Korean Customs for Motorcycle Importation | Customs and Immigration

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Proof of insurance

Some form of invoice showing your bike's value

Maybe International Drivers Permit

Maybe Russian Visa page, if necessary

Go upstairs to pay non-refundable fee to Kookmin Bank ATM

Account 630-009231-643

1-500cc KRW120000

500-1100cc KRW160000

1100+cc KRW240000

Receipt is proof of payment!

TIP is valid for period of insurance validity

Receive yellow "sticker" (paper circle)

Step 4: PICK UP BIKE!

Free shuttle "for IACC" back to applicable cargo terminal

Present TIP and Air Waybill to your cargo airline's office

Paid W101500 for 27 hrs warehouse storage (W50000/24hr, no partial days)

Present TIP and Air Waybill at ground floor warehouse to retrieve bike

Receive your bike!

DON'T LET THEM TAKE YOUR ORIGINAL TIP!!! They can make copy; you take original. Keep your yellow paper 'sticker' too.

Stop at toll gate to exit cargo terminal area and you'll be waved through.

Incheon ICN airport is on an island. There are two bridges on/off the island, but both are expressways and motorcycles are prohibited.

Ride Sejong Yeongdong Ferry (+82 777 8087) to mainland

(37.492576,126.580925)

Park in the left lane and buy your ticket at the short grey box building back at the intersection

7:30am-6:30pm, hourly (weather permitting), KRW6000 for 1 bike 400cc+ and 1 person (extra person KRW3500)

QUICK TIPS:

1) Right turn on red is PERMITTED after a full stop

2) Gasoline/petrol (hwe bal yoo) is the YELLOW pump

3) All gas stations take credit cards

4) Motorcycles not permitted on Korean expressways! Local roads only

5) Keep your TIP and yellow "sticker" in a safe place--both are required at customs to leave Korea

6) Google Maps driving navigation doesn't work in Korea, neither offline nor online. Most Koreans use Naver Maps, but most points of interest are only in Korean.

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It took me and my Korean-speaking dad 3 days of bumbling to figure all this out. With this guide, you can do it all in one afternoon. (June 2019)

HOW TO TEMPORARILY IMPORT YOUR MOTORCYCLE AT SEOUL INCHEON (ICN) AIRPORT

Step 1: INSURANCE

Get this several days before your bike arrives! Two options:

Wendy Choi (speaks English) [email protected]

W82000 for up to 1 week

Byung Geun Chun (speaks English)

Samsung Expat Insurance Team

Mobile 010-3232-0625

Company email: [email protected]

You need:

License

Title/Registration

Passport

Dates of policy

Name of departure vessel (e.g. DBS Ferry Eastern Dream, Donghae-Vladivostok)

Invoice showing value of motorcycle (can be made up)

Step 2: AIR WAYBILL

Take subway to Incheon Air Cargo Terminal subway stop

Exit 1, up escalator, turn left

Free shuttle "for IACC" to cargo terminal

Terminal A Korean Air

Terminal B Asiana

Terminal C Foreign Carriers

I shipped via Qatar Airways and entered Air Cargo Terminal C, entrance C, near the glass elevator. Upstairs to "Asiana Airport" office on 1st floor (2nd American floor) (37.469899,126.465437)

Present printed copy of Air Waybill and exchange for stamped original Air Waybill

If necessary, go to office on 2nd floor (3rd American floor) with beige door marked "IRR" (irregularities?) in case of suspected damage during shipment. My bike was leaning heavily on its pallet but there was no real damage.

Step 3: CUSTOMS

Take free shuttle "for Terminal 1" East Entrance, Level 3 Door 3

(37.449399,126.453563)

Take elevator down to B1

Terminal 1 Level B1 Room B088

"Customs Baggage Clearance"

Near "Spa On Air"

Talk to Kim Juwon (green polo shirt, big desk)

You need:

Air Waybill

License

Title/Registration

Passport

Proof of insurance

Some form of invoice showing your bike's value

Maybe International Drivers Permit

Maybe Russian Visa page, if necessary

Go upstairs to pay non-refundable fee to Kookmin Bank ATM

Account 630-009231-643

1-500cc KRW120000

500-1100cc KRW160000

1100+cc KRW240000

Receipt is proof of payment!

TIP is valid for period of insurance validity

Receive yellow "sticker" (paper circle)

Step 4: PICK UP BIKE!

Free shuttle "for IACC" back to applicable cargo terminal

Present TIP and Air Waybill to your cargo airline's office

Paid W101500 for 27 hrs warehouse storage (W50000/24hr, no partial days)

Present TIP and Air Waybill at ground floor warehouse to retrieve bike

Receive your bike!

DON'T LET THEM TAKE YOUR ORIGINAL TIP!!! They can make copy; you take original. Keep your yellow paper 'sticker' too.

Stop at toll gate to exit cargo terminal area and you'll be waved through.

Incheon ICN airport is on an island. There are two bridges on/off the island, but both are expressways and motorcycles are prohibited.

Ride Sejong Yeongdong Ferry (+82 777 8087) to mainland

(37.492576,126.580925)

Park in the left lane and buy your ticket at the short grey box building back at the intersection

7:30am-6:30pm, hourly (weather permitting), KRW6000 for 1 bike 400cc+ and 1 person (extra person KRW3500)

QUICK TIPS:

1) Right turn on red is PERMITTED after a full stop

2) Gasoline/petrol (hwe bal yoo) is the YELLOW pump

3) All gas stations take credit cards

4) Motorcycles not permitted on Korean expressways! Local roads only

5) Keep your TIP and yellow "sticker" in a safe place--both are required at customs to leave Korea

6) Google Maps driving navigation doesn't work in Korea, neither offline nor online. Most Koreans use Naver Maps, but most points of interest are only in Korean.

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