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South Korea Imposes Special Support Measures Ahead of Chuseok Holiday

South Korean Customs is offering additional support measures to aid the customs clearance process for imports and exports around the Sept. 21 Chuseok holiday, the agency said Sept. 3, according to an unofficial translation. Of particular emphasis are agricultural, livestock…

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and fishery products such as food supplies and emergency raw and subsidiary materials. The measures seek to either process immediately or ramp up the approval process for imports and exports related to the holiday. The customs service nationwide will operates a "24-hour special customs clearance support team" from Sept. 9 to Sept. 24, including holidays and nights, to support import and export customs clearance during the holiday period.