G/TFA/N/KOR/1  
 
24 July 2017  
(17-4099) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 1.4, 10.4.3 , 10.6.2 AND 12.2.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM T HE REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
The f ollowing communication, dated 24  July 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the  Republi c of Korea.  
 
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The Republic of Korea hereby makes the following notifications in accordance with Articles 1.4, 
10.4.3, 10.6.2 and 12.2.2 of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation (WT/L/931).  
 
Article 1, P aragraph 4  a) 
 
The official place(s) wh ere the items in subparagraphs 1.1(a) to (j) have been published ; 
 
Subparagraph s 1.1(a), (c), (f), (g) and (h):  
 
Korea Customs 
Service  www.customs.go.kr  
www.customs.go. kr/eng  
customs.go.kr/download/report_guidance_booklet_kor.pdf  
customs.go.kr/download/report_guidance _booklet_eng.pdf  For all goods  
 
 
 
For specific types of goods requiring a license, permit and/or certificate for import, export and/or 
transit  
 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food 
and Rural Affairs  www.mafra.go.kr  
english.mafra.go.kr  Animals, Animal products, 
Plants and plant 
products(pests and diseases)  
Ministry of Food and Drug 
Safety  www.mfds.go.kr  
www.mfds.go.kr/eng  Foods, Drugs, Medical devices, 
Cosmetics  
Ministry of Oceans and 
Fisheries  www.mof.go.kr  
www.mof.go.kr/eng  Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs, 
Aquatic Inverte brates and their 
germ, Seaweed, Aquatic plants  
 
Ministry of Science, ICT and 
Future Planning  http://www.msip.go.kr  
english.msip.go.kr  Communication apparatus, 
Transmission apparatus, Radar 
apparatus, Parts  
Ministry of Environment  www.me.go.kr  
eng.me.go.kr  Chemical , Hazardous Chemical , 
Wastes , Hazardous Waste , 
Endangered Wild Life , Globally 
Endangered Wildlife  
Nuclear Safety and Security 
Commission  www.nssc.go.kr  
www.nssc.go.kr/nssc/en  Strategic Commodities , 
Nuclear Materials and Trigger 
List items under  the NPT, 
Comp rehensive Safeguards 
Agreement and Additional 
Protocol  G/TFA/N/KOR/1  
 
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  Korean Agency for Technology 
and Standards  www.kats.go.kr  
www.safetykorea.kr  Electrical Appliances and 
Consumer Produc ts, Children’s 
Products  
 
Subparagraph 1.1(b),  (d): 
 
Korea Customs Service  unipass.customs.go.kr/clip/index.do  
unipass.customs.go.kr/cl ip/index.do  English List Tariff 
Rate Table, HS 
Manual  
 
Subparagraph 1.1(e)1: 
 
Customs Act, Act on Special Cases of the 
Customs Act for the Implementation of Free 
Trade Agreements, Foreign Trade Act  unipass.customs.go.kr/clip/index.do  
www.law.go.kr/eng/engMain.do  
 
Subparagraph 1.1(i):  
 
www.fta.go.kr  
 
english.motie.go.kr/en/if/ftanetwork/ftanetwork.jsp  
 
www.customs.go.kr/portalIndex.html  
 
Subparagraph 1.1(j):  
 
WTO Tariff Rate Quota Schedule of Republic of 
Korea, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Affairs  https://goo.gl/ufDKqC  
 
Article 1, Paragraph 4 b)  
 
The Uniform Resource Locators of website( s) referred to in paragraph 2.1 ; 
 
Subparagraphs 2.1 (a), (b) and (c):  
 
Same as part (a) a bove 
 
Article 1, Paragraph 4 c)  
 
The contact information of the enquiry point s referred to in paragraph 3.1 ; 
 
Korea 
Customs 
Service  Website: call.customs.go.kr/crmcc/index.jsp  
http://www.customs.go.kr/kcshome/main/qna/QnaList.do?layoutMen
uNo=21035  
Tel: +82-125 
Email: kcsenquiry@customs.go.kr  For all goods  
e-People  www.epeople.go.kr  
www.epeople.go.kr/jsp/user/on/eng/intro01.jsp  
 
                                                
1 General preferential tariff is applied according to the Customs Act and FTA special tariff is according to 
the Act on Special Cases of the Customs Act for the Implementation of Free Trade Agreements. La ws and 
regulations related to the application of preferential tariff are managed by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance 
and executed by the Korea Customs Service. The marking and determination of origin is generally managed by 
the Ministry of Trade, Indus try and Energy according to the Foreign Trade Act.  G/TFA/N/KOR/1  
 
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  For specific types of goods requiring a licence, permit and/or certificate fo r import, export and/or 
transit  
 
Ministry of 
Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs  E-mail: wtoagri@korea.kr  
Tel:+82-44-201-2080 Animals, Animal 
products, Plants and 
plant products (pests 
and diseases)  
Ministry of Food and 
Drug Safety  E-mail:wtokfda@korea.kr  
Tel:+82-43-719-1564 Foods, Drugs, Medical 
devices, Cosmetics  
Ministry of Oceans 
and Fisheries  E-mail:wtomof@korea.kr  
Tel:+82 -44-200-5383 Fish, Crustaceans, 
Molluscs, Aquatic 
Invertebrates and their 
germ, Seaweed, 
Aquatic plants  
Ministry of Science, 
ICT and Future 
Planning  E-mail: trazom86@korea.kr  
Tel: +82-31-644-7534 Commun ication 
apparatus, 
Transmission 
apparatus, Radar 
apparatus, Parts  
Ministry of 
Environment  Website : 
www.epeople.go.kr/jsp/user/on/eng/intro01.jsp  
Tel: +82-44-201-6063 Chemical , Hazardous  
Chemical , Wastes , 
Hazardous Waste , 
Endangered Wild Life , 
Globally Endangered 
Wildlife  
Nuclear Safety and 
Security Commission  E-mail:ydsong@korea.kr  
Tel:+82-2-397-7376 Strategic Commodities , 
Nuclear Materials and 
Trigger List items under  
the NPT, 
Comprehensive 
Safeguards Agreement 
and Additional Protocol  
Korean Agency for 
Technology and 
Standards  E-mail: tbt@korea.kr  
Tel: +82-43-870-5521 Electrical Appliances 
and Consumer 
Products, C hildren 's 
Products  
 
Article 10, P aragraph 4.3  
 
Korea has run electronic single window system since March 2006 on the website 
https://unipass.customs.go.kr  where customers can make an application related to re quirements 
or declare imports, exports and others without having to visit relevant agencies.2 
 
Article 10, P aragraph 6.2  
 
Customs Act, Licensed Customs Broker Act  https://unipass.customs.go.kr/cli p/index.do  
www.law.go.kr/eng/engMain.do  
 
Article 12, P aragraph 2.2  
 
Korea Customs Service  
International Cooperation Division of Korea Customs Service  
E-mail: kcsicd@customs.go.kr  
Tel: +82 -42-481-7975 
 
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2 As of May 2017, 26 agencies verifying requirements (for 55 requirements) are linked to the single 
window system which has  processed 855,244 cases out of 896,960 (95.3%).