Mail / Shipping / Moving

Korea Post
Korea Post is South Korea’s postal service. Post offices provide a variety of services including sending letters and parcels via domestic, international and express services; selling postage stamps; and banking-type services including bill payments and remittances. Korea Post boxes can be found on the street and are red in color.

When sending letters and parcels domestically, regular or express mail services are available. Regular mail usually delivers within 3 days, while express delivers the next day. For international mailings, letter and parcel posts are available, as well as an express mail service available to 143 countries which can deliver in 2 to 4 days. The maximum weight allowance is 30 kilograms, and the cost varies by size, weight, and
destination country. Items heavier than 30 kilograms should be sent by freight.

For more information, visit Korea Post’s English website

Post Office Operating Hours

Monday – Friday, 9:00 - 18:00 (16:00 for financial services)
Saturday: 09:00 – 13:00 (postal services only)
Mailing a Letter or Parcel

With both letters and parcels, the price of postage is determined by weight. Stamps in Korea are not self-affixing and need to be glued to the envelope or parcel. For parcels, packaging services are available as well as boxes in a variety of sizes for customers who would prefer to wrap their own items.

Envelopes and parcels may be addressed in English when sending mail 		 
domestically or internationally. Addresses in Korea are written largely in a reverse format than in western countries.

Format for Addresses in Korea

City, District Office (Gu), Ward (Dong),
Number and Building Name, Unit Number
Name of recipient
Zip Code

Country (when sending from outside of South Korea)

Example, using WorknPlay’s address:
Seoul, Seocho-gu, Seocho-dong,
1621-18 Ran Building 3F
WorknPlay, Inc.
137-070

SOUTH KOREA
 
Shipping/Moving Internationally
People who have accumulated a lot of things while in Korea may choose to have their items shipped back to their home countries or use a moving service. Most international movers will pack, wrap, and load your shipment.
 
Moving Within Korea
Standard Moving Service

The person moving is expected to pack his or her own belongings, except for heavy items that cannot be packed, such as furniture.

Packing Moving Service

Workers will pack all belongings (if desired), and also unpack at the new residence. This is a more expensive but more convenient service.

Store-Then-Relocate Service

Items will be stored in a container or garage by the service provider until the move can be made, for an additional cost.

Royal Relocation

Same as the Packing Moving Service, with the addition of housecleaning services at the new residence.

Allied Pickfords: http://www.alliedpickfords.co.kr/
Phone: Allied Korea – 82-2-796-8703; Allied Busan – 82-51-754-4856; Allied Pyeongtaek– 82-31-667-4522
 
Storage
There are options for foreign residents needing to store their belongings while temporarily returning to their home countries. Many moving companies can also store items for their clients temporarily, for an additional fee. Storage companies are another option, as is renting out very small goshiwons (rooms students live in while studying for big exams).

City Storage: http://www.citystorage.co.kr/eng
 
Other Things to Consider
Bulk-Item Disposal
Furniture, televisions, washing machines, home electronics and other large waste items that cannot be placed in bags require special stickers for disposal. These stickers may be purchased at the local dong office. Place the sticker on the item and dispose of at the collection spot on the designated day. Disposal fees vary by size and type of item.

Donating Items
Charities and other non-government agencies around Korea accept second-hand goods for the needy or to be resold for a reasonable price. These organizations believe in providing for the less fortunate, and also promote the reuse of items to keep them out of the landfills.
 
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