Meat Packaging Business Permit — Workplace Standards and Mandatory HACCP Schedule

Procedure

1. 1. Check the building use first

   The workplace must in principle be for factory use, and in some cases a Class 2 neighborhood living facility is also possible under local government ordinance. A permit is not granted for a residential building, so check the use in the building register before signing the lease.

2. 2. Design the workplace facilities

   Separate the raw material storage room, the cutting room and the packaging room, and lay out the movement routes so that cross-contamination is prevented. The workplace must be able to maintain illuminance of 220 lux or more and a room temperature of 15°C or lower.

3. 3. Prepare the drawings together with the HACCP standards

   HACCP is mandatory from 2023 for sales of 2,000,000,000 won or more, from 2025 for sales of 500,000,000 won or more, from 2027 for sales of 100,000,000 won or more, and from January 1, 2029 for all businesses. If the permit drawings are matched to the HACCP standards, construction does not have to be done again later.

4. 4. Permit application and item manufacturing report

   After the facilities are in place, apply for the permit to the competent city, county or district (si/gun/gu) office and undergo an on-site check. File the item manufacturing report before starting production or within 7 days after starting, and have the basis for setting the use-by date ready at that time.

Required documents

• Business permit application
• Workplace floor plan and facility layout drawing
• Building register (to confirm the use); lease contract
• Water quality test report (when groundwater is used)
• Certificate of completion of sanitation education
• Item manufacturing report; materials supporting the use-by date

Fees

The permit application fee follows the standard of the competent local government. In the industry, fees for permit application services generally run from several hundred thousand won to the 1,000,000 won range and vary depending on the scope of drawing review and HACCP-related work. We will advise after reviewing the building and equipment plan in a consultation.

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Legal basis and review date

• Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Article 22
• Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Article 9
• Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Addenda (Act No. 17811)
• Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Article 25
• Enforcement Rule of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, Article 37
• Enforcement Rule of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act, attached Table 10

Checked against the statutes on 2026-09-30

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

• A permit is not granted for a residential building, so check the use before signing the lease.
• As the date HACCP becomes mandatory approaches, check in advance that the permit drawings match the standards.

Frequently asked questions