Category: Export to Korea

Regulations checked October 14, 2026, against the Act in force from October 8, 2026 and the Enforcement Rule in force from September 30, 2026.

Every overseas plant or vessel that processes, packs or stores seafood for Korea must complete foreign food facility registration with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) before the import declaration. The importer or the plant applies. Processing takes 3 days on the official form, and registration lasts 2 years (Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control, Article 5, as of October 2026).

Key takeaways

• Under Article 5 of Korea’s Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control (as of October 2026), a foreign food facility must be registered with MFDS before the import declaration, and the registration is valid for 2 years.
• Korea’s foreign facility registration form lists a 3-day processing time, and the Enforcement Rule’s fee schedule (as of September 2026) has no fee item for it.
• MFDS’s facility registration guide (October 2024) says plants in the 11 countries that have a seafood sanitary arrangement with Korea, including China, Vietnam, Norway and Chile, register through their own government, not online.
• If the facility is not registered, MFDS may refuse to accept the import declaration under Article 5(5) of the Act (as of October 2026).

Which seafood facility has to be registered?

Register the plant that finishes the product: where the final packing is done and the production date and shelf life are set. The Act defines a foreign food facility as any site abroad that produces, processes, packs or stores imported food, including vessels that produce or process seafood.

A trading company cannot stand in for the plant. MFDS’s guide (October 2024) treats a registration under an exporter’s or trading company’s name as grounds for cancellation. For OEM products, the factory that makes the product is registered, not the brand owner.

Raw and processed seafood follow the same rule. The difference is only in the form. You tick “Fishery products” for raw or simply frozen seafood and “Processed foods” for products such as breaded shrimp or fish cake. Under “Type of business” you choose fishery processing, vessel or aquaculture farm. A company with several plants registers each plant separately.

Who files: the Korean importer or your plant?

Either one can file. Article 5(1) names both the importer and the facility operator as applicants. If the importer files, it must confirm on the form that the plant operator agreed to the application.

A Korean customs broker or agent cannot file for you, according to MFDS’s guide (October 2024). MFDS has delegated the review to the National Food Safety Information Service.

Once registered, your plant has a facility code that every Korean importer shares, so a second buyer does not register you again. Buyers check this code early for a reason. MFDS’s guide says an importer that files with false facility details faces a business suspension of 10 days for a first violation, 20 days for a second and one month for a third. More on what buyers look at is in what Korean importers check before a first order.

Is your country on the government route?

Check this first. MFDS’s guide (October 2024) lists 11 countries with a seafood sanitary arrangement with Korea. Plants in these countries cannot use the online form for seafood. New registrations, changes and cancellations go through the exporting country’s competent authority.

Sources: MFDS, Easy Guide to Foreign Food Facility Registration, October 2024; Enforcement Rule of the Special Act, Articles 2(7) and 27(1)7, as of September 30, 2026. Article 2(7) lets procedures agreed between governments take precedence.

The list changes as Korea signs new arrangements: a parliamentary report the same month counted 12 countries, adding Spain. In these countries only registered plants may ship seafood to Korea, and the health certificate must carry the plant’s name and registration number. The Korean importer attaches that certificate to the import declaration.

How do you register step by step?

Outside the arrangement countries, registration is online. The form is bilingual, but the portal menus are in Korean, so Korean labels are shown in parentheses.

Sources: Enforcement Rule of the Special Act, Article 2 and Form 1, as of September 30, 2026; MFDS, Easy Guide to Foreign Food Facility Registration, October 2024.

Three details trip up first-time applicants. The name and address must match the document from your own authority; if it shows only the head office, MFDS’s guide asks for a company letter linking head office and plant, plus Form 1-2. A food safety system is optional, but if you tick HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP or GFSI you must upload the certificate. Korean HACCP certification is required of foreign facilities only for cabbage kimchi, so seafood plants do not need it. Finally, consent to an MFDS visit is a required box.

To check whether your plant is already registered, use the public search on the same portal: Safety information (안전정보) > Company search (업체조회) > foreign facility tab. You can search by code, name or address.

How long does registration last, and how do you renew it?

A registration is valid for 2 years from the date it is granted, and MFDS can extend it by up to 2 years at a time (Act Article 5(6), as of October 2026). The Enforcement Rule asks for the extension application at least 7 days before expiry. MFDS’s guide says the extension window opens 60 days before expiry, and the portal sends a reminder by text or email. Any importer can file the extension, not only the one that first registered you.

