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China → KoreaHS 830621Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal, plated with precious metalSelf-clearable

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Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal, plated with precious metal

HS 830621China → Korea

Destination duty
0%
FTA 협정세율 - 중국
VAT (부가가치세)
10%
Clearance difficulty
Self-clearable

1Overview

  • Destination duty: 0% (FTA 협정세율 - 중국, 8306210000)
  • VAT (부가가치세): 10%
  • This code covers: Statuettes and other ornaments, of base metal, plated with precious metal

Key points

  • Small-consignment exemption: goods for personal use with a goods value of US$150 or less, or US$200 for US-origin goods under KORUS. Express consignments are split by goods value into list clearance (US$150 or less, US$200 from the United States), simplified import declaration (over US$150 up to US$2,000) and full import declaration (over US$2,000); shipments from the same sender on the same day, or one bill of lading split up, are aggregated.
  • Import VAT is 10%, charged on the customs value plus duty plus any individual consumption or liquor tax.
  • A customs broker is not mandatory. The importer may self-file in UNI-PASS, and an individual needs a personal customs clearance code.
  • FTA preference needs a certificate or declaration of origin: KORUS for U.S. origin, the Korea-China FTA or RCEP for Chinese origin. Korea and Taiwan have no agreement, so the basic or WTO rate applies.
  • Whether a product requirement applies depends on the HS code. Food, cosmetics, electrical goods and radio equipment must clear their agency requirement before customs clearance can proceed.

Key points on the origin side

  • Customs registration as consignor is required before exporting; foreign trade operator registration was abolished from 2022-12-30.
  • Most goods carry no export duty; only the limited list in the Import and Export Tariff carries an export duty or provisional export rate.
  • Exports are zero-rated or exempt for VAT, and a qualifying exporter claims the refund at the rate published for the commodity code.
  • Check the regulatory condition code on the commodity code to see whether an export licence, a dual-use licence (State Council Decree 792) or statutory inspection applies. MOFCOM and GACC publish the dual-use licensing catalogue each year.
  • Certificates of origin are issued by customs or CCPIT and are what the buyer uses to claim preference at destination.
  • Statutory inspection is governed by the Catalogue of Import and Export Commodities Subject to Compulsory Inspection (the 法检 catalogue), shown as customs supervision condition A (import inspection) / B (export inspection) on the commodity code and adjusted by GACC announcement from time to time (latest adjustment: GACC Announcement 2026 No. 97, effective 2026-07-16). Check the supervision conditions of your code before declaring.

As of: 2026-02-12 · Guidance as of: 2026-09

2Classification

HS6 names

  • enStatuettes and other ornaments, of base metal, plated with precious metal
  • zh_hant卑金屬製雕像及其他裝飾品，鍍貴金屬者
  • zh_hans卑金属制雕像及其他装饰品，镀贵金属者

Korea tariff lines

LineDescription
8306210000귀금속으로 도금된 것
China export-side line (reference)
  • 83062100--镀贵金属的

Top 3 Korea rulings

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As of: 2026-02-12

3Duty & tax

Rate available to China origin

LineDescription기본세율WTO 협정세율(양허세율)FTA 협정세율 - 중국FTA RCEP - 중국
8306210000귀금속으로 도금된 것8%16%0%4%

Destination costs beyond the duty (internal taxes and fees)

about +10% beyond the duty

What the destination customs authority collects alongside the duty. Every line carries its base formula, legal basis, as-of date and source.

ItemRateLegal basisAs of · source
Value-added tax (VAT)10% of (customs value (CIF) + duty).10%부가가치세법 (수입재화의 과세표준)As of: 2026-09부가가치세법 — 국가법령정보센터

Caveats

  • Excise and requirement lists are written at the national tariff line, not at HS6. An HS6 code can only give the general picture.
  • A small or personal consignment may go through a different regime with a different tax result — see the routes listed below.
  • De minimis: US$150 self-use small-consignment exemption (US$200 from the US).
  • Information only, as of 2026-09-09. The rates and the customs value fixed on the entry date control — verify with the customs authority or a licensed broker.
De minimis

US$150 self-use small-consignment exemption (US$200 from the US)

The 'goods value' includes tax, inland freight and insurance incurred in the sending country but excludes the international shipping charge to Korea. Once the threshold is passed the exemption is lost and the whole consignment — international freight included — becomes taxable.

