Restaurant & bar business reports
Temporary Business Report for Pop-Up Stores and Events — A Report Is Required When Food Is Served, Even for a Few Days
If food is cooked, sold or served at a pop-up store or at a temporary booth at a festival or event, a report under Article 37 of the Food Sanitation Act is required regardless of the operating period. A business operator who has already filed a business report for an instant sale manufacturing and processing business can run a temporary business for a period of up to 1 month at a place other than the reported business premises by submitting documents such as the business report certificate, while operators of a rest restaurant (hyuge eumsikjeom), a general restaurant or a bakery can use this method only at places prescribed by law, such as exhibition facilities and international conference facilities, local events hosted, organized or sponsored by a local government, traditional markets, and places separately designated by the head of the city, county or district. If there is no prior report, a new business report must be filed. For events hosted, organized or sponsored by a local government, the city, county or district (si/gun/gu) may set the facility standards separately, so check with the competent sanitation department first. The report schedule should be set at the event planning stage so that it is ready by the opening day.
Procedure
- 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.
1. Check whether a report is required
Serving coffee, drinks or alcoholic beverages inside a pop-up, selling snacks at a flea market, or handing out samples may also require a report. The business type differs depending on whether finished products are sold in their packaging as they are or are cooked or divided into portions on site, so start by sorting out the sales method.
2. Organize the event information and the basis for using the venue
Organize the event name, operating period, venue, and the booth or venue-use contract signed with the organizer. A temporary business report is accepted only when the event period and venue are specified, so if there is a confirmation document from the organizer, obtain it first.
3. Prepare for the sanitation requirements
Check the health examination results of the people who cook and sell, whether sanitation education has been completed, the cooking equipment, and the water supply and washing methods. The required documents and on-site standards differ slightly by local government, so check in advance with the competent sanitation department.
4. Report to the competent city, county or district office
Submit the report form to the sanitation department of the city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office having jurisdiction over the event venue. If you file just before opening, there is no time to handle requests for supplementation, so file with time to spare.
Required documents
- Temporary business by an existing business operator: business report certificate, etc. / If there is no prior report: business report form
- Event outline (event name, period, venue) and the organizer's confirmation document for the booth and venue use
- Health examination result certificates of the cooking and sales workers
- Document confirming completion of sanitation education (where applicable)
- Description of the items sold and the method of cooking and serving
Fees
Under attached Table 26 of the Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, the report fee for a temporary business report is 8,300 won for an online application and 9,300 won for a visit or mail, and for a new business report it is 25,200 won for an online application and 28,000 won for a visit or mail. Our office fee starts from the amount shown above and may vary depending on the number of items sold and whether several event schedules are reported at the same time; we will give you an exact quote after reviewing your documents.
Legal basis and review date
- Food Sanitation Act, Article 37
- Food Sanitation Act, Article 40
- Food Sanitation Act, Article 41
- Enforcement Decree of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 25
- Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 42
- Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, attached Table 14
- Food Sanitation Act, Article 92
- Food Sanitation Act, Article 97
- Enforcement Decree of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 21
- Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 39
- Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 49
- Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 52
- Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, Article 97 and attached Table 26
- Enforcement Rule of the Food Sanitation Act, attached Table 15
Check these first
- Many people mistakenly think that no report is needed because the event runs for only a few days. Include the report schedule at the event planning stage.
- For a touring pop-up that moves between regions, file a separate report with the competent office for each venue.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to file a business report even if the pop-up store runs for only 3 days?
Is a report also needed to sell cookies or drinks at a flea market?
Is a report also required when only free samples are offered?
Where is a temporary business report filed?
What happens if I operate without a report?
Contact us
Hwang Yunsang Administrative Office in Songdo, Incheon prepares and submits administrative documents and explains the procedure. If your situation is similar, send us a message.
📍 2697, 26F POSCO Tower-Songdo, 165 Convensia-daero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea · 📞 010-3374-2687 · 🌐 hwangadmin.com
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.