What you file depends on what changed:

Sources: Enforcement Rule Article 2(3), as of September 30, 2026; MFDS, Easy Guide to Foreign Food Facility Registration, October 2024.

Can MFDS inspect your plant?

Yes. MFDS can inspect a registered or applying facility on site when it judges this necessary to prevent a hazard or to verify safety information. It must consult the exporting government or the facility first (Act Article 6, as of October 2026). It can also inspect by video link, for example during a disease outbreak or when a quick check is needed.

Refusing has a direct cost. If a plant refuses, obstructs or ignores an inspection, MFDS can suspend imports of that plant’s products. The suspension start date is set by the shipping date in the exporting country, so cargo already at sea can be caught. MFDS posts suspended facilities on its website for at least 3 months.

What happens if the registration is missing or wrong?

The shipment stops at the import declaration. MFDS may refuse to accept the declaration if the facility is not registered, was registered by false means, or did not provide requested documents (Act Article 5(5), as of October 2026). The Act sets no separate fine for this. The cost falls on the cargo and on your buyer.

A false registration is cancelled, and the importer or operator that filed it cannot apply again for 2 years (Act Article 5-2). MFDS’s guide lists the usual causes: a trading company registered in place of the plant, a plant that closed, or a plant that moved without a new registration.

Registration is only one gate. Live aquatic animals and unprocessed chilled or frozen abalone, oysters and shrimp also need quarantine by the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service (NFQS), a separate agency from MFDS. The full sequence is in our step-by-step guide to exporting seafood to Korea, and the most common inspection failures are in why seafood shipments fail Korean import inspection.

Pre-shipment checklist

Run through this before you send a pro forma invoice.

• The registered site is the packing plant, not your trading company.
• Your facility code appears in the public search on impfood.mfds.go.kr, with the name and address on your licence.
• The registration has more than 60 days left, or the extension is filed.
• The registered product types cover this shipment (fishery products, processed foods or both).
• Arrangement countries: your plant is on your authority’s list for Korea, and the health certificate shows its name and registration number.
• Quarantine products: your authority will issue the original quarantine certificate (see the full export procedure).
• The Korean-language label is ready (see labeling and country-of-origin rules).
• Your buyer has the registration code and your production schedule (lead times: shipping seafood to Korea).

Rules and portal menus change. Confirm the current requirements with a licensed Korean customs broker or with MFDS before you ship.

Check which Korean importers buy your product

Paperwork gets you through customs; data gets you the order. Once your plant is registered, check which Korean importers already buy your product category and at what price range, for example Korea’s frozen peeled shrimp imports by origin (free sign-up), or your country’s page such as Vietnam’s seafood trade with Korea (free sign-up) and Ecuador’s seafood trade with Korea (free sign-up). SEACHING, a Korea seafood trade data platform operated by LINKSUP, Inc. in Busan, builds these pages on Korea Customs Service data; company-level figures are estimates. Start with SEACHING’s product data (free sign-up)

FAQ

Is there a fee for MFDS foreign food facility registration?

The fee schedule in Annex 15 of the Enforcement Rule (as of September 30, 2026) has no item for foreign food facility registration. It lists fees for importer business registration and other services. Translation, notarization and certificate costs in your own country are separate.

Is MFDS facility registration the same as NFQS quarantine?

No. MFDS registers the facility and inspects food safety at import. NFQS, under the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, quarantines live aquatic animals and some unprocessed chilled or frozen shellfish and shrimp for disease. A product can need both.

Can I register before I have a Korean buyer?

The law allows it: the plant operator is a lawful applicant under Article 5(1). In practice, MFDS’s guide (October 2024) describes the portal sign-up with Korean business details, so most plants register through their first buyer. Agree early on who will file.

Sources and method

• Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control (Act No. 21525, in force October 8, 2026), Articles 2, 5, 5-2, 6, 9-2 and 20, Korea Ministry of Government Legislation, checked October 14, 2026
• Enforcement Decree of the same Act (in force December 23, 2025), Article 14(2)
• Enforcement Rule of the same Act (Ordinance No. 2158, in force September 30, 2026), Articles 2, 3, 3-3 and 27, Annex 15 and Form 1, checked October 14, 2026
• MFDS, Easy Guide to Foreign Food Facility Registration (Korean, guidance for applicants, not legally binding), October 2024
• MFDS, Imported Food (English), checked October 14, 2026
• Food Journal (Korean), report on seafood sanitary arrangement countries from National Assembly audit data, October 8, 2024
• National Fishery Products Quality Management Service, import quarantine guide, checked October 1, 2026
• No SEACHING data is quoted in this guide.

