, or a 3-month supply at the labeled dose. Medicines prone to misuse only as prescribed by a Korean doctor.
Health supplements: Up to 6 bottles in total without extra checks; more needs a Korean doctor's opinion or approval.

Before you ship to South Korea

Tax-free limit: Personal-use goods received by a resident of Korea with a goods price of USD 150 (about KRW 206,000) or less are free of duty and VAT. Boxes shipped from the United States get USD 200 (about KRW 275,000) when they qualify for list clearance; boxes that need a full declaration (for example because they hold food or medicine) get USD 150. Gifts follow the same limit. The goods price leaves out international shipping and insurance when they are shown separately. Boxes on one waybill are added together, and above the limit duty and VAT apply to the whole value, not just the excess.
Receiver ID: PCCC: Personal Customs Clearance Code (개인통관고유부호) needed. A code of P plus 12 digits that Korea Customs Service issues in place of a resident registration number to identify the receiver. Apply on the KCS e-commerce customs portal after an identity check. Foreigners need an alien registration card (or residence certificate) and a Korean mobile phone or certificate in their own name, or can apply in person at a customs office. From 2026 each code is valid for one year; codes issued before 2026 expire on the holder's birthday in 2027. If the receiver has no alien registration card yet, sort this out with the courier before you ship.
Transit: 2-5 business days from Europe or North America; 1-3 from elsewhere in Asia