International Express Mail Service from Korea? Gyeonggi Province helps you

International Express Mail Service from Korea? Gyeonggi Province helps you

International Express Mail Service from Korea? Gyeonggi Province helps you

As exchanges between countries around the world increase, it becomes easier to find cases where people start new lives in countries other than their own through marriage. Korea is no exception to this, and there now many couples from different cultures who meet and start new families. Such families are called multicultural families.
 
If you have a multicultural family like this, you may need to send mail to other countries for various reasons such as the provision of documents. At such times, the most commonly used postal system is the ‘Express Mail Service (EMS)’.
 
To help multicultural families establish themselves and to reduce the economic burden caused by frequent mailing, Gyeonggi Province (Gyeonggi-do) is operating a year-round 10% EMS rate reduction system in partnership with the Gyeongin Regional Post Office!

Post Office
ⓒGyeonggi Province

What is the year-round 10% EMS rate reduction system?

This rate reduction system has been provided by Gyeonggi-do and the Gyeongin Regional Post Office since 2011 to help multicultural families quickly establish themselves in Korea and reduce their economic burden. Multicultural family members who were not born – such as marriage immigrants (non-naturalized persons), naturalized persons (nationality acquirers), and others – can send international express mail to their home countries at reduced rates as long as they provide proof of identity at any of the 470 post offices in Gyeonggi-do. Acceptable proof of identity includes ID issued in one’s name, a Certificate of Family Relations (Marriage Certificate), or other documents confirming household members. From 2021, multicultural family members wishing to send mail must fill out all information on the label, such as the address of the sender and recipient, the contents being sent, etc. in English in accordance with the mandatory information provision requirements for advance customs clearance of international mail.
 
According to Gyeonggi-do statistics, there have been 29,706 cases of rate reduction or exemption through this EMS rate reduction system in the past three years alone. As a result, multicultural families were able to save a total of KRW 154.51 million through discounted rates. If you calculate the reduction per case, it equates to an approximate discount of KRW 5,200. An Gyeonggi Provincial Government official said, “We hope that this will be a channel for conveying warm thoughts to family members in home countries at a time when visits to hometowns and other forms of travel have been restricted due to COVID-19.” The official added, “We will do our best to support multicultural families so that they can live in Korea as comfortably as in their home countries.”

Gyeongin Regional Post office
ⓒGyeonggi Province

Gyeongin Regional Post Office?

In the year-round 10% EMS rate reduction system, Gyeonggi-do oversees promotion and guidance among to related organizations dealing with multicultural families, while the actual 10% rate discount is applied by the Gyeongin Regional Post Office, which is responsible for postal affairs in Gyeonggi Province and Incheon Metropolitan City. The Gyeongin Regional Post Office, which originated from the Keijo Post Office of 1906, has seen its name and jurisdiction change several times throughout history before becoming independent in 2010, securing a mandate for the Gyeonggi and Incheon regions, and receiving its current name in May 2011. Located in Suwon City of Gyeonggi Province, the Gyeongin Regional Post Office continuously strives to provide world-caliber postal service!

n  Address: 22-55, Homae-sil, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16626
n  Customer Service Center for Postal Services: 1588-1300