Data as of October 14, 2026, from the official BISFE website. Check it again before you travel.

The Busan International Seafood & Fisheries Expo (BISFE) 2026 runs November 4–6 at BEXCO Exhibition Center 1 in Busan, according to the organizer. Exhibitor applications closed on September 30, so most foreign sellers will attend as visitors. Entry is free with online registration by October 30. Meetings with Korean importers are not arranged for visitors: book them before you fly.

Key takeaways

• BISFE 2026 is scheduled for November 4–6, 2026 at BEXCO Exhibition Center 1 in Busan, with 500 exhibitors from 30 countries planned, according to the BISFE organizer.
• Visitor admission to BISFE 2026 costs KRW 5,000 on site and is free for visitors who register online by October 30, 2026, according to the BISFE website.
• At BISFE 2025, 8,765 of the 15,543 visitors were Korean visitors registered as buyers, according to the organizer’s official results report.
• BISFE’s 2025 matchmaking programs paired invited overseas buyers with Korean companies, or Korean buyers with exhibitors. A foreign seller without a booth has to arrange their own meetings.

When and where is the Busan Seafood Expo 2026?

BISFE 2026 opens on Wednesday, November 4 and closes at 3 p.m. on Friday, November 6, at BEXCO in Busan’s Haeundae district.

Source: BISFE official website, overview and visitor pages, checked October 14, 2026.

Register through the English pre-registration form. If you are there to sell, Visitor is the accurate category. Use the earlier deadline, October 30.

Can a foreign seller still exhibit at BISFE 2026?

Not through the organizer. The exhibitor application deadline was September 30, 2026.

The remaining route to a table on the floor is your country’s pavilion. At BISFE 2025, trade agencies such as VASEP (Vietnam), MPEDA (India), PROMPERU (Peru), PRO ECUADOR, the Indonesia Trade Promotion Center and the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office ran booths for their exporters. Their 2026 plans are not published yet. If your agency is coming, ask if you can hold meetings at its pavilion.

Which BISFE business meetings are open to you?

BISFE’s formal matchmaking is not built for a foreign seller who visits without a booth. The 2026 overview lists overseas buyer meetings, domestic retail MD meetings and global business meetings. The detailed 2026 schedule was not online as of October 14, 2026, so the 2025 results are the best guide to who each program serves.

Source: BISFE 2025 results report, checked October 14, 2026.

The Global Business Meetings are the closest match to what a foreign seller wants. For 2026, you can ask the organizer (bisfe@bexco.co.kr) whether any slots are open to overseas visitors. Plan as if the answer is no.

Who will you meet on the show floor?

Korean buyers come to BISFE, but most Korean booths are selling, not buying. The 2025 show recorded 15,543 visitors: 8,765 Korean visitors registered as buyers, 5,890 general Korean visitors and 888 visitors from overseas.

Of the 480 exhibitors in 2025, 323 were Korean, and 248 of those were in the seafood food section. Many are regional governments, cooperatives and processors promoting Korean products, which compete with yours. The 2026 layout adds a distribution and platform pavilion, worth a look once the floor plan is out. Busan Regional Customs and the Busan office of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) also had booths in 2025.

A visitor badge tells you nothing about how a company buys. LINKSUP estimates that 85–90% of Korea’s seafood imports are indirect, through import agents. LINKSUP also estimates that only about 15% of Korean seafood importers import directly. Both are industry estimates, not official statistics. The person in front of you may be a reseller, an agent or an agent’s customer. How Korea’s seafood importers are structured explains the types and which to approach first.

How do you find Korean importers before the show?

Start from Korea’s import records. Companies that already import your product, from your origin or a competing one, are worth the trip.

