Travel Ban Imposed for High-Value Tax Delinquents... Ulsan City Targets 91 Persistent Offenders

Targeting Local Tax Delinquents Owing Over 30 Million Won

High-value tax delinquents in Ulsan who had planned overseas golf trips or shopping for the New Year have received a shocking announcement.

Ulsan City has requested the Ministry of Justice to impose an overseas travel ban on 91 individuals who have repeatedly and significantly failed to pay local taxes, in order to uphold tax justice.

This travel ban request targeted high-value delinquents who have failed to pay more than 30 million won in local taxes without justifiable reason and are considered likely to evade collection measures.

Since the beginning of the year, Ulsan City has been implementing a comprehensive and strict response to high-value and persistent tax delinquents. Starting in October, the city checked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs whether those who owed more than 30 million won in local taxes possessed valid passports. The city then conducted investigations into their entry and exit records, living conditions, and the status of asset recovery.

From November, the city issued “advance notice of travel bans” and encouraged voluntary payment, collecting 49 million won from 11 individuals. In December, for 91 people who failed to pay their overdue taxes by the voluntary payment deadline, the city requested the Ministry of Justice to impose a travel ban.

As a result, these delinquents will be restricted from leaving the country for six months, from January to June 2026.

An Ulsan City official stated, “For high-value and habitual tax delinquents, we will strongly enforce administrative sanctions such as travel bans, public disclosure of names, restrictions on licensed businesses, and provision of credit information, along with strict collection measures such as home searches and asset seizures, in order to realize tax justice.”

Ulsan City Hall.