Food Additive Manufacturing Business Registration | Hwang Yunsang Administrative Office

Procedure

Procedure type

Registration Difficulty Medium
The authority checks whether the statutory registration requirements, such as facilities, staff and capital, are met before issuing a registration certificate. Registration can be refused if the requirements are not met.

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1. Confirm the business type: First decide whether you make or process the product yourself, have another manufacturer make it for sale under your own brand, or buy and resell finished products. Making it yourself requires food additive manufacturing registration, while having it made for sale under your own brand falls under a distribution-only sales report.
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2. Check the site and building use: Before signing the lease, check the building use and factory site restrictions. Divide the workplace into raw material storage, manufacturing and packaging areas, and keep it away from sources of contamination.
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3. Prepare the facilities: Apply the facility standards for food manufacturing and processing businesses, and provide a workplace, warehouse, testing room, water supply and drainage, and restrooms. If the registering office finds no sanitary risk, parts of the building location, structure and workplace requirements may be treated differently.
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4. Complete hygiene training and apply for registration: Finish the hygiene training before starting business and submit the registration application with the facility documents to the city, county or district office with jurisdiction. The registering office checks the facilities and then issues the registration certificate.
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5. Product manufacturing report and in-house quality testing: Once you start production, report each product you manufacture. Food additives need a component and standard test at least once every 6 months, and sterilizing and disinfecting agents need a test of sterilizing power, with records kept.

Filing route

City, county or district office with jurisdiction over the place of business (food sanitation department)

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

Official check

Actual processing agencyCompetent Korean authority or official service

Statutory and policy authorityMinistry of Food and Drug Safety

Online routeGovernment24

Deadlines & processing notes

Check deadlines and next steps against the notice, filing date, and any request for additional documents.Official check

Fees & official charges

Administrative service fee

Basic scope from KRW 400,000

All administrative service fees exclude 10% VAT.

Government fee / taxDepends on the filing type and competent authorityOfficial fee source

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

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Business registration applicationFood hygiene training completion certificateWorkplace floor plan and facility layoutBuilding register and lease or other proof of right to use the premisesDrinking water quality test report (if water other than tap water, such as groundwater, is used)Testing room equipment list or contract for outsourced in-house quality testingProduct manufacturing report (per product, after production begins)

Before signing a lease or starting equipment work, check the building use and site first. In-house quality testing records are checked during inspections, so keep the schedule and results without gaps.

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.