Can I buy from Olive Young internationally?
Olive Young does have an official overseas store — Olive Young Global, plus a separate Olive Young US since mid-2026 — but it's a curated subset. Many brands, Korea-only exclusives, and the famous 1+1 value sets and coupons that make the domestic store cheap never appear there, usually at higher prices. To buy from the full Korean Olive Young (올리브영), you order through a proxy buying service like KOSURAN, which purchases on the domestic site and ships to you.
Why Olive Young Global isn't the full store
- Curated subset. The Global and US sites carry a separately built lineup; many brands on the Korean app simply aren't there.
- No 1+1 sets or coupons. The bundle deals, member coupons and large-capacity value sets that define Korean Olive Young pricing don't carry over.
- Exclusives missing. Olive-Young-only limited editions and seasonal drops rarely make it to Global.
- US buyers, note: since May 2026, Olive Young Global no longer ships to the United States directly — it redirects US addresses to a separate Olive Young US site with a roughly 400-brand curated lineup, again not Korea's full catalog.
Why the domestic Olive Young is hard for overseas buyers
- Payment: the Korean site and app are built for Korean cards and pay apps; foreign checkout usually fails.
- Account: signing up on the domestic app requires a Korean phone number (full membership adds an alien-registration card). Overseas residents can view stock and prices but can't buy as members.
- Language: the domestic site and app are Korean-only.
The reliable route: proxy buying
- Find your item — either in KOSURAN's catalog or on the Olive Young page itself.
- Order it — add a catalog item to your cart, or paste the Olive Young product URL into Request an item and we'll quote it. For a 1+1 set or a specific shade, note exactly which one.
- We handle the Korean side — purchase on the domestic Olive Young with Korean payment, receive at our Seoul hub, check the item, and consolidate with anything else you ordered.
- One parcel to your door — checked at our Seoul hub (sealed items stay sealed), then shipped by tracked express (UPS/DHL) that reaches most destinations in about 2 business days once it leaves Korea. US customs is prepaid at checkout — no surprise fee on arrival.
Why overseas buyers trust KOSURAN with an Olive Young order
- Track every step. Your order timeline shows each item move through purchase, Seoul-hub check, consolidation, customs, and dispatch — no black box after you pay.
- Wrong or damaged? We make it right. Store credit back immediately (no return shipping needed), or a refund to your original payment method — and if we sent the wrong item, we cover the return.
- Real support within 24 hours (99% of the time), in English.
- Fast, tracked delivery — about 2 business days from our Seoul hub to your door by express courier (UPS/DHL), not weeks by sea.
What it costs
The item price is the store's own price converted to USD — no markup. You add a small flat per-store service fee, the seller's Korea-side shipping at cost, and weight-based international shipping (a refundable deposit at checkout). Full breakdown on How it works.
Tips for Olive Young orders
- Exclusives and 1+1 sets are the main reason to buy from the domestic store — name the exact set or shade when you request by URL, and we confirm the option before buying.
- Skincare arrives sealed. Our hub check is a packaging and exterior check; sealed items stay sealed.
- Watch limited editions around seasonal and collab drops — they sell out on the Korean site first.
Common questions
Does Olive Young ship internationally?
Yes — Olive Young Global ships to 60+ countries, but it's a curated subset without Korea's 1+1 value sets, coupons and many exclusives, usually at higher prices. Since May 2026 the US goes through a separate Olive Young US site. For the full domestic catalog, a buying service orders from the Korean store for you.
Why is Olive Young Global more expensive than the Korean store?
Global is a separately built catalog. The 1+1 value sets, member coupons and bundle pricing that make domestic Olive Young cheap don't carry over, so the same product often costs more on Global.
Can I use a package forwarder for Olive Young?
Only if you can complete domestic checkout yourself — which usually fails on Korean payment and phone verification. A buying service completes the purchase for you, which is why it's the reliable route.
Are the K-beauty products authentic?
Yes — we buy from the official Korean Olive Young, not third-party resellers, so it's the same stock Korean shoppers get.
How fast is delivery from Korea?
Once your consolidated parcel leaves our Seoul hub, express courier (UPS/DHL) reaches most destinations in about 2 business days. Every step is visible in your order timeline.