Impor mengacu pada barang dari luar negeri yang masuk ke Korea (Barang-barang yang telah melalui kawasan berikat mengacu pada barang dari kawasan berikat) atau yang dikonsumsi atau digunakan di Korea termasuk yang digunakan atau dikonsumsi dalam sarana transportasi di Korea. Menurut Pasal 239 UU Bea Cukai, barang yang berhubungan dengan konsumsi atau penggunaan yang tidak memenuhi kriteria untuk impor adalah pengecualian.
Standar Obat Herbal Korea Selatan
Korea Selatan memberlakukan standard nasional yang disebut Korean Standards (KS).Namun, ada beberapa Standard Internasional yang dapat menjadi acuan untuk produk impor di Korea Selatan. Adapun standard internasional yang dapat menjadi acuan adalah:
- ISO(International Standardization Organization)
- IEC(International Electrotechnical Commission)
- ASTM(American Society of Testing Materials)
- EN(European Norm)
- DIN(Deusche Industrie Norm)
- NF(Normes Francaises)
Requirement for Health Functional Foods
Classification of Health Functional Foods
Without Pre-approval
Functional ingredients / products which risk assessment has been conducted by KFDA
When this type of product is imported, it goes to Lab test whether it conforms with stadards
Required for Preapproval
Functional ingredients / products which risk assessment has not been conducted by KFDA are required for pre-approval
Functional ingredients / products which risk assessment has been conducted by KFDA
When this type of product is imported, it goes to Lab test whether it conforms with stadards
Required for Preapproval
Functional ingredients / products which risk assessment has not been conducted by KFDA are required for pre-approval
☞ Please contect Health Functional Food Standard Division
Comparison between functional ingredients and product
Ingredients
Packed in bulk or in large volume of units for further processing / manufacture
Semi-products can be included which are mixed with minor ingredients such as fructose, starch, glucose or seasoning
Products
goods which consumer can have in retail and which have appearance of tablet, capsule, powder, liquid, granule, flake, paste, syrup, gel, jelly or bar
Every ingredients, Health claim(functionality), Daily dose/intake, caution(allergy, side effects etc.) are labelled on the package for consumer
Documents related to Genetically Modified Organisms
Packed in bulk or in large volume of units for further processing / manufacture
Semi-products can be included which are mixed with minor ingredients such as fructose, starch, glucose or seasoning
Products
goods which consumer can have in retail and which have appearance of tablet, capsule, powder, liquid, granule, flake, paste, syrup, gel, jelly or bar
Every ingredients, Health claim(functionality), Daily dose/intake, caution(allergy, side effects etc.) are labelled on the package for consumer
Documents related to Genetically Modified Organisms
Scope of GMO labelling
- Foods contained soybean, corn, cottonseed, rapeseed, sugar beet or it’s sprouts as main ingredients(up to the 5th largest ingredients in contents)
| Scope of GM Labelling | Scope of GM Labelling | Exempt from GM Labelling |
| Agricultural products | LMOs which KFDA approves to import | IP Handling or Export Certificate has been submitted to prove ※ unintentional adulteration : not more than 3% |
| Processed Foods | Processed foods which contained GMO as ingredients | o Isolated agricultural produce from GM which attached with IP Handling or Export Certificate ※ unintentional adulteration : not more than 3% o Including GM ingredients, but § contents of GM ingredient is less than the 5th largest ingredients § analysis certificate ca prove that any GM ingredients do not exist in final good ※ soysauce, oil, sugar, alcoholic beverages, etc |
Organic Certificate
- Scope : imported foods labelled "organic"
- A copy of organic certificate is required to submit which can be issued by organic certification bodies accredited by IFOAM or by exporting country
Transaction certificate or Ingredient list can be required to confirm from 2011, any product labelled "organic" will be required to be certified according to ‘Food Industry Promotion Act’ (for details of organic certification, please contact National Agriculture Products Quality Management Service).
Obat Herbal
- Standar Obat Herbal Korea Selatan
- Analysis Certificate / Organic Certificate
