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Factory & facility permits

Preparation of reporting documents for changes, abolition, or succession of permits/licenses after factory relocation or transfer

Even if you move a factory elsewhere or sell it, the factory registration, air and wastewater discharge facility permits or reports, hazardous material manufacturing facility permits and hazardous chemical business permits attached to the old factory are not cleared automatically; each law requires its own report. If the facilities are removed, you file closure or abolition reports; if another company takes over and keeps using them, a succession report is filed. To close air emission or prevention facilities you file a change report before closing, to close all wastewater discharge facilities you file a change report within 30 days of closing, and a hazardous material manufacturing facility must be reported within 14 days of abolishing its use. A company that succeeds to a hazardous material manufacturing facility or a hazardous chemical business must report within 30 days of succession. For factory registration, you apply for a change of registration within 2 months when registered items such as the company name, site area or industry change, and if manufacturing facilities are removed with no intention of continuing manufacturing, the mayor, county head or district head may cancel the registration.

Written by Hwang Yunsang, Administrative Agent · Published 2026-10-12 · Updated 2026-10-22

Procedure

Procedure type
  • Notification Difficulty Low

    You submit the statutory report form and required documents. Once the documents are in order the report is accepted; for some reports the authority checks the contents before accepting it.

We will check remaining licenses and permits after factory relocation or transfer and prepare change, abolition, and succession reporting documents for each target. We classify applications for factory registration, discharge facilities, hazardous materials, and hazardous chemicals.

Scope & fee
List of remaining factory permits and implementation procedures review report only
We will check the 5 types of licenses and 30 pages of documents provided by 1 factory and prepare a 2-page report summarizing the competent authority, application type, and implementation data. It does not include actual reporting to government offices, on-site inspection, environmental technology diagnosis, facility demolition, or disposal of hazardous substances.
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Application documents for factory registration cancellation due to factory closure
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials required for the application for cancellation of factory registration due to the closure of 1 business location and 1 existing permit or registration number. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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Change report due to closure of air emissions facility
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials required to report changes due to the closure of air emissions facilities for 1 business location and 1 existing permit or registration number. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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Report of change in succession of rights and obligations following transfer of air emission facilities
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials required to report changes in the succession of rights and obligations following the transfer of air emissions facilities for 1 business site and 1 existing permit or registration number. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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Simple change report of air emission facility name/representative
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials required to simply report a change in the name and representative of an air emissions facility for 1 business location and 1 existing permit or registration number. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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Change report due to closure of wastewater discharge facility
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials required to report changes due to the closure of wastewater discharge facilities for 1 business location and 1 existing permit or registration number. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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Report of change in succession of rights and obligations following transfer of wastewater discharge facility
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials required to report changes in the succession of rights and obligations following the transfer of wastewater discharge facilities for 1 business site and 1 existing permit or registration number. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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Simple change report of wastewater discharge facility name/representative
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials required to simply report a change in the name and representative of a wastewater discharge facility for 1 business location and 1 existing permit or registration number. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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Report on abolition of use for hazardous materials manufacturing plants, etc.
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials required to report the discontinuation of use for 1 business location and 1 existing permit or registration number as a hazardous materials manufacturing facility. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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Status succession report for dangerous goods manufacturing plants, etc.
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials necessary for reporting status succession, such as 1 business site and 1 existing permit or registration number for a dangerous goods manufacturing facility. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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Reporting and implementation data for hazardous chemical business closure
We will organize a business closure report for 1 hazardous chemical business, 3 pages of explanatory materials on provision processing and safety measures, and business performance records. This is the standard for receiving proof of actual processing and safety measures and performance records, and does not include chemical treatment, removal, performance generation, technical diagnosis, or on-site visits.
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Report on succession of hazardous chemical business rights and obligations
We will prepare and submit the report and attached materials necessary for reporting the succession of hazardous chemical business rights and obligations for 1 business site and 1 existing permit or registration number. Existing certificates and materials proving changes, demolitions, transfers, and successions are provided, and do not include applications for facility construction, environmental design, inspection, hazardous substance disposal, on-site visits, or other permits.
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1 case each of air and wastewater discharge facilities was closed and a change report was filed.
We will prepare and submit a closure change report for 1 air discharge facility and 1 wastewater discharge facility at 1 business location. Existing permits and proof of demolition and alteration are provided, and other permits, actual demolition, and disposal of residual materials are not included.
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  1. 1. List all permits of the old factory

    Find every permit still held in the old factory's name, such as the factory registration ledger, air and wastewater discharge facility permits or report certificates, hazardous material manufacturing facility permits, hazardous chemical business permits and industrial waste generator reports, and make a table of the competent authority and current status for each. Changing the business registration address or moving the head office alone does not clear these permits, so this list becomes the basis of the cleanup. If other permits were processed together with the factory registration, add them to the same table.

  2. 2. Decide whether facilities are removed or taken over by another company

    If you remove the equipment and end the business, closure or abolition reports are required in each field; if another company takes over the factory and equipment and keeps using them, the transferee files succession reports. For air and wastewater discharge facilities, the transferee succeeds to the former operator's rights and obligations upon transfer, and the same applies to acquisition through auction or sale of seized property. When a factory that received factory establishment approval is transferred, the transferee also succeeds to the rights and obligations relating to that factory.

  3. 3. Closure or change reports for air and wastewater discharge facilities

    To close air emission facilities or prevention facilities, submit a discharge facility change report before closing, and file a change report within 2 months when the workplace name or representative changes. For wastewater discharge facilities and water pollution prevention facilities, submit a wastewater discharge facility change report to the province or metropolitan city before closing part of them, within 30 days of closing all of them, and within 2 months of a change of representative or name. Attach the permit or report certificate and documents proving the change.