1. Fix your product code. Find the 10-digit Korean HS code (HSK) for your product, and the trade names Korean buyers use for it (how Korean buyers describe seafood).
2. Check the market for that code. See how much Korea imports, from which origins and at what customs value per kg: for example Korea’s frozen peeled shrimp imports (free sign-up) or Korea’s fresh Atlantic salmon imports (free sign-up).
3. List the importers. SEACHING, a Korea seafood trade data platform operated by LINKSUP, Inc. in Busan, estimates which companies import each product code and from which origins, using customs and MFDS import declaration data. Company figures are estimates. How to find seafood buyers in Korea using import data walks through the screens.
4. Write a specific meeting request. The U.S. Commercial Service notes that cold calls are generally not well received in Korea. Name the show, your product code, your origin and a few time slots. Why Korean seafood buyers ignore cold emails covers the first message.

USDA’s Seoul office reports that Korean importers highly value face-to-face meetings when they build new partnerships, and that trade shows are one of the most effective ways to meet them.

Your pre-show timeline

Deadlines and hall hours are from the BISFE website. Other dates are suggestions.

What should you bring to a meeting with a Korean importer?

Bring a clear price and proof that your plant can supply Korea. What Korean importers check before a first order explains what they look at and in what order.

Checklist

• Spec sheet per product: species (common and scientific name), state, cut, size grades, glaze, packing and the 10-digit HS code.
• Price basis: Incoterm (FOB, CFR or CIF Busan), currency, minimum order and how long the price holds.
• Your price compared with Korean customs import prices for the same product. You can check your offer against Korean customs prices (free sign-up).
• Copies of certificates (HACCP, FSSC 22000, BRC, MSC or ASC, as you hold them) and your plant’s MFDS foreign food facility registration code.
• A past health certificate from your competent authority (private details removed), product photos and recent lab results.
• Bilingual business cards in Korean and English.
• A one-page schedule of confirmed meetings with names, times and mobile numbers.

Do not assume you can carry frozen or live samples in your luggage. Food imported into Korea for sale goes through MFDS import declaration and inspection, and samples may have their own rules, so ask your freight forwarder or Korean customs first. For the documents your first shipment will need, see how to export seafood to Korea step by step.

How do meetings at the show usually work?

Expect a short first meeting about product fit and price, not a purchase order. The U.S. Commercial Service guide notes that Koreans exchange business cards with two hands and often treat written contracts as a flexible framework.

• Your badge works as a business card. BISFE’s registration terms say exhibitors use an electronic business card system: tap your badge on an exhibitor’s terminal and your registration details go to that exhibitor. Tap only where you want follow-up.
• Put important meetings on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday closes at 15:00.
• Ask about volume and timing early. Lead times, MOQs and container loads sets out what to expect.

What if you miss BISFE 2026?

Exhibit in 2027 to qualify for the meetings the show arranges for exhibitors. The 2027 dates and fees are not published yet. For reference, 2026 booth fees were KRW 1.5 million (space only), KRW 2.0 million (shell scheme) and KRW 2.5 million (premium) per booth, excluding VAT. Korea’s other seafood show is the Korea Seafood Show in Seoul, held at COEX on May 19–21, 2026, according to USDA. Its 2027 dates were not confirmed at the time of writing.

Find importers of your product before you fly to Busan

SEACHING estimates which Korean companies import a given product and from where, based on Korea Customs Service and MFDS import declaration data. Company-level figures are statistical estimates, not confirmed contracts. Find importers of your product (free sign-up)

FAQ

Is BISFE 2026 open to the public or only to trade visitors?

BISFE 2026 admits anyone aged 18 or older, and its registration form has two categories, Buyer and Visitor, according to the BISFE website (checked October 14, 2026). The 2025 show recorded 5,890 general Korean visitors alongside 8,765 registered Korean buyers.

Where can I find the BISFE 2026 exhibitor list?

As of October 14, 2026, the BISFE website showed the 2025 floor plan and exhibitor list, not the 2026 one. The 2025 list shows which national pavilions and Korean companies took part. Check the visitor section again in late October.

Sources and method

• BISFE official website, checked October 14, 2026: exhibition overview, exhibitor application guide, visitor registration (English), pre-registration form, 2025 results, 2025 exhibitor list, venue access
• Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries press release on BISFE 2025 trade meetings, November 4, 2025
• USDA FAS GAIN, Exporter Guide Annual, Korea (KS2025-0023, August 5, 2025), and Korea Seafood Market Update 2025 (KS2025-0046, November 25, 2025)
• U.S. Commercial Service, Country Commercial Guide: South Korea, Business Travel, June 29, 2026
• LINKSUP estimates (indirect import share, direct importer share): written answers from LINKSUP, October 13, 2026. Industry estimates, not official statistics.
• The 2025 results page gives two different domestic visitor totals. This article uses the category breakdown, which sums to the reported total of 15,543.

