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07 Jul 2021 KOREA RPKorea Extends Temporary TRQ for Eggs and Egg ProductsOn 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
21 Jan 2021 KOREA RPFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate ReportThis 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
21 Jan 2021 KOREA RPFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country ReportSections Updated: I, II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, IX and Appendix II Click Here
06 Jan 2020 KOREA RPFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country ReportThis 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
06 Jan 2020 KOREA RPFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Export Certificate ReportThis report provides minimal updates compared to the previous year’s report. Changes were made to improve clarity. Click Here
31 Dec 2018 KOREA RPFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards ReportThis 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
26 Jan 2018 KOREA REPUBLICFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - NarrativeSections 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
26 Dec 2017 KOREA REPUBLICFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - CertificationUpdates 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
24 Jan 2016 KOREA REPUBLICKorea : Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - CertificationOn 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
15 Jan 2015 KOREA REPUBLICKorea - Republic of : Grain and Feed UpdateThe 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
31 Dec 2014 KOREA REPUBLICKorea - Republic of : Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - NarrativeSections 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
31 Dec 2014 KOREA REPUBLICKorea - Republic of : Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - CertificationThe 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
23 Jan 2013 KOREA REPUBLICKorea Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - NarrativeSections 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
17 Jan 2013 KOREA REPUBLICKorea Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - CertificationKorea’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
28 Mar 2012 KOREA REPUBLICResidue Detection Regulations for Imported Livestock ProductsThe 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
03 Feb 2012 KOREA REPUBLICFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - NarrativeSections 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
27 Jan 2012 KOREA REPUBLICFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - CertificationKorea’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
05 Jan 2011 KOREA REPUBLICFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - CertificationKFDA’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
12 Aug 2009 KOREA REPUBLICFood and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - NarrativeThe 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


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