Car Shipping To South Korea

Documents Required

• Original title
• Original registration certificate
• Copy purchase receipt or invoice
• Insurance policy documents
• Detailed inventory (diplomats)
• Customs duty exemption showing frame number, chassis number, engine number, model, and type (diplomats)

Specific Information

• Vehicle must be listed on the inventory with full technical specifications (make, model, chassis number, plate number, etc.)
• Insurance policy should be issued in Korea prior to removing the car from the Customs bonded warehouse.
• To register and to drive in South Korea, the vehicle must pass the following Government tests:
  • Emission gas level test
  • Noise and vibration test
  • Type and model approval
• Vehicles cannot be sold or transferred by a diplomat to a non-diplomatic individual for 3 years; however, sale or transfer between diplomatic individuals is authorized.
  • If a vehicle is sold or transferred to a non-diplomatic individual by a diplomat, duties and taxes shall be charged by Korean Customs.
• The vehicle must be identified on the detailed inventory.