Korea Certified Customs Attorney SJ

Customs officers tend to interpret regulations conservatively. Can we change their point of view?   It is possible that provisions of regulations are not specific enough to give only one answer to an issue. In such a situation, Customs officers tend to interpret regulations conservatively, imposing fines, collecting duties, denying preferential treatments, etc.   If you think their point of view is not reasonable, what can you do?   The first thing to consider is asking the authority that implements the relevant Class Ⅱ law how to interpret the provision in question and apply it to a real case.  Usually, the authority is at the ministerial level of the Korean government organization. It is easy to find the relevant authority. Because the information about who is in charge and the contact number is indicated under the law name when you find it on the Korean Law Information Center website (https://www.law.go.kr/).   The authority tends to be more obj...

Importers who have filed the Detailed Statement of Verification of Chemicals, if you don’t know what it is, please visit my post at https://koreacertifiedcustomsattorneysj.blogspot.com/2022/04/detailed-statement-of-verification-on.html , receive a notice from a regional environmental office with jurisdiction over the place of business every two years regarding the statistical surveys on chemical substances, which is required under Article 10 of the CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ( 화학물질관리법 ). CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT Article 10 (Statistical Surveys on chemical substances and Establishment and Operation of Information System) (1) The Minister of Environment shall conduct statistical surveys on the current status of handling related to the handling of chemical substances, handling facilities, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "statistical surveys on chemical substances") every two years. In such cases, the relevant provisions of Statistics ...