Data as of: rules checked October 14, 2026; trade figures Jan–Sep 2026.

To export seafood to Korea, you follow nine steps, and most of them happen before the vessel sails. As of October 2026, your plant must be registered with Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for two years at a time, each lot needs the right government certificate, and an MFDS-registered Korean importer files the import declaration.

Key takeaways

• Under Korea’s Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control (in force October 8, 2026), a foreign seafood plant must be registered with MFDS before import, for two years at a time.
• MFDS’s facility registration guide (October 2024) lists 11 countries with a seafood safety arrangement with Korea; plants there are registered through their own government and each shipment needs a health certificate.
• MFDS food inspection and quarantine by Korea’s fishery quality agency (NFQS) are separate checks; live aquatic animals and uncut, uncooked frozen or chilled abalone, oysters and shrimp face both (October 2026).
• In Korea, the importer files the MFDS import declaration (from 5 days before arrival) and the customs declaration (within 30 days of warehousing), as of October 2026.

What are the steps to export seafood to Korea?

There are nine steps. You handle five, your government issues the certificates, and your Korean importer files in Korea.

Step 1: Does Korea already buy your product?

Start with data. For example, frozen peeled shrimp (HSK 0306.17.1090) was Korea’s largest single seafood import code in Jan–Sep 2026, at US$313.9 million (SEACHING analysis of Korea Customs Service data; seafood here means HS chapter 03 plus HS 1603–1605).

For origins and price per kg, see Korea’s frozen peeled shrimp imports by origin on SEACHING (free sign-up) or use our 5-step product check.

Steps 2 and 3: Who registers your plant, and when?

Your Korean importer or your plant registers the plant with MFDS before the import declaration. Under Article 5 of the Special Act, registration lasts two years and can be extended. MFDS can refuse the declaration for an unregistered plant.

The importer must also hold its own MFDS import and sales business registration. Ask your buyer to confirm it before you sign. Forms and the MFDS Imported Food portal are covered in our MFDS foreign facility registration guide. No buyer yet? See how to find seafood buyers in Korea using import data.

Step 4: Does your country have a seafood safety arrangement with Korea?

If it does, only plants your government has notified to Korea can export, and each shipment needs a government health certificate. MFDS described this model in its 2020 arrangement with Norway.

MFDS’s facility registration guide (October 2024) lists 11 countries with a seafood safety arrangement: China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Russia, Ecuador, Chile, Norway, the Philippines, Peru and Argentina. A press report the same month counted 12, adding Spain, so check the current list with MFDS. The certificate is submitted with the import declaration; if MFDS can verify it electronically, no paper copy is needed.

Of 119 seafood shipments that failed Korean inspection between 2021 and August 2024, 62 (52.1%) came from countries without an arrangement, the same report says. See why shipments fail Korean inspection.

Step 5: Does your product need NFQS quarantine?

Only some products do. MFDS checks food safety, while the National Fishery Products Quality Management Service (NFQS) checks for aquatic animal diseases.

NFQS quarantine covers live fish, shellfish, crustaceans and amphibians for food, ornamental or research use, and live aquatic animals for stocking. It also covers frozen or chilled abalone, oysters and shrimp that have not been heat-treated or cut, as of October 2026. If your product is cooked, peeled or cut, ask NFQS before you ship.

For covered products, the importer needs the original quarantine certificate issued by your government agency. NFQS lists processing times of 2 days for document checks, 3 days for clinical checks and 15 days for lab tests. Details are on the NFQS import quarantine page (Korean).

Steps 6 and 7: What goes on the label and the trade documents?

The importer submits Korean label content with the MFDS import declaration, either as packaging printed in Korean or as a document showing the Korean label text. Agree on the text with your buyer before printing cartons. Names, origin marking and stickers are covered in our guide to Korea’s labeling and origin rules.

Duty depends on the 10-digit HSK code. To claim an FTA rate, the importer must apply before the declaration is accepted and hold proof of origin. Without it, the buyer pays the general rate. Rates by species are in our Korea seafood import duty guide.