· Applies only to goods recognised as being for personal use. Goods for resale, or quantities beyond the self-use allowance, do not qualify.

· Aggregation: consignments from the same sender arriving on the same day, or one B/L split artificially, are combined and taxed together.

Threshold:
150 USD
Legal basis:
관세법 제94조제4호 · 관세법 시행규칙 제45조제2항제1호 · 수입통관 사무처리에 관한 고시(관세청고시 제2024-43호) 제67조·별표11, 제68조
찾기쉬운 생활법령정보(법제처) — 해외직구 관·부가세
Other clearance routes (3)
  • List clearance (express consignments, goods value ≤ US$150; ≤ US$200 from the US)effective rate about 0%duty 0%

    Cleared on the courier's manifest without an import declaration, free of duty and VAT. An individual needs a 개인통관고유부호 (personal clearance code); excluded categories such as medicines and health-functional foods move to the simplified declaration track.

    Applies when:
    Express consignment, self-use, and not on the excluded list
    Limits:
    150 USD/shipment
    관세청 — 특송물품 통관
  • Simplified import declaration (goods value over US$150 up to US$2,000)

    Duty and VAT are charged; only the declaration form is simplified. The rates are the same as on a general declaration.

    Applies when:
    Goods value above the exemption threshold and up to US$2,000
    Limits:
    150 USD/shipment · 2000 USD/shipment
    관세청 — 특송물품 통관
  • Simplified combined rate (traveller, postal and express consignments — 관세법 §81)effective rate about 15%

    A single rate replacing duty and internal taxes together. The commonly quoted bands are 15% for ordinary goods, 19% for fur clothing and fur articles, 18% for leather and textile articles and 21% for ginseng; for jewellery, watches and bags the excess over a threshold amount is taxed at 45%. Check the schedule to the Enforcement Decree for the exact bands. Alcohol and tobacco are excluded and keep their own taxes.

    Applies when:
    Traveller accompanied baggage, postal items, and courier or separately-shipped consignments
    찾기쉬운 생활법령정보(법제처) — 통관절차 알아보기 · 세금납부

Information, not advice. The tax actually charged is fixed by customs on the accepted declaration, at the rates and customs value applying that day. 개별소비세 (individual consumption tax) and 주세 (liquor tax) fall only on goods listed in their statutes; an HS6 code cannot settle whether an item is on those lists. Verify with Korea Customs (125) or a licensed 관세사.

As of: 2026-09-09

  • · Tax base = customs value (CIF) + duty + individual consumption tax, liquor tax, education tax and special rural development tax where they apply.
  • · Duty is calculated at whichever rate in the tariff schedule applies: basic rate (A), WTO rate (C), or an FTA preferential rate.
  • · The simplified tariff rate is a combined customs-duty-and-internal-tax rate available for travellers' and crew members' accompanied goods, postal items, and consigned or separately shipped personal effects (Customs Act article 81). The goods covered and the bands themselves sit in article 96 of the Enforcement Decree and its Annex 2. It does not apply to duty-free or duty-reduced goods, raw materials for export production, goods charged a specific duty, goods the Commissioner designates (commercial quantities, high-value articles), or where the importer asks for it not to be applied.
  • · Individual consumption tax applies only to listed goods such as certain cosmetics, precious metals and vehicles; alcohol carries liquor tax and education tax separately.
  • · A business importer can normally credit the import VAT as input tax, so the final cost differs between businesses and individuals.

Landed-cost estimate

Duty rate used
0%
Customs value
—
Duty
—
Value-added tax (VAT)
—
Estimated total
—

A rough estimate. The real amount depends on valuation, classification and origin determination.

As of: 2026-02-12

4Requirements

No requirement matching this HS code was found in our data (as of 2026-08-27). That is not a guarantee that none applies.

