G/MA/QR/N/KOR/2  
 
31 October 2019  
(19-7312) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  PURSUANT TO THE DEC ISION ON NOTIFICATIO N PROCEDURES FOR 
QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ( G/L/59/REV.1)   
 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
The following communication, dated 29 October  2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Korea.  
 
A. Notifying Member:  Republic of Korea  
B. Date of notification:  27 September 2019  
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/KOR/1  
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. notification of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in (doc symbol) which a re of the following 
nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as describe d in Section 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2018-2020 and relates to restrictions in force as of 
30 September  2019 
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section 1:  List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section 2:  Cross -reference to other WTO notifications with information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
G. Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.  
 
 
                                                
* In English  only.  
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- 2 - Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 Export Prohibition  P-X ex 0208.40  
 
 
 Other meat and 
edible meat offal, 
fresh, chilled to 
frozen; of whales  Article XX(b) of the GATT  
 
CITES  Article XI of the Foreign Trade 
Act 
(1 Jul 1987)  
Notification of  Export and 
Import(1 Jul 1987)   
ex 0210.92  
 Meat and edible meat 
offal, salted, in brine, 
dried or smoked; 
edible flours and 
meals of meat or 
meat offal; of whales  
2 Export Prohibition  P-X ex 2516.11  
 
 Granite: Crude or 
roughly trimmed; of 
native rocks.  Article XX(g) of the GATT  Article XI of the Foreign Trade 
Act 
(1 Jul 1987)  
Notification of  Export and 
Import(1 Jul 1987)   
ex 2516.12  
 Granite: Merely cut, 
by sawing or 
otherwise, into blocks 
or slabs of a 
rectangular (including 
square) shape; of 
native rocks.  
ex 2516.20  Sandstone; of native 
rocks 
3 Export Prohibition  P-X ex 4301.80  
 
 Other fur skins, 
whole, with or 
without head, tail or 
paws: of dog.  Article XX(b) of the GATT  
 
 Article XI of the Foreign Trade 
Act 
(1 Jul 1987)    
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex 4301.90  
 Head, tails, paws and 
other pieces or 
cuttings, suitable for 
furriers’ use; of dog.  Notification of  Export and 
Import(1 Jul 1987)  
ex 4302.19  
 Whole skins, with or 
without head, tail or 
paws, not assembled: 
other; of dog.  
ex 4302.20  
 Head, tails, paws and 
other pieces or 
cuttings, not 
assembled; of dog.  
ex 4302.30  
 Whole skins and 
pieces or cuttings 
thereof, assembled; 
of dog.  
ex 4303.90  Articles of apparel, 
clothing accessories 
and other articles of 
fur skin: other; of dog  
4 Export Restriction  NAL-X ex 2505.10  Silica sands and 
quartz sands; 
containing  less  than 
90% of SiO2.  Article XX(g) of the GATT  Article XI of the Foreign Trade 
Act 
(1 Jul 1987)  
Notification of  Export and 
Import(1 Jul 1987)   
ex 2505.90  Natural sands of all 
kinds, whether or not 
coloured, other than 
metal bearing sands 
of Chapter 26: Other  
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
containing less than 
90% of SiO2  
5 Export Restriction  NAL-X ex 2517.10  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pebbles, gravel, 
broken or crushed 
stone, of a kind 
commonly used for 
concrete aggregates, 
for road metalling or 
for railway or other 
ballast, shingle and 
flint, whether or not 
heat-treated: except 
flint pebble and single 
and flint.  Article XX(g) of the GA TT Article XI of the Foreign Trade 
Act 
(1 Jul 1987)  
Notification of  Export and 
Import(1 Jul 1987)  
  
ex 2517.41  Pebbles, gravel, 
broken or crushed 
stone, of a kind 
commonly used for 
concrete aggregates, 
for road metalling or 
for railway or other 
ballast, shingle and 
flint, whether or not 
heat-treated: 
macadam of slag, 
dross or similar 
industrial waste, 
whether or no t  
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
incorporating the 
materials cited in the 
first part of the 
heading; tarred 
macadam; granules; 
chippings and 
powder, of stones of 
heading 25.15 or 
25.16, whether or not 
heat-treated; of 
marble; except flint 
pebble and single and 
flint 
6 
 Import and Export 
Restriction  CP ex 1207,  ex 1209 
ex 1211, ex 2841  
ex 2905, ex 2914  
ex 2921, ex 2922  
ex 2924, ex 2932  
ex 2933, ex 2934  
ex 2937, ex 2939  
ex 3003, ex 3004  
 
 
 
 Narcotics, 
Psychotropic Drugs, 
Cannabis and 
Precursors  
Relevant information 
at 
http://www.law.go.kr
/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=20
1267&urlMode=engLs
InfoR&viewCls=engLs
InfoR#0000  
(Annexed Table 1, 2, 
3, 4, 5, 6, 7  in Korean 
and English 
Language)  Article XX(b) of the GATT  
 
