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The import regulations imposed by the countries time to time to ensure Food Safety and Quality assurance includes non Tariff barriers for the various food products.

S.No. Circulation Date Country Report Title Report Highlights View Regulations
1 03 MAY 2024 Korea, South FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual This report includes technical information and certificate requirements for food and agricultural product exports to the Republic of South Korea. Click here
2 03 MAY 2024 Korea, South FAIRS Country Report Annual This report outlines specific requirements for food and agricultural product imports into the Republic of South Korea. Updates to the 2024 FAIRS Country Report are included in Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, and Appendix II. Click here
3 01 APR 2022 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report This report includes technical information and certificate requirements for food and agricultural product exports to the Republic of South Korea. Click here
4 01 APR 2022 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report This report outlines the specific requirements for food and agricultural product imports into the Republic of South Korea. Updates to the 2022 FAIRS Report are included in Sections V, VI, VII and Appendix II. Click here
5 07 JUL 2021 Korea, South Korea Extends Temporary TRQ for Eggs and Egg Products On June 22, 2021, Korea announced an additional 36,000 MT temporary tariff rate quota (TRQ) for eggs and egg products in effect until December 31, 2021. Click here
6 21 JAN 2021 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report Sections Updated: I, II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX and Appendix II Click here
7 21 JAN 2021 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report This report provides updates on dairy export certificates and outlines Korea’s temporary policy to accept photocopy versions of export documents for some food products in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here
8 06 JAN 2020 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate Report This report provides minimal updates compared to the previous year’s report. Changes were made to improve clarity. Click here
9 06 JAN 2020 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report This report was prepared by U.S. Embassy Seoul’s Office of Agricultural Affairs (OAA) for exporters of U.S.-origin food and agricultural products. Click here
10 31 DEC 2018 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Report This report provides updates on certificates for fresh and frozen poultry products, clarification on certificates for ice cream products containing eggs, and document requirements for agriculture and food products to be exempt from mandatory biotech labeling requirements. Click here
11 26 JAN 2018 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Narrative Sections Updated: Section I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and Appendix I and II. The updates include the merging of the Livestock Code to the Food Code, new food safety policy measures, the updated list of MFDS’s recognized Halal and Kosher certification body, biotech labeling revision, and several labeling changes including non-alcoholic claims, etc. Click here
12 26 DEC 2017 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Certification Updates on certificates for shell eggs and egg products, temperatures of egg products, and document requirements for processed food products to be exempt from mandatory biotech labeling requirements Click here
13 24 JAN 2016 Korea, South Korea : Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Certification On November 19, 2015, Korea lifted the import ban on poultry and poultry meat products that had been imposed in December 2014 due to the outbreak of HPAI. To reflect changes made in the revised import health requirements, FSIS Form 9305-2A for fresh and frozen poultry products has been revised and FSIS Form 9305-2B has been created for heat treated poultry meat products. Click here
14 15 JAN 2015 Korea, South Korea - Republic of : Grain and Feed Update The United States won contracts totaling 60,067 MT (milled) of rice, worth $62 million, under the 2014 Minimum Market Access agreement. The U.S. share of 15 percent of the MMA represents only half of the previous year’s share due to higher prices caused by drought conditions in California. Click here
15 31 DEC 2014 Korea, South Korea - Republic of : Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Certification The United States has an organic equivalency arrangement with Korea for processed organic products that took effect July 1, 2014. So long as terms of the arrangements are met, U.S. organic products certified by USDA/AMS/NOP accredited certifying agents to the USDA National Organic Program may be sold as organic in Korea. As for non-processed organic products, they must continue to be certified by Korea’s accredited certifying agents to the Korean organic standards to be sold as organic in Korea. Click here
16 31 DEC 2014 Korea, South Korea - Republic of : Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Narrative Sections Updated: Section I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and Appendix I, II. The updates include the U.S.-Korea equivalency arrangement on processed organic products, addition of aflatoxin and some contaminant standards to Section V, updates on import testing of unapproved biotech events, etc. Click here
17 23 JAN 2013 Korea, South Korea Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Narrative Sections Updated: Section I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and Appendix I, II. The updates include the creation of a consolidated new Act covering both organic produce and processed products and the extension of acceptance of U.S. processed organic products that are certified by the National Organic Program until December 31, 2013. Click here
18 17 JAN 2013 Korea, South Korea Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Certification Korea’s acceptance of organic certificates for processed organic products issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program’s accredited certifiers has been extended until December 31, 2013. No other significant changes have been made. Click here
19 28 MAR 2012 Korea, South Residue Detection Regulations for Imported Livestock Products The Quarantine and Inspection Agency (QIA) under the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries conducts random residue testing on imported livestock products. The regulatory response to detections depends on whether the finding exceeds the set maximum residue limit and the chemical type. Click here
20 03 FEB 2012 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Narrative Sections Updated: Section I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, IX and Appendix I, II. Several of the key updates include: the creation of a consolidated Quarantine and Inspection Agency (QIA) under the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (MIFAFF); revised caffeine labeling requirements; and a newly established requirement mandating overseas laboratories conducting biotech testing on foods destined for Korea be accredited by the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). Click here
21 27 JAN 2012 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Certification Korea’s Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine Inspection Agency (QIA) was created in 2011 by merging the three agencies responsible for animal and livestock products, plants, and fisheries respectively. The report has been updated to reflect this change. No other substantive changes were made. Click here
22 05 JAN 2011 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Certification KFDA’s certification system for processed organic products will remain in place until the end of 2012 and will be replaced by a MIFAFF certification system. Click here
23 12 AUG 2009 Korea, South Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Narrative The new certification program for processed organic food products, the draft biotech labeling requirements, and the Special Act on Children‟s Dietary Life Safety Management have been added. Labeling requirements including the inner package labeling requirements for double packaged products and a restriction of the use of a picture/photo of ingredients for a product with synthetic flavors have been updated. Click here