Agencies involved

  • Korea Customs Service (KCS)Import clearance, assessment and collection of duty, origin and product-requirement verificationcustoms.go.kr
  • UNI-PASSThe national customs information system: declarations, personal clearance codes, clearance statusunipass.customs.go.kr
  • KCS FTA PortalOrigin certification method by agreement, rate lookup, retroactive claimscustoms.go.kr
  • Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)Imported food, health functional food, cosmetics, medicines and medical devicesmfds.go.kr
  • Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) / Product Safety Information CentreKC safety certification and safety confirmation for electrical and consumer productssafetykorea.kr
  • National Radio Research Agency (RRA)Conformity assessment for broadcasting and communications equipmentrra.go.kr

As of: 2026-08-27

5Documents

China export documents

  • Export goods declaration (出口货物报关单)
    Issued by:
    Consignor or an entrusted customs broker, filed through the Single Window
    When:
    Before the goods are loaded

    Cross-border e-commerce exports use dedicated supervision codes such as 9610, 9710 and 9810.

    Official page
  • Commercial invoice and packing list
    Issued by:
    Exporter
    When:
    With the declaration

    Description, specification, quantity, unit price, terms of sale and origin; the destination customs authority also values the goods from them.

    Official page
  • Bill of lading or air waybill
    Issued by:
    Carrier or freight forwarder
    When:
    Issued after loading

    Used for settlement and for the buyer to take delivery, and forms part of the export refund evidence.

    Official page
  • Export licence or dual-use item and technology export licence
    Issued by:
    Ministry of Commerce and its authorised issuing bodies
    When:
    Before declaration, for controlled or licensed goods

    Dual-use items require end-user and end-use checks, and some items sit on their own dedicated control lists.

    Official page
  • Export inspection and quarantine documents
    Issued by:
    Customs
    When:
    Completed before declaration, for goods on the statutory inspection catalogue

    Includes sampling, inspection, quarantine treatment and the corresponding certificates.

    Official page
  • Certificate of origin
    Issued by:
    Customs or the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
    When:
    When the buyer claims a preferential rate at destination

    Covers RCEP and Korea-China FTA certificates, ECFA certificates for early harvest goods going to Taiwan, and ordinary certificates of origin.

    Official page
  • Customs brokerage agreement
    Issued by:
    Exporter and customs broker
    When:
    Before entrusting the broker

    Sets out each party's declaration responsibilities and the scope of the authorisation.

    Official page
  • Export VAT refund documents
    Issued by:
    Exporter
    When:
    After the goods are declared for export and payment is received

    Special VAT invoices or purchase documents, export declaration data and the receipt of foreign exchange.

    Official page
  • Booking note or shipping order
    Issued by:
    Carrier or freight forwarder
    When:
    Obtained after booking

    The basis on which goods enter the customs supervision area and are loaded.

    Official page

Korea import documents

  • Import declaration (수입신고서)
    Issued by:
    Importer or customs broker, filed electronically in UNI-PASS
    When:
    After the goods enter the bonded area; pre-arrival filing is also allowed

    The form and the way it is completed are prescribed by the KCS notification on import clearance. Paperless (P/L) declarations require no attachments.

    Official page
  • Import declaration certificate (수입신고필증)
    Issued by:
    Customs
    When:
    Issued when the declaration is accepted

    The release document, also used as evidence for input VAT credit and for cost accounting.

    Official page
  • Commercial invoice
    Issued by:
    Exporter
    When:
    With the declaration

    The primary basis for the customs value. Incoterms, currency, unit price and total must be unambiguous.

    Official page
  • Packing list
    Issued by:
    Exporter
    When:
    With the declaration

    Used for reconciliation during physical examination.

    Official page
  • Bill of lading or air waybill
    Issued by:
    Carrier or freight forwarder
    When:
    Issued at loading

    Evidence of carriage and of the right to take delivery; reconciled against the cargo manifest.

    Official page
  • Certificate or declaration of origin
    Issued by:
    Issuing body in the exporting country, or the exporter under self-certification
    When:
    When claiming a preferential rate

    KORUS is self-certified, the Korea–China FTA uses authority-issued certificates, and RCEP follows the method the agreement sets. A preference can also be claimed after release: the retroactive application must be filed within one year of the date the import declaration was accepted (FTA Special Customs Act art. 9(1)), or within 45 days of the triggering event in exceptional cases such as an amended declaration following a change of classification (Enforcement Decree art. 5(3)).

