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10 July 2020  
(20-4750) 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  
Revision  
The following communication, dated 8 July 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the  Republic 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) where 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/english/main.do  
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 Invertebrates 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  G/TFA/N/KOR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  Nuclear Safety and Security 
Commission  www.nssc.go.kr  
www.nssc.go.kr/en/index.do  Strategic Commodities , 
Nuclear Materials and Trigger 
List items under  the NPT, 
Comprehensive Safeguards 
Agreement and Additional 
Protocol  
Korean Agency for Technology 
and Standards  www.kats.go.kr  
www.safetykorea.kr  Electrical Appliances and 
Consumer Products, 
Children ’s Products  
 
Subparagraph 1.1(b),  (d): 
 
Korea Customs Service  unipass.customs.go.kr/clip/index.do  
unipass.customs.go.kr/clip/index.do  English List Tar iff 
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  
 
http://unipass.customs.go.kr/clip/index.do  
 
Subparagraph 1.1(j):  
 
WTO Tariff Rate Quota Schedule of Republic 
of Korea, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs  https://www.mafra.go.kr/mafra/430/  
subview.do  
 
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) above  
 
Article 1, Paragraph 4 c)  
 
The contact information of the enquiry point s referred to in paragraph 3.1 ; 
 
Korea Customs 
Service  Website: http://www.customs.go.kr/call/main.do  
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. Laws 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. T he marking and determination of origin is generally managed by 
the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy according to the Foreign Trade Act.  G/TFA/N/KOR/1/Rev.1  
 
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  For specific types of goods requiring a licence, permit and/or certificate for 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 Communication 
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, Children '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 requirements or 
declare imports, expo rts 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/clip/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: kcsicd1@korea.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%).  