19-2 · Chemicals & household chemical products

Preparation of hazardous-chemical transport-business permit, installation-inspection application and manager-appointment report documents

Anyone who intends to transport more than 1 ton of hazardous chemicals at a time must obtain a hazardous chemical transport business permit from the competent River Basin (Regional) Environmental Office for each place of business under Article 28 of the Chemicals Control Act and Article 27 of its Enforcement Rule; the processing period for the permit application is 15 days. Transport vehicles are handling facilities under Article 2 of the Act, so they must first pass the installation inspection under Article 24, and because a copy of the freight vehicle transport business permit or construction machinery rental business registration certificate is attached to the application, the transport business permit should be secured first. Under Article 19 of the Enforcement Rule, vehicles that transport hazardous chemicals are excluded from the chemical accident prevention and management plan requirement, but loading and unloading are not covered by this exclusion, so facilities at loading and unloading sites are checked separately. Persons who only handle and transport within a defined area such as a port or railway station yard are exempt from the permit under Article 29, and a person falling under the disqualification grounds of Article 30, such as one whose permit was revoked less than 2 years ago, cannot obtain the permit.

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🌐 Preparation of hazardous-chemical transport-business permit, installation-inspection application and manager-appointment report documents
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Procedure

Procedure

Procedure type
  • Permit Difficulty High

    A procedure that allows a business, activity or stay that the law generally restricts, after review; licenses fall into this type. The authority reviews facility standards, location and consultation with other agencies, and a permit can be refused if the standards are not met.

  • 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 prepare and submit the documents required for transportation business permits, application for vehicle installation inspection, and notification of manager appointment. The actual inspection of the vehicle and the hiring and appointment of managers are performed by the business operator and inspection agency.

Scope & fee
Hazardous chemical transport business permit application and inspection results provided
We will prepare and submit a transportation business license application form, annual volume/facility/equipment specifications, and attached materials in approximately 20 pages of provided materials for 1 business site, 1 vehicle, and 1 type of material handled. A transportation business permit and conformity inspection results are provided, but inspection application, actual inspection, manager appointment report, and on-site visit are separate.
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Preparation of transport vehicle installation inspection application materials and inspection linkage
We prepare an inspection agency application form and attached list of approximately 15 pages of technical data provided for 1 transport vehicle, and provide basic schedule contact information and comparison of results. Technical data is provided, but actual vehicle inspection, on-site attendance, repairs, new drawings, and inspection fees are separate.
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Preparation of hazardous chemical manager appointment report documents
We will check approximately 10 pages of qualifications, education, and appointment materials for 1 business site and 1 senior manager, and prepare and submit the appointment report, appointment letter, and manager list. The actual recruitment, appointment, and training are performed by the business operator, and on-site visits are separate.
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Transport business permit, vehicle inspection application materials, manager appointment report included
We prepare and submit approximately 30 pages of common information for 1 business site, 1 vehicle, 1 type of substance, and 1 manager, including inspection agency application materials, transportation business permit documents, and manager appointment report. Actual inspection, recruitment, training, technical drawing preparation, field attendance and institutional costs are separate.
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    Confirm whether a permit is required: Check whether the substance is an acute human toxic, chronic human toxic, ecotoxic or accident precaution substance and whether more than 1 ton is transported at a time. Substances built into machinery, reagents for testing, research or inspection, and handling and transport within a defined area such as a port or station yard are exempt under Article 29.

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    Check the transport business permit and disqualification grounds: Since a copy of the freight vehicle transport business permit or construction machinery rental registration certificate goes into the application, confirm the transport business permit first. Also check that the representative and corporate officers do not fall under Article 30 disqualification grounds, such as undischarged bankruptcy or less than 2 years since a permit revocation.

  3. 03

    Prepare facilities and equipment: Under Annex 6 of the Enforcement Rule, provide a parking lot large enough for the transport vehicles, a vehicle washing facility with a sump to collect wastewater, a changing room, personal protective equipment for every worker, fire extinguishing equipment and similar items. The technical personnel standard in the same Annex does not apply to the transport business.

  4. 04

    Vehicle installation inspection: Transport vehicles are handling facilities, so they undergo installation inspection by an inspection body under Article 22 of the Enforcement Rule, such as the Korea Environment Corporation, to obtain an inspection report with a pass decision. Vehicles without a pass decision cannot be used for transport, and after the permit, periodic inspections follow at intervals of up to 3 years set by public notice.

  5. 05

    Submit the permit application: Attach the annual expected handling quantity data, a handling facility specification listing each vehicle's capacity, the equipment specification, the installation inspection report and a copy of the transport business permit to the application in Form No. 43 and file it with the River Basin (Regional) Environmental Office for the place of business. The processing period is 15 days, and any request for supplementation is answered within the given period.

  6. 06

    Manager appointment and later changes: Before starting business, appoint one hazardous chemical management officer and one inspector per 20 transport vehicles (the inspector may be omitted for 20 vehicles or fewer), and report the appointment using Form No. 49. If transport facility capacity increases by a cumulative 50% or more after the permit, a change permit is required; smaller fleet increases or a change of vehicle type require a change report.

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Filing route

Filing route

River Basin or Regional Environmental Office having jurisdiction over the place of business (vehicle installation inspection by an inspection body such as the Korea Environment Corporation)

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

Official check
Actual processing agencyCompetent Korean authority or official service · Competent Korean authority or official service
Statutory and policy authorityMinistry of Climate, Energy and Environment · Competent Korean authority or official service
Online routeOfficial check
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Deadlines & processing notes

Deadlines & processing notes

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

Fees & official charges

Administrative service fee
  • Hazardous chemical transport business permit application and inspection results provided from KRW 400,000
  • Preparation of transport vehicle installation inspection application materials and inspection linkage from KRW 300,000
  • Preparation of hazardous chemical manager appointment report documents from KRW 300,000
  • Transport business permit, vehicle inspection application materials, manager appointment report included from KRW 600,000
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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Transporting without a change permit after fleet additions have raised transport facility capacity by a cumulative 50% or more over the permitted level is subject to penalties under Article 61 of the Act, so calculate the cumulative increase since the permit before adding vehicles and determine whether a change permit or a change report applies.

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.