Steps 8 and 9: What happens after the vessel sails?

Seafood enters through ports such as Busan, Incheon and Yeosu. For timing, see lead times, MOQs and container loads.

The importer then files two declarations. The MFDS import declaration goes to the regional MFDS office and can be filed from 5 days before arrival. The customs declaration is due within 30 days after the goods enter a bonded warehouse (Customs Act, Article 241). Customs clears food only with proof that MFDS requirements are met (Article 226).

MFDS uses four inspection types: document review, on-site inspection (including sensory checks), lab testing and random sampling. Failed lots must be returned or disposed of (see the FAQ below). For 27 listed items, the importer also reports onward sales under Korea’s distribution history system; that is not your task.

Which rules depend on your origin?

Safety arrangements, FTA rates and competing origins differ by country. Each origin guide covers them.

Korea has banned all seafood from eight Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima, since September 9, 2013. A catch certificate for imported seafood is also planned; its start date and species were not set as of October 2026.

Compare origins, starting from Vietnam’s seafood trade with Korea on SEACHING (free sign-up).

The Vietnam page lists the products Korea imports from that origin, with HS code, value and volume for the past year, so you can see where your product sits before you approach a buyer.

Pre-shipment checklist

• You know the HSK code Korea uses for your product and its main competing origins.
• Your buyer holds an MFDS import and sales business registration.
• Your MFDS plant registration will still be valid on the import declaration date.
• If your country has a safety arrangement, your plant is on its list for Korea.
• The health certificate shows the same plant name and number as your MFDS registration.
• For live products or uncooked abalone, oysters or shrimp, you hold the original quarantine certificate.
• Your buyer has approved the Korean label text.
• The HS code on your invoice matches the code your buyer will declare.
• The certificate of origin fits the FTA your buyer will claim.
• Your buyer has copies of all documents before the vessel arrives.

Where do first shipments usually go wrong?

• Treating MFDS and NFQS as one check. Frozen shrimp may need both a health certificate and a quarantine certificate.
• Names that do not match. The plant on the certificate, the MFDS registration and the carton should be the same.
• Late origin papers. A certificate of origin that arrives after the declaration is accepted can cost your buyer the FTA rate.

These rules are summarized as of October 14, 2026. Confirm the final requirements with your Korean importer, a licensed Korean customs broker or the agency concerned before you ship.

Check who in Korea already buys your product

Paperwork gets you through customs; data gets you the order. Check which Korean importers already buy your product category and at what price range. Company-level figures on SEACHING are statistical estimates, not confirmed contracts. Start with SEACHING’s product data (free sign-up)

FAQ

Can I export seafood to Korea without a Korean importer?

No. The import declaration must be filed by a business registered with MFDS to import and sell food. You can register your own plant, but a registered Korean importer files the declaration. See who Korea’s seafood importers are.

Is there a fee for NFQS quarantine of seafood?

NFQS charges no application fee for import quarantine. Lab tests are charged per test item, from KRW 10,000 for parasitic diseases to KRW 50,000 for viral diseases, as of October 2026.

What happens if my shipment fails inspection in Korea?

The importer has one year from the failure notice to return the lot, re-export it, convert it to feed with government approval, or destroy it.

Sources and method

• National Law Information Center: Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control, Articles 5 and 20 (in force October 8, 2026); its Enforcement Rule, Article 27 and Annex 9 (in force September 30, 2026); Customs Act, Articles 226 and 241 (in force October 2, 2026); FTA Customs Special Cases Act, Article 8
• Easy Law (Ministry of Government Legislation), import declaration of imported food, as of September 15, 2026
• NFQS import quarantine guide, checked October 14, 2026
• MFDS press release on the Korea–Norway fishery product safety arrangement, 2020; MFDS radiation safety information for imported food
• Food News (Sikpum Journal), seafood safety arrangements and inspection failures, October 8, 2024
• Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries: press releases (June 7, 2026; December 23, 2025)
• USDA FAS GAIN KS2025-0046, Korea Seafood Market Update 2025
• SEACHING, frozen peeled shrimp (HSK 0306.17.1090): SEACHING analysis of Korea Customs Service data, imports, all origins, Jan–Sep 2026, queried October 15, 2026. Seafood imports here means HS chapter 03 plus prepared fish and crustaceans (HS 1603–1605); seaweed and salt are excluded.