The world’s leading online e-commerce platform Amazon joined forces with one of the top e-commerce companies in Korea to set foot into the Korean market.

The entry of this global direct purchasing giant into Korea had raised industry concerns that it would increase the illegal direct purchase of pharmaceuticals overseas and void the government’s efforts to eradicate the expanding market for such items.

Aware of such concerns, 11street had prepared a separate guide on ‘precautions for direct purchase of drugs and health functional foods overseas’ to its Amazon store website and blocked the transaction of pharmaceuticals and health functional foods that contain ingredients that are not