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Shipping update
Oct 4, 2026
Food orders to Spain are paused
Spanish customs is now strictly enforcing its food import rules. Food parcels are being refused and either sent back or discarded, so we've stopped shipping food items to Spain for now.
Everything else still ships as usual, including ceramics, cookware, kitchenware and beauty products. If your cart has food in it, please take those items out before checking out. Any order that still includes food will be cancelled.
We'll post here as soon as this changes. Questions? Email daniel@gochujar.com.
— Gochujar Team
For U.S. customers
Mar 5, 2026
Import tax reduced to 10% (previously 15%)
Good news! Following recent updates to U.S.–South Korea tariff policy, the import tax on U.S. orders has dropped from 15% to 10%. This rate may change again depending on U.S. trade policy.
The 10% applies to product value only — shipping is excluded.
Thank you for your support as we keep serving U.S. customers through the tariff changes.
— Gochujar Team
For U.S. customers
Oct 27, 2025
A 15% import tax now applies at checkout
Update: reduced to 10% on Mar 5, 2026 — see above.
Because of recent U.S. tariff policy changes, a 15% import tax is now charged at checkout on all U.S. orders.
It’s calculated automatically and shown under “Estimated Taxes” on the PayPal checkout page before you pay. It applies to product value only — shipping is excluded.
There are no additional charges during delivery. If U.S. import rules change, we’ll update the tax right away.
— Gochujar Team
Known issue
Sep 3, 2025
Some product images may not display correctly
Some product images might not appear properly while we complete a major server migration. We’re working on it — thank you for your patience.
Need details about a specific product?
Email daniel@gochujar.com— Gochujar Team
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