Guides
Short, practical answers for buying from Korean stores when you live abroad. Fees and policies link to the pages where they are kept up to date.
Olive Young's Korean site usually delivers only inside Korea. Here is how to order from it from abroad with a proxy-buying service, and when Olive Young Global is enough.
Weverse Shop, Ktown4u and Makestar often ship abroad themselves. Learn when to buy directly, when to use a Korean forwarding address, and how to combine orders.
A Korean forwarding address lets you check out on Korean stores that only deliver in Korea. Here is how SeoulDrop's suite address, pre-registration and consolidation work.
Use package forwarding when you can pay a Korean store yourself, and proxy buying when you cannot. A quick way to decide, with the fees for each.
Shipping from Korea is charged on the larger of actual and volumetric weight. Learn how volumetric weight works and how to keep parcels light.
Coupang does not ship abroad, and Naver Smart Store sellers rarely do. Here is how shoppers outside Korea buy from Korean marketplaces.
Since August 29, 2025, the US Section 321 de minimis exemption is generally no longer available. What that means for parcels from Korea.
Batteries, flammables, food to the US, medication and more. The main restricted categories for parcels from Korea, and what happens if one arrives.