International Removals to and from Busan
The two port areas, the customs question and the south-east coast
A few short questions. Nothing is sent until you check and confirm.
Which port does a container for Busan use?
Busan has two port areas. Wikipedia says “The port is subdivided into two parts, Busan North Port and Busan New Port; the latter is known for its high level of automation”. The Busan Port Authority says “Busan New Port currently operates 23 container berths”.
Wikipedia counts “The port's container terminal has 43 berths - 20 berths at the North Port, and 23 berths at the Busan New Port”. Which terminal takes your container depends on the shipping line, so the terminal is for the mover to confirm. The authority page gives no date, so the berth count may have moved.
How big is the port, and what does that mean for a household move?
It is the national gateway. Wikipedia says “Busan handled over three-quarters of Korea's container shipping in 2022” and “In 2024, Busan port handled 24.4 million TEUs, its busiest year on record”.
Much of that is transshipment, not cargo for Busan itself. An interview on the authority's home page, which still describes the 2020 FIATA World Congress as upcoming and so dates from several years ago, says “Busan Port is the world’s second largest port in transshipment throughput”. For a household shipper the point is simple: the port is busy, so ask the mover about discharge and storage times.
The port is also old. Wikipedia says “In 1876, Busan became the first international port in Korea under the terms of the Treaty of Ganghwa”, and the city had 3,235,362 residents at the 2025 census.
Which customs office clears household goods for Busan?
The page does not say. The Korea Customs Service moving page lists four offices: Seoul, Incheon Port, Daejeon and “Yongdang Customs, Clearance Facilitation Section”. None is labelled Busan.
The Yongdang entry carries a 051 telephone code, but none of our saved sources ties that office to a city, so we do not say where it works. Treat the Busan office as not yet confirmed and ask the mover which office will lodge your declaration. The rules are on the South Korea customs page.
What about Ulsan, Changwon, Gimhae and the south coast?
They have no page of their own, so they are named here. Ulsan had 1,103,509 residents in 2025; Wikipedia says “It has the world's largest automobile assembly plant, operated by the Hyundai Motor Company” and that it lies “in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south”.
Changwon had 992,277 residents in the 2025 list. Wikipedia says “Per capita, Changwon has one of the largest foreign populations in South Korea”. Gimhae (552,713) lies close to Busan on the same side, with no sourced moving fact beyond its size.
Further west, Gwangyang (151,710) is a steel and container port. Wikipedia says “Gwangyang is the home of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works, the largest facility of its kind in the world” and that “As of 2024, the total cargo volume is second in Korea”, with container volume “the container volume is third after Busan Port (including Busan New Port) and Incheon Port”.
Gwangju (1,431,903 in 2025) changed status: Wikipedia says “In July 2026, the city was merged with South Jeolla Province into a new provincial-level city called Jeonnam-Gwangju”. Suncheon (271,415) and Yeosu (262,133) sit on the same coast. Daegu (2,363,643), the inland city on the road to Busan, is on the South Korea removals guide.
Also for the wider picture: entry rules, the west-coast container port, the capital.
Questions about moving to Busan
Which Busan terminal will my container use?
Busan has a North Port and a New Port.
The authority says the New Port runs 23 container berths, and the terminal depends on the shipping line, so ask your mover.
Which customs office handles household goods in Busan?
Not confirmed.
The Korea Customs Service moving page lists Seoul, Incheon Port, Daejeon and Yongdang offices and names none for Busan.
Are Ulsan and Changwon covered by this page?
They are named here with their populations and a sourced line each, but have no page of their own.
Ask a mover about them in the same enquiry.
Tell us about your Busan move
Share your departure postcode, arrival month, destination district in or near Busan and rough load size.
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