    Official page
  • Product requirement documents
    Issued by:
    MFDS, KATS, National Radio Research Agency and others
    When:
    Before or together with the declaration

    For example the imported-food declaration certificate, cosmetics paperwork, KC safety certification or safety confirmation for electrical and consumer products, and conformity assessment for radio equipment.

    Official page
  • Personal customs clearance code (개인통관고유부호)
    Issued by:
    Korea Customs Service
    When:
    Obtained before an individual imports

    A 13-character code used instead of the resident registration number when an individual is the importer.

    Official page
  • Business registration certificate
    Issued by:
    National Tax Service
    When:
    When a business imports

    Used with the trade business number to identify the importer.

    Official page

6Procedure

  1. Arrival and manifestThe carrier or forwarder files the cargo manifest before arrival and reports discharge once the vessel is in.
  2. Entry into a bonded areaThe goods move into a bonded area such as a CY, CFS or bonded warehouse. A declaration can be filed from that point, or earlier as a pre-arrival or pre-departure declaration when speed matters.
  3. Import declarationThe importer or a customs broker files the declaration in UNI-PASS with the HS code, customs value, origin, the rate claimed including any FTA preference, and any product requirement.
  4. Document review and examinationThe declaration is routed as paperless, document review or physical examination. Goods subject to a product requirement wait until the relevant agency has confirmed it.
  5. PaymentDuty, VAT and any internal taxes are paid. With security lodged, deferred payment including monthly consolidated payment is available.
  6. Acceptance and releaseOnce the import declaration certificate is issued the goods leave the bonded area. Amendment, refund claims and duty drawback follow their own separate procedures.
  1. Arrival and discharge reportThe airline files the manifest and reports discharge, and the goods move into the airport bonded cargo terminal.
  2. Import declarationThe declaration is filed in UNI-PASS, with the same pre-arrival option as for ocean cargo.
  3. Review, examination and requirementsAgency confirmation is obtained where a product requirement applies. Because air cargo moves quickly, the requirement step is often the constraint.
  4. Payment and acceptanceTaxes are paid and the import declaration certificate is issued.
  5. ReleaseThe goods leave the airport bonded area.
  1. Express clearance listThe express operator submits the clearance list to customs before arrival. For an individual importer it must carry the personal customs clearance code.
  2. Choosing the trackExpress consignments are handled by goods value as list clearance (US$150 or less, US$200 from the United States), simplified import declaration (over US$150 up to US$2,000) or full import declaration (over US$2,000). Medicines, herbal medicine ingredients, quarantine-listed agricultural, forestry, livestock and fishery products, health functional foods, goods suspected of infringing intellectual property, foodstuffs, alcohol and tobacco, some cosmetics and radio equipment under the Radio Waves Act are excluded from list clearance regardless of value.
  3. Exemption testGoods for personal use with a goods value of US$150 or less (US$200 for US-origin goods) are free of duty and VAT. Shipments from the same sender on the same day, or a single transport document split up, are assessed together. Health functional foods and medicines have separate personal-use quantity limits — for example six bottles of a health functional food, and six bottles of a medicine or a three-month course under the dosage instructions.
  4. Assessment and paymentAbove the threshold the whole value is taxable, and small self-use consignments may be assessed at the simplified combined rate. Express operators normally advance the tax and bill the recipient.
  5. Release and deliveryAfter clearance the operator delivers. Goods awaiting an agency confirmation stay in the bonded area until it is issued.
  1. Traveller declarationOn arrival, travellers complete the traveller declaration form or the mobile declaration and declare dutiable goods.
  2. Personal allowanceThe basic allowance is US$800 for the total value of goods acquired abroad. Separately, alcohol up to 2 litres and US$400, 200 cigarettes, 100 ml of perfume and 20 ml of e-cigarette nicotine liquid are free of duty; travellers under 19 get no alcohol or tobacco allowance. The basis is Customs Act Enforcement Rules art. 48.
  3. Voluntary declarationVoluntarily declaring goods above the allowance reduces the duty by 30% (subject to a cap). Failing to declare and being caught attracts a penalty of 40% of the tax due, or 60% for a second or later occasion within two years.
  4. Commercial goodsGoods carried for sale need an ordinary import declaration even when hand-carried, and any product requirement still applies.
Show China export-side steps
  1. Registration and preliminary checksComplete customs registration and any export refund registration; look up the regulatory conditions and refund rate for the commodity code to see whether a licence or statutory inspection applies.
  2. Book, prepare and obtain permitsBook with the carrier and obtain the shipping order, complete packing and marks, and obtain the export licence, dual-use licence and export inspection where required.
  3. DeclarationThe export declaration is filed through the Single Window after the goods have entered the customs supervision area and at least 24 hours before loading (GACC Decree 277, art. 7). The consignor may file directly or appoint a registered customs broker.
  4. Examination and inspectionComply with customs examination, and complete the inspection and quarantine procedure for goods on the statutory catalogue.
  5. Release and departureAfter release the goods are loaded and depart; collect the bill of lading and the declaration close-out data.
  6. Settlement and refundReceive payment and file the export VAT refund claim. The documents and the declaration data have to match.