UN Single Convention  
on Narcotic Drug, 1961  
 
UN Convention on  
Psychotropic Substances, 
1971 
 
UN Convention  
Against Illicit Traffic in 
Narcotic Drugs and 
Psychotropic Substances, 
1988 Act on the Control of Narcotic 
Drugs and Other Analogous 
substances  
 (1 Jul 2000)  Import and export of 
Narcotics, 
Psychotropic Drugs, 
Cannabis and 
Precursors is 
restricted  
7 Import and Export 
Restriction  CP ex 2904, ex 3601 
ex 3602, ex 3602  
ex 3603, ex 3912  Defence Materials  
Relevant information  Article XXI(b) of the GATT  
 
The Wassenaar Arrangement  Defence Acquisition Program 
Act  
(2 Jan 2006)    
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex 8710, ex 9020  
ex 9301, ex 9302  
ex 9303, ex 9304  
ex 9305, ex 9306  
ex 9307  
 at 
http://www.wassena
ar.org/app/uploads/2
019/consolidated/WA
-DOC-18-PUB-001-
Public -Docs-Vol-II-
2018-List-of-DU-
Goods -and-
Technologies -and-
Munitions -List-Dec-
18-1.pdf 
List of Dual -Use 
Goods and 
Technologies & 
Munitions List   
 
8 Export prohibition  P-X ex 9701  
ex 9702  
ex 9703  
ex 9704  
ex 9705  
ex 9706  Objects over 50 years 
old and recognized 
valuable as cultural 
heritage among the 
items listed in HS 
9701-9706 
http://unipass.custo
ms.go.kr/clip/index.d
o 
(in Korean and 
English Language)  Article XXI (f) of the GATT  Cultural Heritage Protection 
Act 
(10 Jan 1962)  
  
9 Prohibition on the 
importation and CP, CP -X 
 
 ex 2524, ex 2526  
ex 2707, ex 2801  
ex 2804, ex 2805  Certain chemicals 
listed at 
http://www.law.go.krGATT XX (b)  Toxic Chemicals Control Act  
(1 Jan 2015)  Ministry of 
Environment   
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
exportation of certain 
chemicals   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ex 2806, ex 2807  
ex 2808, ex 2809  
ex 2810, ex 2811  
ex 2805, ex 2806  
ex 2807, ex 2808  
ex 2809, ex 2810 
ex 2811, ex 2812, 
ex 2813, ex 2814, 
ex 2815, ex 2819, 
ex 2824, ex 2825, 
ex 2826, ex 2827, 
ex 2828, ex 2829, 
ex 2830, ex 2831, 
ex 2832, ex 2833, 
ex 2834, ex 2835, 
ex 2837, ex 2840, 
ex 2841, ex 2843, 
ex 2850, ex 2853, 
ex 2901, ex 2902, 
ex 2903, ex 2904,  
ex 2905, ex 2907, 
ex 2908, ex 2909, 
ex 2910, ex 2912, 
ex 2914, ex 2915, 
ex 2916, ex 2917, 
ex 2918, ex 2920,  
ex 2921, ex 2922, 
ex 2925, ex 2926, 
ex 2927, ex 2928, 
ex 2929, ex 2930, /conAdmrulByLsPop.d
o?&lsiSeq=20608 3&jo
No=0002&joBrNo=00
&datClsCd=010102&d
guBun=DEG&lnkText
=%25EA%25B3%25
A0%25EC%258B%25
9C%25ED%2595%25
9C&admRulPttninfSeq
=15393   
(Annexed Table 
2,3,4, 5  in Korean 
and English 
Language )  
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- 8 - QR
No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex 2931, ex 2932, 
ex 2933, ex 2939, 
ex 2942, ex 3204  
10 Restriction on the 
importation and 
exportation of certain 
endangered species  NAL, NAL -X 
 ex 0101, ex 0106  
ex 0302, ex 0303  
ex 0302, ex 0303  
ex 0305, ex 0306  
ex 0307, ex 0407  
ex 0410, ex 0506  
ex 0507, ex 0508  
ex 0510, ex 0601  
ex 0602, ex 1209 
ex 1404, ex 1501  
ex 1502, ex 4101  
ex 4103, ex 4104  
ex 4106, ex 4107  
ex 4113, ex 4114  
ex 4115, ex 4201  
ex 4202, ex 4203  
ex 4301, ex 4302  
ex 4303, ex 4401  
ex 4403, ex 4407  
ex 8306, ex 9601  
ex 9603, ex 9701  
ex 9702, ex 9703  
ex 9705  Certain species listed  
at 
http://www.law.go.kr
/conAdmrulByLsPop.d
o?&lsiSeq=180344&jo
No=0012&joBrNo=00
&datClsCd=010102&d
guBun=DEG&lnkText
=%25EA%25B3%25
B5%25EA%25B3%25
A0%25ED%2595%25
98%25EC%2597%25
AC%25EC%2595%25
BC%2520%25ED%25
95%259C%25EB%25
8B%25A4&admRulPtt
ninfSeq=10003  
(Annexed  Table 5, 6, 
8, 9, in Korean and 
English Language ) GATT XX (g),  
Convention on International 
Trade in Endangered Species 
of Wild Fauna and Flora  Wildlife Protection And 
Management Act  
(10 Feb 2005)  Ministry of 
Environment  
11 Restriction on the 
importation of certain NAL ex 0106, ex 0208  
ex 0210, ex 0305  
ex 0604, ex 1209  Certain species listed 
at 
http://www.law.go.krGATT XX (g)  Act On The Conservation And 
Use Of Biological Diversity  Ministry of 
Environment   
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ecosystem disturbing 
species  ex 1302, ex 1604  
ex 4401, ex 4403  
ex 4404, ex 4405  
ex 4407, ex 4409  
ex 9601  
 /conAdmrulByLsPop.d
o?&lsiSeq=180344&jo
No=0012&joBrNo=00
&datClsCd=010102&d
guBun=DEG&lnkText
=%25EA%25B3%25
B5%25EA%25B3%25
A0%25ED%2595%25
98%25EC%2597%25
AC%25EC%2595%25
BC%2520%25ED%25
95%259C%25EB%25
8B%25A4&admRulPtt
ninfSeq=10003  
(Annexed  Table 7, 7 -
2, in Korean and 
English Language )  Act On The Conservation And 
Use Of Biological Diversity  
(2 Feb 2013)  
12 Restriction on the 
importation and 
exportation of certain 
waste  NAL, NAL -X 
 
