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Government Legislation

  • Notice of Delegation of Orders on Mail Order of Liquor
    • Competent Ministry : National Tax Service
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2023-06-11
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2023-06-30


1. Allow smart orders from downtown duty-free shops and aviation/ship operators


○ (Current) Downtown duty-free shops and aviation/ship operators are unable to sell liquors at licensed locations since the sales stores and pick-up points are separated* according to laws, etc.

*Article 196-2 [Special Cases concerning Delivery of Downtown Bonded Store Sites] of the Customs Act.

Introduce a smart order system for downtown duty-free shops to enhance the convenience of citizens using duty-free shops and strengthen the global competitiveness of the duty-free industry.


○ (Revised) Allow duty-free liquors to be pre-ordered and paid for through mail-order sale means, such as websites of downtown duty-free shops and aviation/ship operators, and collected at the pick-up points in departure halls or on flights or ships.



2. Add the “I Love Gohyang” site to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety as a means of mail-order sales


○(Current) Since the website operated by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety under the Hometown Love Donation Act is not designated as a means of mail-order sales, local traditional liquors cannot be purchased as return gifts for donations.


○(Revised) Add “I Love Gohyang (ilovegohyang.go.kr)” of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to the means of mail-order sales of liquors and allow the purchase of traditional liquors as return gifts.




3. Designate dry areas to which restaurant business entities are prohibited from delivering liquors


○(Current) The National Health Promotion Act (Article 8-4) stipulates that local governments can designate dry areas by municipal ordinance from June 2021 to actively prevent and create an environment for protection against alcohol abuse and dependence.


○(Revised) Strengthen regulations so that restaurant business entities cannot deliver liquors to places designated as dry areas* by municipal ordinance of local governments.


* Children's parks, children's amusement facilities, urban parks, schools, youth training centers, etc.


Regulatory effect assessment
  • 주류 면허 등에 관한 법률 및 주류 면허 등에 관한 법률 시행령(규제영향분석서)_20230526.hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • ★(행정예고안) 주류 통신판매 관련 국세청고시 개정 행정예고.hwp [download]