7Difficulty

Self-clearable

Score: 0.11

A signal derived from public data, not advice.

Why this reading

  • noneNo special import requirement or regime was found in our data. Requirements can still depend on the exact product spec, so re-check once the code is fixed.code/rules/difficulty_v1.py2026-09-07

Components

Import requirements0.00No customs-verified requirement (UNI-PASS requirement list). unipass.customs.go.kr
Classification ambiguity0.33KR rulings: 1, spread over 1 subheadings unipass.customs.go.krUS CROSS: 27 rulings, 44% of them decided on more than one line · 7 other HS6 codes examined in the same cases rulings.cbp.gov
Regulatory regimeNo dataThe KR regulatory-regime table has no row matching this HS6, so the component was not computed (its weight is redistributed). code/rules/regime_table.json
China origin-side note: No per-HS China export requirement table is held; CIQ inspection and export licensing must be checked separately.

As of: 2026-09-07

8Cases

Rulings held:Korea 1United States 27Taiwan 1China —

Rulings from the destination authority come first, newest first. A similar case does not by itself decide the classification.

Korea rulings (destination)

Showing the 1 most recent

  • 관세청Minature,Seoul olympic sports poster◎재질:gold plated Brass ◎용도:서울올림픽 기념장식용품 ◎포장:가죽Case내에 Set포장Decided line: 8306210000Date: 1988-09-14Reference: CLIP-0001988808049

China rulings (origin)

No public classification-ruling corpus exists for China, so there is nothing to show.

Show rulings from other countries (16)

Sources: Korea Customs Service: Import clearance · Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (Easy Law): overseas direct purchase, duty and VAT calculation · Korea Law Information Center: Customs Act and its Enforcement Rules · Korea Customs Service UNI-PASS · Korea Customs Service FTA Portal · Korean Agency for Technology and Standards: product safety certification · Ministry of Food and Drug Safety · Korea Customs Service: express consignment clearance (list / simplified / full declaration thresholds) · Korea Customs Service: traveller baggage clearance (allowances, voluntary-declaration reduction, penalties) · Korea Customs Service: 2025 FTA frequently asked cases (deadline for retroactive preference claims) · Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (easylaw): overseas direct purchase — medicines and health functional foods · Korea Law Information Centre: Customs Act article 81, Enforcement Decree article 96 and Annex 2 (simplified tariff rates) · China International Trade Single Window · GACC online service guide: enterprise registration and declaration · General Administration of Customs of China · Ministry of Commerce of China · State Taxation Administration: export VAT refund · China Council for the Promotion of International Trade · State Council: Regulations on the Export Control of Dual-Use Items (State Council Decree 792, in force 2024-12-01) · MOFCOM: 2026 Catalogue of Dual-Use Items and Technologies Subject to Import and Export Licensing (MOFCOM/GACC Announcement 2025 No. 91) · State Council Gazette: Provisions on the Declaration of Import and Export Goods (GACC Decree 277, in force 2025-05-01) · Ministry of Finance, Tariff Department: Tariff Law of the People's Republic of China (in force 2024-12-01) · China MOJ — Regulations for the Implementation of the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law (State Council Order 447, rev. 2013), Art. 3 on the inspection catalogue

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