 ex 1213,ex 1518  
ex 1520,ex 1522  
ex1802,  ex 2301  
ex 2302, ex 2303  
ex 2304, ex 2305  
ex 2306, ex2307  
ex 2308, ex2517  
ex 2525,ex 2619  
ex 2620, ex 2621  
ex 2710, ex 2713  
ex 3006, ex3101  
ex 3825, ex 3915  
ex 4004, ex 4012 Metal and metal -
bearing wast es, 
Waste containing 
principally inorganic 
constituents, which 
may contain metals 
and organic 
materials,   
Wastes containing 
principally organic 
constituents, which 
may contain metals Basel Conventi on on the 
Control of Trans -boundary 
Movements of Hazardous 
Wastes and Their Disposal  Act On The Trans -boundary 
Movement Of Hazardous 
Wastes And Their Disposal  
(29 May 1994)  Ministry of 
Environment   
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
ex 4501, ex 5003 
ex 5103, ex 5202  
ex 5301, ex 5202  
ex 5301, ex 5302  
ex 5303, ex 5305  
ex 5505, ex 6309  
ex 6310, ex 7001  
ex 7112, ex 7204  
ex 7404, ex 7602  
ex 7802, ex 7902  
ex 7903, ex 8104  
ex 8107, ex 8110  
ex 8112, ex 8548  
 and inorganic 
materials,  
Wastes which may 
contain either 
inorganic or organic 
constituents  
 
Certain waste listed 
at 
http://www.law.go.kr
/conAdmrulByLsPop.d
o?&lsiSeq=180344&jo
No=0012&joBrNo=00
&datClsCd=010102&d
guBun=DEG&lnkText
=%25EA%25B3%25
B5%25EA%25B3%25
A0%25ED%2595%25
98%25EC%2597%25
AC%25EC%2595%25
BC%2520%25ED%25
95%259C%25EB%25
8B%25A4&admRulPtt
ninfSeq=10003  
(Annexed Table 14 -1, 
in Korean and English 
Language ) 
 
  
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No. General description 
of the restriction  Type of 
restriction  
 Tariff line 
code(s) affected, 
based on HS(  
2017 ) Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification and 
Grounds for Restriction, 
e.g., Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis and 
entry into force   
 Administration, 
modificati on of 
previously notified 
measures, and 
other comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
13 Prohibition on 
importation and 
exportation of 
persistent organic 
pollutants  CP, CP -X 
NAL, NAL -X 
 ex2094, ex2710  
ex2903, ex2904  
ex2910, ex2914  
ex2920, ex2922  
ex2923, ex3824  Pollutants listed in 
http://www.law.go.kr
/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=20
9747&efYd=2019070
2#0000  (Annexed 
Table 1, in Korean 
and English 
Language ) Stockholm Convention on 
Persistent Organic Pollutants  Persistent Organic Pollutants 
Control Act  
(27 Jan 2008)  Ministry of 
Environment  
 
 
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