South Korea enforcing import requirements for used agricultural and constructional machinery The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) will enforce import requirements for used agricultural and constructional machinery. The main import requirements are as follows: - Used agricultural and constructional machinery should be inspected at the entry point, such as seaport or airport;
- Regulated used machines are 18 items which are based on HSK code which contains used tractors and caterpillar type machineries;
- Used machinery should not contain quarantine pest and prohibited articles of the Republic of Korea including soil;
- If used machinery is intercepted with Korean quarantine pests or prohibited articles is imported, it will be treated, destroyed or returned according to the Korean Plant Protection Act.
Please find more detailed information in the attached file. Products covered : Used agricultural and constructional machinery (ex: tractors, combine harvesters, bulldozers, graders, excavators, etc.) HS code: 871620, 871690 Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 1 September 2019 Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 1 September 2019 Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or(dd/mm/yy): 1 September 2019 Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 25 August 2019 |