Agencies provide tax refund services with counters, self-service kiosks, and mailboxes at airports and other locations. To qualify, you must:

• Spend at least 15,000 won

• Purchase within three months of leaving Korea

• Be a foreign tourist staying in Korea for less than six months, or an overseas Korean who has lived abroad for over two years and is staying in Korea for less than three months

1. Claim Your Boarding Pass: Keep your VAT refund receipts handy and don't check your luggage yet.

2. Get Customs Approval: Show your goods and receipts to the customs officer for an export approval stamp.

3. Check Your Luggage: After customs, head to the oversized baggage counter to check your luggage.

4. Get Your Refund: Visit a tax refund counter or kiosk with your passport and tax refund receipt to get your cash refund in the Duty-Free Zone after security.

Tax Refund Counters:

• Terminal 1: 3F Duty-Free Zone near Gate 28

• Terminal 2: 3F Check-in counters D & E / 3F Duty-Free Zone near Gate 253

• Terminal 1: 3F Concourse near the central pharmacy / 3F Duty-Free Zone near Gate 28

• Terminal 2: 3F Duty-Free Zone near Gates 250 & 253

• Downtown Tax Refund: Get your VAT refund at a city tax refund booth or kiosk before customs clearance.

• Immediate Tax Refund: Enjoy an instant tax refund at the point of purchase for items under 1,000,000 won and a total trip spent under 5,000,000 won.

• Mailbox Tax Refund: If you can't use a counter or kiosk, fill out a tax refund application and drop it in the designated box for a manual refund process.

The refund amount and processing time may vary depending on your credit card, so check with your card company beforehand.

For assistance, call the 1330 Korea Travel Helpline at +82-2-1330, available in multiple languages.