Your Package Is Held at Customs: What Actually Happens Next
How to read a customs hold status, how long holds last, and what you can and cannot do to move it.
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When Customs Asks for More Documents
The information requests that hold up Korean shipments, what each one wants, and how to answer them.
Read guide →Challenging a Duty or Fee Bill That Looks Wrong
How import charges are calculated, the errors that actually occur, and the process for correcting them.
Read guide →An Item in Your Shipment Was Seized
What happens when customs removes an item, what you are notified of, and what it means for the rest of the box.
Read guide →Shipping Korean Ramen and Snacks to the US: What to Know First
Instant noodles and packaged snacks are popular imports with specific packing and regulatory considerations.
Read guide →Kimchi, Gochujang and Doenjang: What Can Actually Be Shipped
Fermented Korean foods have specific import considerations. Here is a realistic picture before you order.
Read guide →Korean Health Functional Foods: Labels, Limits and Import Reality
How Korea classifies health functional foods and what that means when you want to ship them to the US.
Read guide →Korean Pet Food and Treats: Import Restrictions to Understand
Pet supplies from Korea are popular, but food and treats sit under animal product rules. Here is the distinction.
Read guide →Korean Rice, Grains and Dried Goods: Shipping Considerations
Raw agricultural products follow different rules from processed food. Here is what that means for grains.
Read guide →Korean Soju, Makgeolli and Alcohol: Why Parcel Shipping Does Not Work
Alcohol is the one Korean product category that a personal shopping service cannot help with. Here is why.
Read guide →Korean Baby Products, Food and Formula: Import Rules to Check
Baby goods split into three very different regulatory buckets. Here is how to tell them apart.
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