12/26/2022
Importers complained and took their cases to courts, most of which agreed with them and ordered customs to release the sex dolls, saying they are used in people’s private spaces and do not undermine human dignity.
On Monday, the Korea Customs Service said in a statement that it began enforcing a revised guideline to get life-size adult sex dolls into the country.
It said it reviewed recent court rulings and opinions from relevant government agencies including the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.
The customs service said it will still ban the import of child-like sex dolls or others embodying certain people.
It said other countries such as the United States, Australia and the UK also ban child-like sex dolls.
While the decision reflects South Korea’s slow yet gradual moves to restrict state interference into personal lives, some women’s rights and conservative organisations are likely to again voice their opposition to the use of sex dolls.
They say they deepen sexual objectification of women and undermine public moral.
Lee Sang-jin, a former head of a local company that imports sex dolls, welcomed the customs service’s decision.
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