BuyBeautyKorea

Does BuyBeautyKorea charge import duty?

The border decides this, not BuyBeautyKorea. Into Singapore, the Philippines and Canada nothing is charged below the threshold. To the United States, BuyBeautyKorea states it pays the charge itself. The shop's free-shipping line and the border's exemption sit at different amounts in every country, so pick your own row below.

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What does each border charge?

Rules read on the United States 2026-10-03, Singapore 2026-10-02, the Philippines 2026-10-03, Canada 2026-10-02. These change, so an old date is a reason to verify before ordering. A threshold is written in the country's own currency; the USD figure is nuvy's arithmetic at a dated rate, not a published line. Where the rate says "+ duty" the border adds a customs duty on top that nuvy will not size, and the country page says why.

Duty, tariff, customs, import fees — which is which

Duty and tariff are the same charge, and "customs" is both the agency that collects it and the everyday word for it. It is a percentage of what the goods are worth, decided by the border rather than by the shop.

VAT and GST are a different tax. A country can charge duty, a consumption tax, both, or neither, which is why the table above has a row per country rather than one rule for BuyBeautyKorea.

"Import fees" is an umbrella — it covers everything above, and it is also where one charge hides that nuvy does not quote: a courier's own fee for clearing the parcel and fronting the tax. That one is the courier's, not the border's, and it is not in any total on this page. Everything nuvy does put a number on is above.

BuyBeautyKorea, country by country

• Does BuyBeautyKorea charge import duty to the United States?
• Does BuyBeautyKorea charge import duty to Singapore?
• Does BuyBeautyKorea charge import duty to the Philippines?
• Does BuyBeautyKorea charge import duty to Canada?
• Every shop and country nuvy knows

What will your own order cost?

What the border adds is half of it. The comparison on the home page works out the other half — the shop's price and the shipping — and gives one delivered total for the country you are actually in.

Questions people ask

Does BuyBeautyKorea have tariffs?

"Tariff", "duty" and "customs" are the same charge, and it is the border's rather than the shop's. The border decides this, not BuyBeautyKorea. Into Singapore, the Philippines and Canada nothing is charged below the threshold. To the United States, BuyBeautyKorea states it pays the charge itself.

Which countries charge import duty on a BuyBeautyKorea order?

the United States: No — BuyBeautyKorea states it pays the import duty on orders to the United States, so nothing is billed on delivery. Singapore: Only above the threshold — Singapore GST above S$400. Under it the border charges nothing; over it, 9% on the whole value of the goods. the Philippines: Yes — Philippine VAT above ₱10,000. Above that nuvy will not quote a number. Over the ₱10,000 exemption the border adds 12% VAT plus a customs duty set by how the parcel is classified — expect a bill, and not one nuvy can size. Canada: Yes — Canadian GST or HST above CAD 20. Above that nuvy will not quote a number. Above CAD 20 the border collects 5% GST, or HST instead if you live in a participating province — 13% on the CBSA's own mail page. Korean cosmetics carry a further 6.5% duty unless the parcel is cleared under the Canada–Korea agreement, which makes that part nothing. And Canada Post adds a flat CAD 9.95 to collect any of it. Which of those reach you is decided by where you live and what the shipper put on the parcel, so nuvy will not name a total.

How much is BuyBeautyKorea shipping?

the United States: free over $75.00, or $9.00 below that. Singapore: free with no minimum. the Philippines: free with no minimum. Canada: free over $75.00, or $9.00 below that.

When was this checked?

Each country's rule carries the day a person last read it: the United States on 2026-10-03, Singapore on 2026-10-02, the Philippines on 2026-10-03, Canada on 2026-10-02. Shipping uses published shop rates where available; any nuvy estimates are marked separately. Both change, so an old date is a reason to verify before ordering.