Electronics · South Korea

Korea KC Mark — Korea Certification Compliance

Korea KC Mark — Korea Certification is issued by National Radio Research Agency (RRA) / KATS and has applied since 2009-01-01. It applies to products sold in APAC. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.

Authority: National Radio Research Agency (RRA) / KATS
Jurisdiction: South Korea
Regions: APAC
Effective: 2009-01-01
Evidence renewal: every 1825 days
Official source: https://www.kats.go.kr/

What Korea KC Mark — Korea Certification covers

Korea KC Mark — Korea Certification is a electronics requirement in South Korea. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.

Product categories affected

electronics

Keywords that trigger a check

electronics
electrical
Korea
Korean market
KS

Who it applies to

Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in APAC, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.

Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Import ban, fines up to KRW 30M

Supplier requirements and compliance evidence

Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.

Document
KC Certificate from KATS-accredited lab
KC Mark on product and packaging
Safety information in Korean
Importer registration with KATS

Certification types recorded for this regulation

KC certificate

How Complyra checks Korea KC Mark — Korea Certification

When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If Korea KC Mark — Korea Certification applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.

Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.

Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.