Can I bring Vitamins and Supplements to South Korea?
Vitamins and Supplements→South Korea
🎒 Quantity Limited
About Vitamins and Supplements
For vitamins classified as health functional foods, Korea Customs’ passenger guidance gives a six-bottle allowance. Their value counts towards the traveller’s overall US$800 exemption; it is not an additional allowance.
📋 Carrying Limits
- Quantity Limit:Health supplements: 6 bottles, within the overall US$800 traveller allowance
✅ Declaration Requirements
⚠️Declare when over the allowance or subject to ingredient/import controls.
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Last Updated:October 6, 2026
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📝 Important Notes
- •For vitamins classified as health functional foods, Korea Customs’ passenger guidance gives a six-bottle allowance. Their value counts towards the traveller’s overall US$800 exemption; it is not an additional allowance.
- •Even within that limit, products with CITES ingredients, banned or harmful substances, or unclear ingredient labels require import-requirement checks. Above the exemption, additional requirements apply. Prescription and controlled medicines follow separate rules: do not use the parent page’s medicine supply limit for supplements.
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What should I check before packing?
Even within that limit, products with CITES ingredients, banned or harmful substances, or unclear ingredient labels require import-requirement checks. Above the exemption, additional requirements apply. Prescription and controlled medicines follow separate rules: do not use the parent page’s medicine supply limit for supplements.
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