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Government Legislation

  • Partial Amendment to the Notice on the Bonded Goods Cargo Temporary Storage Period and Overdue Goods Management
    • Competent Ministry : Korea Customs Service
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2020-12-29
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2021-01-18

(1) Reasons for Proposal

¡  Consolidate the temporary storage period for express goods whose temporary storage period is different depending on the temporary storage location

¡  Make reasons to allow for selling through auction or optional contract

(2) Major Provisions

o  Consolidate the temporary storage period for express goods whose temporary storage period is different depending on the temporary storage location.

¡  Prescribe that that the express goods shall have different temporary storage periods because they are located in different temporary storage places.

¡  Set the temporary storage period as 2 months considering the characteristics of express goods, which mostly belong to individuals, are small, and require multiple deliveries.

o  Make reasons to allow for selling through auction or optional contract.

¡  Amend the Notice to allow for optional contract “in cases where selling fails after 2 or more rounds of competitive bidding” under Article 210 paragraph 3 subparagraph 1 of the Act.



Regulatory effect assessment
  • 보세화물장치기간 및 체화관리에 관한 고시(규제영향분석서).hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • 1.[개정요약서] 보세화물장치기간 및 체화관리에 관한 고시.hwp [download]