Notifying Member

Republic of Korea

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Act on Partial Amendment to the Customs Act (Act No. 19186, Promulgated on 31 December 2022)

Subject matter

Enforcement

Nature of notification

[  ]    Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[X]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2025/IP/KOR/25_05948_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]    First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]_    Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/KOR/21

Brief description of the notified legal text

This amendment to the Korean Customs Act strengthens the border enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) for goods imported via postal services.

The revision of Article 235, Paragraph 3 expands the conditions for notifying IPR holders of suspected infringements. Previously triggered only by the filing of an import declaration, the notification can now also be made when "the relevant goods arrive at a customs clearance post office". A new Subparagraph 6 ("goods arriving at a customs clearance post office") has been added to the same paragraph to clarify this. This change addresses a procedural gap and allows for more timely intervention against IPR-infringing goods.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

1 January 2023

Other date

Publication: 31 December 2022

Notification details

Submission date of notification

3 September 2025

Other information

_https://law.go.kr/LSW/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=248479&chrClsCd=010203&urlMode=engLsInfoR&viewCls=engLsInfoR#0000

Agency or authority responsible

Korea Customs Service

Inspection Policy Division

Email:      smjang90@korea.kr