Label requirements · South Korea

South Korea label requirements — check your label

What a label sold in South Korea must carry for food and drinks, other consumer goods, medical devices, item by item, each with the law it comes from. Paste your label below: Drict shows what it found, on which line, and what is missing.

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Drict looks for the items each label law names, by key words. It is not legal advice and does not say a label is compliant: read the official text, and ask the authority or a specialist before you print.

Food and drinks — what a South Korea label must show

7 mandatory · 5 only if it applies

Mandatory

  • Net quantity (내용량 / 중량) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • List of ingredients (원재료명 / 원재료) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Name and address of the manufacturer / packer / distributor (제조원 / 판매원) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Expiry date (소비기한 / 유통기한) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Storage conditions (보관방법 / 보관) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Nutrition information (영양정보 / 열량) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Origin (원산지 / 제조국) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)

Only if it applies

  • Allergens (알레르기 / 알레르기 유발물질) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Name and address of the importer (수입원 / 수입판매원) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Production date (제조일자 / 제조연월일) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Directions for use (사용방법 / 조리방법) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Product report number (품목보고번호)

Language: No Korean found — labels sold in South Korea must be in Korean (식품등의 표시기준 II.1); imports carry a Korean sticker.

Check by eye: Product name (제품명) and food type (식품유형): check them yourself. “소비기한” replaced “유통기한” in 2023; letters of at least 10 pt.

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Other consumer goods — what a South Korea label must show

2 mandatory · 4 only if it applies

Mandatory

  • Name and address of the manufacturer / packer / distributor (제조원 / 판매원) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Origin (원산지 / 제조국) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)

Only if it applies

  • Net quantity (내용량 / 중량) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Name and address of the importer (수입원 / 수입판매원) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Directions for use (사용방법 / 조리방법) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)
  • Warnings (주의사항 / 주의) — 식품등의 표시기준 (MFDS)

Language: No Korean found — labels sold in South Korea must be in Korean (식품등의 표시기준 II.1); imports carry a Korean sticker.

Check by eye: Product name: check it yourself — in the languages the law requires. Safety symbols, logos and certification marks are images — they cannot be found as text.

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Medical devices — what a South Korea label must show

7 mandatory · 3 only if it applies

Mandatory

  • Name and address of the manufacturer or importer (제조업자 / 수입업자의 상호와 주소) — Medical Devices Act Art. 20(1)
  • Permit, certification or notification number (허가번호) — Art. 20(3)
  • Lot number (제조번호) — Art. 20(4)
  • Date of manufacture (제조연월) or use-by date (사용기한) — Art. 20(4)
  • Model name, weight or package unit (모델명 · 중량 · 포장단위) — Art. 20(5)
  • The words “의료기기” (medical device) — Art. 20(6)
  • Standard code (UDI, 표준코드) — Art. 20, UDI rules

Only if it applies

  • Country and maker of an imported device (제조원 · 제조국) — Art. 20(2)
  • “일회용” and “재사용 금지” on a single-use device — Art. 20(7)
  • Directions and precautions on the outer pack (사용방법 · 주의사항) — Art. 21

Language: No Korean found — medical-device labels sold in South Korea are written in Korean, other languages beside it (Medical Devices Act Art. 23).

Check by eye: The product name as permitted (품목명); the KGMP mark and the UDI barcode are pictures; the permit number must match the MFDS registration exactly.

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