Landed cost guide · 2026-10-18

Import duty from South Korea to China

For a typical commercial shipment of cotton T-shirts from South Korea to China worth 70,000.00 CNY, duties, taxes and fees come to about 15,881.15 CNY, or 22.69% of the goods value, before any China–Korea FTA preference. Use the calculator below with your own figures.

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Duty is charged on: CIF value
Duty-free threshold: Cross-border e-commerce: no duty up to RMB 5,000 per order and RMB 26,000 a year; personal postal tax waived if it is RMB 50 or less.
VAT / sales tax: 13% VAT (9% food and books) on CIF + duty; 70% of it for cross-border e-commerce orders.
Trade agreement: China–Korea FTA: qualifying goods can enter at 0% with proof of origin.
Extra tariffs on goods from South Korea: No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.
Other fees: Consumption tax on some goods (cosmetics, jewellery, watches, alcohol, tobacco).

Detailed calculator: South Korea to China

1Route

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2Shipment type

3Values

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4Product and rates

Product group Duty rate %A typical rate is filled in; change it to match your HS code.

I have preferential origin proof

China Section 301 list Distinct item types in parcel Extra duty % (anti-dumping, Section 232, retaliation)Any product-specific extra duty.

Typical duty rates

Product	MFN	China–Korea FTA
Apparel – cotton knit (HS 6109)	7%	0%*
Leather footwear (HS 6403)	10%	0%*
Towels / home textiles (HS 6302)	6%	0%*
Computers / phones (HS 8471, 8517)	0%	0%*

Typical rates for common tariff lines, for orientation only. The rate for your goods depends on the full HS code; look it up in the General Administration of Customs of China. *0% applies only to goods that meet the agreement's rules of origin; agricultural goods may be excluded.

Worked example: 70,000.00 CNY of cotton T-shirts by sea

Goods 70,000.00, freight 5,600.00, insurance 350.00 CNY; commercial import; duty rate 7%.

Line	CNY
Customs duty 7% × 75,950.00 CIF	5,316.50
Import VAT 13% × 81,266.50	10,564.65
Total duties and fees	15,881.15
Landed cost (CIF + duties)	91,831.15

With China–Korea FTA proof of origin the same shipment would cost 9,873.50 CNY in duties and taxes.

Small parcel: 600.00 CNY online order

A consumer ordering goods worth 600.00 CNY plus 90.00 shipping by post would pay about 62.79 CNY in import charges.

Line	CNY
Customs duty Cross-border e-commerce order up to RMB 5,000: no duty	0.00
Import VAT 9.1% × 690.00 (70%)	62.79
Total duties and fees	62.79
Landed cost (CIF + duties)	752.79

Frequently asked questions

How much is import duty from South Korea to China?

It depends on the product's tariff code. As an example, cotton T-shirts worth 70,000.00 CNY shipped commercially by sea pay about 15,881.15 CNY in duties, taxes and fees (22.69% of the goods value). No country-specific additional duty beyond the normal tariff.

Is there a duty-free limit for parcels to China?

Cross-border e-commerce: no duty up to RMB 5,000 per order and RMB 26,000 a year; personal postal tax waived if it is RMB 50 or less.

Does South Korea have a trade agreement with China?

Yes. Under China–Korea FTA, goods that meet the rules of origin can enter at reduced or zero duty with proof of origin.

How is import VAT calculated in China?

13% VAT (9% food and books) on CIF + duty; 70% of it for cross-border e-commerce orders.