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Korean Supplier Verification — 5-Minute Checklist (Card News)
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Summary
5-step Korean supplier verification in 5 minutes:
- Business Registration — Korea NTS Hometax "Business Registration Verification." Suspended/closed = walk away.
- HACCP Certificate — MFDS HACCP Certification Authority public DB. Verify company match + scope (categories) + renewal date. Forged certificates exist.
- Facility Evidence — Production line video (10+ sec) + exterior photo (signage + address). Cross-check with Google Maps.
- Export Track Record — Korea Customs unipass for B/L tracking, KOTRA buyKorea registry.
- Payment & Credit — T/T 30/70 standard, 100% upfront = red flag. KISLINE for credit rating.
Red flags (any 1 = pause)
- Suspended or closed business
- Suspicious certificate
- Refuses facility video
- Demands T/T 100% upfront
- Refuses KISLINE check
Sources
- Korea NTS Hometax — hometax.go.kr
- MFDS HACCP Authority — haccp.or.kr
- Korea Customs — unipass.customs.go.kr
- KOTRA — buykorea.org
- Korea Enterprise Data — kisline.com
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