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4-1 · Start-up & business operations

Start-up permit pre-review

When opening a shop or company, many industries require a business report, registration or permit first, and a copy of that permit certificate and a copy of the premises lease are submitted with the business registration application (Article 11 of the Enforcement Decree of the Value-Added Tax Act). Business registration must be applied for within 20 days of starting the business (Article 8 of the Value-Added Tax Act), so the order should be planned with the permit processing time included. A business report is sometimes refused after the lease has been signed because of the building's use or its floor-area or facility standards, so it is safer to check the industry permit requirements and the premises requirements together before signing. The start-up permit pre-review organizes the list and order of required permits, the premises requirements and the documents to prepare for your business type and industry; drafting and filing the permit application itself continues as the service for that industry.

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When this applies

When this applies

Start-up founders (sole proprietors or corporations) who want to check industry-specific permits and premises requirements before starting a business.
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Procedure

Procedure

Procedure type
  • Advisory Difficulty Low

    Work completed by our office’s review, guidance or submission — such as administrative consultation, pre-review of licensing, or submitting already prepared documents — without a separate review by the authority.

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    Organize the business type and industry: decide whether to start as a sole proprietor or a corporation, and organize the business category and items, the premises address and whether there will be joint representatives. Even for the same shop, the required permits and qualifications change with how the industry is defined, so the industry is fixed concretely at this stage.

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    Check the permits for the industry: confirm the report, registration or permit each industry needs (such as a restaurant business report, a mail-order business report or construction business registration) and the processing body (city, county or district office, or the competent authority), and organize requirements such as qualified personnel, capital and facilities and the processing time in a table.

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    Check the premises requirements: before signing, check with the building register whether the building's use allows the industry and whether it meets the floor-area, floor and facility standards. Also check whether the industry has location restrictions, such as educational environment protection zones around schools.

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    Explain the order and documents: organize the order and deadlines for the permit application, business registration and opening, and provide a list of documents for each stage. Business registration needs a copy of the permit certificate and a copy of the lease; before the corporate registration or before the permit, a copy of the application or a business plan can be used instead.

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    Connect to the permit application: depending on the review, drafting and filing the business report, registration or permit application continues as the service for that industry, and documents are supplemented within the deadline if a correction is requested during processing.

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Filing route

Filing route

Industry permits: the competent city, county or district office or competent authority; business registration: Hometax or a tax office

Confirm the current filing office, jurisdiction, and online availability on the official website.

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Actual processing agencyCompetent city, county, or district office
Statutory and policy authorityMinistry of SMEs and Startups
Online routeGovernment24
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Deadlines & processing notes

Deadlines & processing notes

Business registration must be filed within 20 days from the business commencement date. For industries that require a permit, check the permit processing time and fees first and build them into the opening schedule.Official check
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Fees & official charges

Fees & official charges

Administrative service fee
  • from KRW 400,000
All administrative service fees exclude 10% VAT.

Included in the basic fee — Initial document review, required-document guidance, basic form preparation, one filing support and responses to up to two supplement requests.

Conditional success fee — For this service, any conditional success fee may be separately agreed within the lawful service scope and stated in a written engagement agreement. No outcome is guaranteed.

Displayed amounts are starting estimates, not statutory or standard rates. The final fee is confirmed after consultation and document review in the engagement agreement. Government fees and actual expenses may change.

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Basic documents

Basic documents

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Scope of services

Scope of services

Hwang Yunsang Administrative Agent Office prepares and translates documents for administrative agencies, submits them on your behalf, and guides you through permit, application, and notification procedures. Services that require the principal’s personal appearance, principal’s application, or electronic signature may be limited in delegation.