IMPORT/EXPORT CERTIFICATION SERVICE
What is Import and Export Approval? (Requirements Verification)
A mandatory procedure (permission, approval, reporting, labeling, and etc.) to enact and enforce laws and ordinances (individual laws and regulations) for the goods manufactured, sold and imported to Korea for the safety of domestic consumers, and for environmental preservation.
Import and Export Approval (Requirements Verification)
Items subject to Customs Verification of Clearance Requirements
A list of items that the head of Korea Customs Service announces considering the characteristics and clearance environment of each item in accordance with individual Acts to determine whether the item needs Customs Verification of Clearance Requirements. If the item, at the time of importation/exportation, does not satisfy the legal requirements as such, it cannot be cleared in customs.
Items subject to individual laws and regulations under Consolidated Public Notice
A list of items announced by the head of Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, by integrating matters concerning import and export requirements and procedures for such items prescribed in the individual Acts, in order to check import and export requirements, to simplify the customs clearance work and to manage trade order. If the item is not included in the items subject to Customs Verification of Clearance Requirements, it is not sanctioned upon customs clearance, but is designated to carry out the requirements verification procedure specified in the individual statutes.
SEIN aims to meet both requirements of Customs Verification of Clearance, and of the Individual Statutes.
Work Process
Quarantine Representation Services
Work Process
- 01Required Documents and Check-list
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- Shipping documents (BL, INVOICE, PL)
- Composition Table (100% base)
- Manufacturing Process Chart
- Name and detailed address of manufacturer
- Nutritional information (if applicable only)
- Sample products (can be replaced with product photos)
- Attachment status and contents of Korean labeling
- Business License and Certificate of Sales Declaration of the Importer
- 02Precautions
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- As the standards of Koran markings and the acceptable ingredients are different for different types of food, it is necessary to confirm the type and acceptable ingredients of the food before importation
Work Process
- 01Required Documents and Check-list
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- Shipping documents (BL, INVOICE, PL)
- Composition Table (100% base)
- Manufacturing Process Chart
- Name and detailed address of manufacturer
- Nutritional information (if applicable only)
- Sample products (can be replaced with product photos)
- Attachment status and contents of Korean labeling
- Business License and Certificate of Sales Declaration of the Importer
- 02Precautions
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- All areas directly in contact with food should be checked, and import should be carried out by minimizing any risk that may arise later by verification of the samples prior to import, as the marking method, cautions markings, and inspection costs are different for different types of materials.
Work Process
- 01Required Documents and Check-list
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- Advanced confirmation of prohibited items/areas for importation
- Shipping documents (BL, INVOICE, PL)
- Original quarantine certificate from the exporting country, or an original manufacturers’ supporting documents(if applicable)
- Scientific name (if applicable only)
- Processing status and type of packaging materials (only for items subject to plant quarantine)
- Name and detailed address of manufacturer (exporter)
- A copy of ANALYSIS (if applicable only)
- Attachment status and contents of Korean labeling (if applicable only)
- Documents related to SHELF LIFE (If applicable only)
- Business License, Certificate of Sales Declaration of Importer
- 02Precautions
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- Import Prohibition and Import Requirements are designated mostly per each item (HS CODE). Therefore, import must be carried out after confirming the possibility of importation and necessary documents by preview (of the product, of scientific name, and of the usage) before importation.
License and Certification Service
Work Process
- 01Required Documents and Checklist
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- Shipping documents (BL, INVOICE, PL)
- Name, country, and other information of the manufacturer
- Product information (e.g. catalog)
- Others (additional information required for each product)
- 02Precautions
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- Must check if the item is subject to safety certification and self-safety inspection (in case of safety certification, factory inspection is required)
- Prior review is required before imporation as the number of samples and materials required differs for each item
Work Process
- 01Required Documents and Checklist
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- Shipping documents (BL, INVOICE, PL)
- Information on manufacturing factory and manufacturer
- Part list
- A copy of business license
- Part CB report (CB certi + test report / issued within 3 years)
- Electrical circuit diagram (Schematic diagram) : complete circuit details including power supply
- Product manual :
block diagram and description, user’s guide in KOREAN - Insulation material specification : enclosure, internal plastic, windings, PCB, Insulation Tape and Film, Connector, etc. (material name, flame retardancy grade, insulation type, temperature)
- 02Precautions
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- Confirmation needed whether the good is subject to safety certification and safety assurance (in case of safety certification, a factory on-site inspection is required)
- Prior review required before import (unconfirmed part needs to be tested when CB report is not prepared – sample costs, expenses, and lead time can increase)
Work Process
- 01Required Documents and Checklist
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- Information on manufacturing factory and manufacturer (i.e. address, and etc.)
- Shipping documents (BL, INVOICE, PL)
- User’s guide and product manual (product information, and etc.)
- Others (additional information required for each product)
- 02Precautions
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- Prior review required before import (In case of certification conformity target items, special samples and additional materials are required)
Work Process
- 01Required Documents and Checklist
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- Composition table, or LOC(Certificate)
- Shipping documents (BL, INVOICE, PL)
- Projected annual import quantity
- Others (additional information required for each product and composition)
- 02Precautions
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- Prior review required before import (composition table, usage of product, or etc.)
- Register or apply for exemption in accordance with Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. on Chemicals after confirming the composition and usage.
- For hazardous chemicals according to Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. on Chemicals, procedures for each component must be carried out.
Work Process
- 01Required Documents and Checklist
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- Registration of manufacturing and sales business
- Proof of manufacturing, of sales, of the non-infection of BSE/TSE, or unused certificate
- Shipping documents (BL, INVOICE, PL)
- 02Precautions
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- Confirmation on the registration of manufacturing and salse business
- Proof of manufacturing, of sales, and prior review of materials such as BSE, etc.
- Management by the serial number in order to request for test after customs clearance
