What tax-refund rules and passport checks apply, including at Olive Young?
As of : General immediate-tax-refund rules include purchase limits and a passport check. Olive Young's own store process remains unconfirmed.
Partial · Confirmed source- [S67] Official source (KO) · Observed: 2026-01-02 · Checked:
- [S68] Official source (KO) · Observed: Not confirmed · Checked:
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The regulation and Global Tax Free describe general immediate-refund conditions. A store passport lookup determines eligibility in the operator's process; no refund amount is calculated here.
| Action or condition | Verdict and evidence level | Scope | Sources and dates |
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| Immediate-refund purchase limits | Partial · Confirmed source | Article 6 sets a tax-inclusive transaction below KRW 1,000,000 and total immediate-refund purchases after entry at KRW 5,000,000 or less. Goods must leave Korea within three months. |
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| Global Tax Free passport check | Partial · Confirmed source | The operator lists foreign visitors staying under six months, purchases of at least KRW 15,000 and below KRW 1,000,000, and a KRW 5,000,000 total limit. An in-store passport lookup checks eligibility. |
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| Olive Young application | Not confirmed | Its store-specific passport, purchase and refund process has not been checked. | Not confirmed |
| Your refund amount | Not confirmed | No refund rate or amount has been established for your purchase. | Not confirmed |
What to check next
Review the general purchase limits and the three-month export condition before buying.
- [S67] Official source (KO) · Observed: 2026-01-02 · Checked:
For the Global Tax Free process, check the store's passport-lookup result before relying on an immediate refund.
- [S68] Official source (KO) · Observed: Not confirmed · Checked:
Limits and unknowns
- These are immediate-refund conditions, not a complete guide to every refund route.
- Your eligibility and an Olive Young transaction remain unconfirmed.
- No refund-rate table, amount estimate or calculation is provided.
Sources
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[S67] Official source (KO)
Article 6, effective 2026-01-02, sets immediate-refund purchase limits: under KRW 1,000,000 per tax-inclusive transaction and up to KRW 5,000,000 in total after entry. Goods must leave Korea within three months.
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Based on the operator research recorded on 2026-10-18 in Phase D and sources.md; no new network request or app test was made while writing this record.
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[S68] Official source (KO)
Global Tax Free describes in-store passport checks for immediate-refund eligibility. It lists purchases from KRW 15,000 to below KRW 1,000,000, a KRW 5,000,000 total limit and foreign visitors staying less than six months.
Observed: Not confirmed · Checked:
Based on the operator research recorded on 2026-10-18 in Phase D and sources.md; no new network request or app test was made while writing this record.
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