Safety-Confirmation Household Chemical Products Approval and Reporting — Check First Whether a Safety Standard Is Published

Procedure

1. 1. Check the designated item and whether a safety standard is published

   First check whether the product falls under the safety-confirmation household chemical products designated and published by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment after risk assessment. If it does, check whether a safety standard under Article 9 of the Act has been published for the item: if so, proceed with conformity confirmation and reporting; if not, proceed with approval. KC certification for electrical and consumer products is a procedure under a different act and does not replace this confirmation.

2. 2. Organize ingredients, mixing ratios and product information

   Organize the ingredients, mixing ratios and uses of every substance in the product from the manufacturer's data, and prepare product photos and instructions. For contract manufacturing, include a copy of the contract and the contractor's name, address and contact details; for high-pressure gas spray products, include the container inspection pass certificate. For imported products, request the ingredient list from the overseas manufacturer first, as it takes time.

3. 3. For items with a published standard, report within 30 days after confirmation

   Submit the confirmation application (Form 1) and attachments together with the product to a designated testing and inspection institution, which notifies the result within 10 days after completing the tests. Within 30 days from receiving the confirmation result, submit the safety standard conformity report (Form 3) to the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute, which issues the report certificate within 25 days. The confirmation is valid for 3 years, and continued manufacturing or importing after expiry requires a new confirmation.

4. 4. For items without a published standard, apply for approval to the National Institute of Chemical Safety

   Attach to the approval application (Form 5) data on contained substances, the manufacturer and manufacturing method of the main ingredient, efficacy, safety, hazards including exposure information, quality control test results, directions and precautions, and emergency measures. The National Institute of Chemical Safety notifies the result within 90 days from receiving the application, and time spent on corrections or supplements is not counted. Once approved, the approval notice (Form 7) is issued.

5. 5. Apply labeling standards and manage changes

   Label the outer surface or packaging in Korean with the name, manufacturer or importer information, chemical substance information, weight or volume, precautions for use, and the reported or approved matters. To change contained substances other than the main ingredient, the product name, formulation or the location of manufacturing and storage facilities after approval, obtain change approval (Form 5-2, notified within 60 days); for minor matters such as name, address and contact details, file a change report (Form 5-3).

Required documents

• Application for approval of a safety-confirmation household chemical product (Enforcement Rule of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act, Form 5; for items with a published safety standard, the confirmation application of Form 1 and the safety standard conformity report of Form 3)
• Data on ingredients, mixing ratios and uses of contained substances (manufacturer's ingredient list)
• Product information such as photos and instructions
• Data on the manufacturer of the main ingredient (including the contractor if outsourced) and manufacturing method, and a copy of the manufacturing contract
• Data on efficacy, safety and hazards including exposure information, and quality control test results (for approval)
• Directions and dosage, precautions for use, and emergency measures for explosion, fire or exposure
• Labeling sample meeting the labeling standards (for reporting)
• High-pressure gas container inspection pass certificate (spray products only) and proof of compliance with child-resistant packaging standards (applicable products only)

Fees

Typically from tens of thousands of won to several hundred thousand won in the industry · We will advise after consultation, depending on whether it is a conformity report or an approval application, the number of products, whether ingredient data is ready, and the volume of overseas data to organize for imported products. Testing fees of the testing and inspection institution are separate.

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Legal basis and review date

• Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 8
• Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 9
• Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 10
• Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 56
• Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 57
• Enforcement Decree of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 5
• Enforcement Decree of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 6
• Enforcement Decree of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 38
• Enforcement Decree of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 39
• Enforcement Rule of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 5
• Enforcement Rule of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act Article 6

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-13

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

• Safety standard conformity confirmation is valid for 3 years from the date of confirmation, so it must be renewed before expiry, and manufacturing or importing differently from the confirmed or approved content is subject to the same penalties as no confirmation or approval.
• Current legislation names the competent ministry as the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, so do not reuse the former 'Ministry of Environment' wording or old forms from earlier materials; prepare documents on the current forms.

Frequently asked questions