  4. 4. Clean up hazardous material and hazardous chemical facilities

    Report the abolition of a hazardous material manufacturing facility within 14 days of the day it completely loses its function as a hazardous material facility, and if another company took it over, that company reports the succession within 30 days of succeeding. To end a hazardous chemical business, first dispose of the hazardous chemicals remaining at the workplace and then file the closure report, and a company that takes over the business files a succession report within 30 days of succeeding. Proof of disposal of remaining substances and waste is needed for the reports, so secure it before demolition.

  5. 5. Change or cancel the factory registration and settle industrial complex matters

    If registered items such as the company name, a reduction in factory site area or the industry change, submit a factory registration change application to the city, county or district within 2 months, and you may apply at the same time for deemed processing of a hazardous material succession report or a discharge facility change report. If manufacturing facilities were removed with no intention of continuing manufacturing, the mayor, county head or district head cancels the factory registration and deletes it from the ledger, so notify the removal to complete the cleanup. Companies in industrial complexes settle their occupancy contract with the management agency, and a company that has closed reports to the management agency and then transfers its industrial land and factory. The business closure report to the tax office is filed by the applicant directly through Hometax or at the tax office.

Required documents

Fees

Administrative service fee
  • List of remaining factory permits and implementation procedures review report only from KRW 400,000
  • Application documents for factory registration cancellation due to factory closure from KRW 300,000
  • Change report due to closure of air emissions facility from KRW 300,000
  • Report of change in succession of rights and obligations following transfer of air emission facilities from KRW 300,000
  • Simple change report of air emission facility name/representative from KRW 300,000
  • Change report due to closure of wastewater discharge facility from KRW 300,000
  • Report of change in succession of rights and obligations following transfer of wastewater discharge facility from KRW 300,000
  • Simple change report of wastewater discharge facility name/representative from KRW 300,000
  • Report on abolition of use for hazardous materials manufacturing plants, etc. from KRW 300,000
  • Status succession report for dangerous goods manufacturing plants, etc. from KRW 300,000
  • Reporting and implementation data for hazardous chemical business closure from KRW 500,000
  • Report on succession of hazardous chemical business rights and obligations from KRW 300,000
  • 1 case each of air and wastewater discharge facilities was closed and a change report was filed. from KRW 500,000
All administrative service fees exclude 10% VAT.

Government fees and the cost of equipment removal and remaining waste disposal are separate. Our office fee starts from the amount shown above and may vary depending on the number of permit fields to clean up, whether facilities are removed or taken over by another company, and whether an industrial complex occupancy contract must be settled; we will give you an exact quote after reviewing your documents.

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Legal basis and review date

  • Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, Article 10
  • Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, Article 16
  • Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, Article 17
  • Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, Article 43
  • Enforcement Decree of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, Article 21
  • Enforcement Rule of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, Article 11
  • Enforcement Rule of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, Article 12-5
  • Clean Air Conservation Act, Article 23
  • Clean Air Conservation Act, Article 27
  • Enforcement Rule of the Clean Air Conservation Act, Article 27
  • Water Environment Conservation Act, Article 36
  • Enforcement Rule of the Water Environment Conservation Act, Article 38
  • Safety Control of Hazardous Substances Act, Article 10
  • Safety Control of Hazardous Substances Act, Article 11
  • Chemicals Control Act, Article 34
  • Chemicals Control Act, Article 37

Checked against the statutes on

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

  • Closing air emission or prevention facilities and closing part of wastewater discharge facilities must be reported before closing, so file the reports before scheduling equipment removal.
  • A hazardous chemical business can file its closure report only after disposing of the hazardous chemicals remaining at the workplace, so prepare a disposal plan and proof before demolition.

Frequently asked questions

If we move the factory, do the old factory's permits disappear automatically?
No. Factory registration, discharge facility permits or reports, hazardous material manufacturing facility permits and hazardous chemical business permits are cleared only when closure, abolition or change reports are filed separately under each law. Moving the business registration address or relocating the head office alone leaves the old factory's permits in place.
By when must we report after removing discharge facilities?
For air emission and prevention facilities, a change report must be filed before closing. For wastewater discharge facilities, file a change report before closing if only part is closed, and within 30 days of closing if all are closed. A change of workplace name or representative must be reported within 2 months for both air and wastewater.
If we sell the factory to another company, how are the permits transferred?
It depends on the field. For air and wastewater discharge facilities the transferee succeeds to the former operator's rights and obligations, and for hazardous material manufacturing facilities and hazardous chemical businesses the succeeding company must report within 30 days of succession. When applying for a factory registration change, you may also apply for deemed processing of the hazardous material succession report and the discharge facility change report.
How is a factory registration deleted?
If manufacturing facilities are removed with no intention of continuing manufacturing, or the factory is used for non-factory purposes, the mayor, county head or district head may cancel the factory registration, and a full cancellation deletes it from the registration ledger. If the factory continues to operate but the company name, site area or industry changes, you apply for a change of registration within 2 months instead of cancellation. For factories in industrial complexes, the management agency handles this together with the occupancy contract.
Does an administrative agent handle permit cleanup after a factory relocation or sale?
Yes. Hwang Yunsang Administrative Office lists the old factory's permits and confirms the competent authorities, reviews whether facilities are removed or taken over, prepares discharge facility change reports, hazardous material abolition or succession reports and hazardous chemical closure or succession reports, prepares the factory registration change application and submits them to the competent authorities on your behalf. The business closure report to the tax office is filed by the applicant directly through Hometax or at the tax office.

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This guide is general information based on public sources. Requirements, documents and deadlines differ by case and by the competent agency, so please confirm them before you proceed.