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Check before you pay item cost
If the item resembles a restricted category, do not submit it until you verify destination customs and carrier eligibility.
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SFK reviews paid requests for eligibility
The item payment starts a Korea purchase attempt, but SFK can refuse or refund when an item cannot be purchased or shipped.
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Final shipment depends on carrier rules
Even after warehouse arrival, the packed parcel must still pass carrier and destination-country rules before dispatch.
Restricted categories
Items SFK cannot handle
This list is not exhaustive. Use it as a practical pre-check before paying item cost or requesting packing.
Food, plants, animals
Items that can spoil, carry pests, or require quarantine paperwork.
Alcohol
Alcoholic beverages and liquids
Animals & plants
Live animals, seeds, plants, and soil
Perishable food
Fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, and chilled goods
Ivory products
Ivory, protected wildlife goods, and related items
Liquids, aerosols, hazardous goods
Products that can leak, ignite, pressurize, or trigger dangerous-goods handling.
Flammable items
Paint, oil, lighters, matches, and similar goods
Fuel products
Gasoline, diesel, fuel, and fuel containers
Aerosols
Spray paint, hairspray cans, and compressed cans
Perfumes
Alcohol-based perfumes, candles, and scented liquids
Dry ice
Solid carbon dioxide and dry-ice-packed goods
Hazardous materials
Chemicals, toxins, radioactive, or corrosive goods
Controlled, regulated, or counterfeit goods
Products that require permits, identity checks, export approval, or brand authorization.
Medications
Prescription drugs, narcotics, and some supplements
Tobacco
Cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, and vaping liquids
E-cigarettes
Vaping devices, cartridges, and refills
Weapons
Guns, knives, ammunition, and weapon parts
Safety equipment
Night vision, armor, restraints, and tactical gear
Counterfeit items
Fake brands, replicas, and unlicensed copies
Official documents
Government IDs, uniforms, and official seals
Adult or harmful content
Adult materials and content promoting hate or violence
Payment, lottery, vehicle, and battery exceptions
Items that carriers commonly reject or require special declarations.
Currency
Cash, checks, coins, bullion, and stored-value items
Lottery items
Lottery tickets and gambling devices
Vehicles
Cars, motorcycles, and parts containing fuel or oil
Loose batteries
Loose lithium batteries and power cells
Mobile devices
Multiple battery devices may be rejected by route
Eyewear
Sunglasses and eyeglasses are often restricted; frames only may be reviewed
High-risk examples to avoid
Perfumes, sunglasses, eyeglasses, loose lithium batteries, aerosols, tobacco, vaping products, and medicines often create purchase or shipping blocks. If an item requires a permit, temperature control, pressure-safe handling, or controlled-substance review, assume it cannot move through SFK until proven otherwise.
What to do if you are unsure
Compare the item against this page, check destination customs rules, then submit only eligible products with accurate product names, options, quantities, and store links. SFK can still decline items that fail Korea-side purchase or outbound shipping checks.
Ready after checking eligibility
Submit only items that can be purchased and shipped.
Pay item cost to start the Korea purchase attempt. International shipping is calculated later after warehouse arrival, packing, and final measurement.