Requirements for Registering a Construction Machinery Rental Business — Storage Yard Area, Location and Access Road, and Required Documents

Procedure

1. 1. Decide between the individual and general types

   If a single individual or corporation operates 4 or fewer units, it is an individual construction machinery rental business. With 5 or more units, it is a general construction machinery rental business. Where two or more individuals or corporations run a general rental business jointly, each member must own construction machinery, the application is made in the representative's name, and a contract setting out the rights and obligations among the members is attached.

2. 2. Check the storage yard land

   The storage yard must be on land that does not conflict with other statutes, such as the Farmland Act and the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, and on which a storage yard is allowed. The ground must be level and suitable for parking construction machinery, and the access road must allow construction machinery and transport trailers to enter and leave without hindrance. Before signing a lease, first check the use zone and the access road by lot number.

3. 3. Match the storage yard area and location

   The required area is calculated as 24 m² × (number of construction machinery units other than tower cranes)^0.815, and 1 crawler-type unit is counted as 0.5 units. For example, 5 wheeled units require about 89 m². In principle the office and the storage yard are located in the same city or county (si/gun), where the office is in a metropolitan city, city or county, the storage yard may be located in a metropolitan city, city or county adjoining it, and where the office is in a special city, it may be located in Incheon Metropolitan City or Gyeonggi-do.

4. 4. Obtain the confirmation certificate of possession of storage yard facilities

   Have the confirmation certificate of possession of storage yard facilities issued by the city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office where the storage yard is located. If the office and the storage yard are in the same city, county or district, an application for confirmation submitted with the registration application can take its place. Install a storage yard sign at the yard in a place easily seen by the public.

5. 5. Apply for registration and receive the registration certificate

   Attach the documents to the application for registration of a construction machinery rental business and submit it to the city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office for the location of the office. The processing period is 10 days, and the registration certificate is issued after compliance with the registration standards is confirmed. If there are two or more offices, register separately with the competent city, county or district office for each office.

Required documents

• Application for registration of a construction machinery rental business
• Documents proving ownership of the construction machinery (construction machinery registration certificate, etc.)
• Documents proving ownership of or the right to use the office (lease contract, etc.)
• Confirmation certificate of possession of storage yard facilities (issued by the city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office where the storage yard is located)
• Copy of the contract among the members, in the case of joint operation

Fees

Agency fees for a preliminary review of the storage yard and the registration application are generally around several hundred thousand won in the industry, and vary with the number of units and how the storage yard is secured. We will advise after a consultation, based on the lot number of the land and the list of equipment.

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Legal basis and review date

• Construction Machinery Management Act, Article 21
• Enforcement Decree of the Construction Machinery Management Act, Article 13
• Enforcement Rule of the Construction Machinery Management Act, Article 57
• Enforcement Rule of the Construction Machinery Management Act, Article 58
• Enforcement Rule of the Construction Machinery Management Act, Article 59 and attached Table 14

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-05

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• Before paying the deposit on a land contract for the storage yard, check by lot number whether a storage yard can be established there and check the access road. If the requirements turn out not to be met after the contract, the contract is hard to undo.

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