Fertilizer Import Business Report — Report Form and Component Analysis by Fertilizer Type

Procedure

1. 1. Check official standards and the fertilizer type

   First check which fertilizer type in the official standards announced by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs the imported fertilizer falls under. For fertilizer without official standards, the setting of standards must be requested, and it cannot be imported for storage, display, sale, distribution or supply until they are set (Article 4(5) of the Fertilizer Control Act, except for testing or research). Reports are made for each fertilizer type, so multiple products are prepared type by type.

2. 2. Prepare manufacturing and material documents and the analysis report

   The manufacturing process, raw materials and their input ratios are obtained from the overseas manufacturer and organized by fertilizer name. The analysis report on guaranteed components, harmful components and other specifications must be the result of analysis by a testing and research institution designated and announced by the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration using the announced quality inspection methods (Article 7(4) of the Enforcement Rule). A cultivation test report is also required for fertilizer whose official standards require review of cultivation test results.

3. 3. Complete the report form and file it with the local office

   The fertilizer import business report (Form No. 13 of the Enforcement Rule) states the reporter, the location of the place of business (including the storage warehouse), the type and name of the imported fertilizer, guaranteed and harmful component amounts and the country of import, and is filed with the fertilizer division of the city, county or district office governing the place of business. The fee set by local ordinance is paid.

4. 4. Review and issuance of the report certificate

   If the fertilizer meets the official standards and the guaranteed and harmful component criteria and no restriction ground applies, the mayor, county governor or district head records it in the report ledger and issues the fertilizer import business report certificate (Form No. 15). Notice of acceptance must be given within 7 days of receipt, and if neither notice nor an extension notice is given in time, the report is deemed accepted on the day after the period ends (Article 12(4) and (5) of the Act).

5. 5. Guarantee labeling and change, suspension or closure reports

   Containers or packaging of imported fertilizer must carry guarantee labeling such as the fertilizer name, guaranteed component amounts and the expiry period set in the official standards (Article 14(1) of the Act). Changes to reported matters or closure must be reported within 30 days, and changes of raw materials or addition of fertilizer names require attaching the analysis report and other documents again. A suspension of 6 months or more must be reported in advance.

Required documents

• Fertilizer import business report (Form No. 13 of the Enforcement Rule of the Fertilizer Control Act)
• Documents on the manufacturing process, raw materials and their input ratios (prepared for each fertilizer name)
• Analysis report on guaranteed components, harmful components and other specifications (issued by a testing and research institution designated and announced by the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration)
• Cultivation test report (only for fertilizer whose official standards require review of cultivation test results)
• For change reports: fertilizer import business change report (Form No. 11 of the same Enforcement Rule) and the existing report certificate
• For succession: report on succession to the status of a fertilizer producer or importer (Form No. 17-2 of the same Enforcement Rule) and documents proving succession such as a copy of the transfer agreement

Fees

Industry range of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of won · Depending on the number of fertilizer types and names to be reported, the work needed to organize overseas manufacturer data, and whether a review of official standards is needed, we will advise after consultation. The local report fee varies by city, county or district ordinance.

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Legal basis and review date

• Fertilizer Control Act Article 2
• Fertilizer Control Act Article 4
• Fertilizer Control Act Article 11
• Fertilizer Control Act Article 12
• Fertilizer Control Act Article 13
• Fertilizer Control Act Article 14
• Fertilizer Control Act Article 23
• Fertilizer Control Act Article 27
• Fertilizer Control Act Article 28
• Fertilizer Control Act Article 29
• Enforcement Decree of the Fertilizer Control Act Article 14
• Enforcement Rule of the Fertilizer Control Act Article 7
• Enforcement Rule of the Fertilizer Control Act Article 10
• Enforcement Rule of the Fertilizer Control Act Article 11
• Enforcement Rule of the Fertilizer Control Act Article 12-2
• Enforcement Rule of the Fertilizer Control Act Form No. 13
• Enforcement Rule of the Fertilizer Control Act Form No. 15

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-14

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

• Fertilizer without guarantee labeling or made with materials other than the reported raw materials cannot be transferred, stored, displayed or sold (Article 14(2) of the Fertilizer Control Act), and failing to provide guarantee labeling is punishable by imprisonment of up to 2 years or a fine of up to 20,000,000 won (Article 28(1)).
• A person who succeeds to the status of a fertilizer importer through business transfer, inheritance or merger must report to the local office within 30 days of succession (Article 13(2) of the Act).

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