Logistics Warehouse Business Registration Requirements and Documents — The 1,000㎡ Floor Area Threshold and the Fire Safety Management Plan

Procedure

1. 1. Check whether the floor area triggers registration

   For storage facilities, only the floor area you use directly is counted on a per-parcel basis, and adjoining parcels are added together to see whether the total reaches 1,000㎡. Storage yards are calculated the same way, including the land occupied by storage facilities, against the 4,500㎡ threshold. The floor area threshold does not apply to an order-delivery facility installed as a Class II neighborhood living facility.

2. 2. Check the registration standards and building use

   You must have a legitimate right to use the warehouse, and the facility must allow cargo to be stacked. A storage facility must be classified as a warehouse facility or as an order-delivery facility within Class II neighborhood living facilities. An order-delivery facility must also secure parking spaces, have no other order-delivery facility on an adjoining parcel, not adjoin a child, senior or disabled person protection zone, and not be within a straight-line distance of 200m from the boundary of a kindergarten or elementary school.

3. 3. Prepare the business operation plan and fire safety management plan

   A new registration application must be accompanied by documents proving compliance with the registration standards and a business operation plan that includes a fire safety management plan. The content and format of the fire safety management plan follow the preparation guidelines issued as a Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport notice. If the representative is a foreign national, a home-country document confirming that no grounds for disqualification apply must be submitted with an apostille or consular confirmation.

4. 4. Apply to the competent authority

   In general areas, the metropolitan city or province holds the registration authority, and where it has delegated that authority, you apply to the logistics warehouse department of the city, county or district. Port areas of state-managed trade ports fall under the Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, and port areas of locally managed trade ports and locally managed coastal ports fall under the mayor or governor of the metropolitan city or province. The corporate register, building and land registers and building ledger are checked by the official in charge, and a registration certificate is issued after review.

5. 5. Change registration and fire safety management after registration

   If the representative's name or trade name or the warehouse location changes, or the warehouse area increases or decreases by 10% or more, you must file a change registration within 30 days from the date the reason arose. After registration, you must review the validity and adequacy of the fire safety management plan by December 31 every year, prepare and keep it, and carry out what the plan states. If you acquire the business or merge, you file a business succession report.

Required documents

• Logistics warehouse business registration or change registration application
• Proof of the right to use the warehouse (lease agreement, etc.)
• Warehouse layout and calculation of the area used directly on each parcel
• Logistics warehouse business operation plan
• Fire safety management plan
• Parking space and location standard documents (when registering an order-delivery facility)
• Document confirming no grounds for disqualification of the representative (for foreign nationals, with apostille or consular confirmation)
• Letter of authorization (when submitted by a representative)

Fees

Typically from several hundred thousand won to several million won in the industry. We provide a quote after consultation depending on the warehouse area and number of parcels, whether it is an order-delivery facility, the scope of preparing the business operation plan and fire safety management plan, and whether documents for a foreign representative are needed. Government fees are separate (10,000 won under the application form).

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Legal basis and review date

• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 2
• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 8
• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 14
• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 16
• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 17
• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 21-2
• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 21-9
• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 21-10
• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 64
• Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 65
• Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 12-3
• Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Development and Management of Logistics Facilities, Article 47
• Rules on Registration of Logistics Warehouse Business, Article 2
• Rules on Registration of Logistics Warehouse Business, Article 3
• Rules on Registration of Logistics Warehouse Business, Form No. 1
• Guidelines for Preparing Fire Safety Management Plans for Logistics Warehouse Businesses, Article 3
• Enforcement Decree of the Harbor Act, Annex 2

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-06

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

• Operating a logistics warehouse business without registering when registration is required is punishable by imprisonment of up to 1 year or a fine of up to 10,000,000 won. Lending the registration certificate to another person is subject to the same penalty.
• Changing registered matters without a change registration, or failing to meet the registration standards, can lead to cancellation of registration or business suspension of up to 6 months, and a penalty surcharge of up to 10,000,000 won may be imposed instead of suspension.

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