How to Report a Publishing Company — Reported Matters, Report Certificate and the 20-Day Report of Change

Procedure

1. 1. Decide the publisher's name and location

   The reported matters are the publishing company's name and location and the operator's name and address. Corporations and organizations enter the representative's name and address. The location determines which city, county or district to report to.

2. 2. Submit the publishing company report

   Submit the publishing company report to the mayor, county head or district head of the company's location. It can also be filed through an information and communications network, so it can be submitted online via Government24. The report must be made before starting the business.

3. 3. Receive the report certificate

   Once the report is processed, a publishing company report certificate is issued. The city, county or district reports the matters to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism through the city or province. If the certificate is lost or damaged, submit a reissuance application to receive it again.

4. 4. Link with business registration

   If you proceed with business registration after receiving the report certificate, you can enter the business type and trade name to match the certificate. If the publisher's name differs from the trade name in the business registration, later change procedures increase.

5. 5. Report of change and closure report

   If the publisher's name or location or the operator changes, file a report of change with the report certificate attached within 20 days from the date of the change. A change in only the operator's address is not subject to a report of change. When closing, submit a closure report with the report certificate attached, and the value-added tax closure report can be filed together.

Required documents

• Publishing company report
• Identification documents of the operator (representative for a corporation)
• Report of change: publishing company report of change, existing report certificate
• Reissuance: application for reissuance of the report certificate
• Closure report: publishing company closure report, report certificate
• Letter of authorization (when submitted through an agent)

Fees

Typically several tens of thousands of won in the industry · We will advise after consultation depending on whether it is a new report or a report of change or closure, and whether business registration is handled together. Government costs such as the registration and license tax are separate.

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Legal basis and review date

• Publishing Industry Promotion Act, Article 9
• Publishing Industry Promotion Act, Article 11
• Enforcement Rule of the Publishing Industry Promotion Act, Article 2
• Enforcement Rule of the Publishing Industry Promotion Act, Article 3
• Enforcement Rule of the Publishing Industry Promotion Act, Article 4
• Enforcement Rule of the Publishing Industry Promotion Act, Article 6

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

• The publishing company report must be made before starting the business, so complete it before the first book's publication schedule.
• The report of change deadline passes 20 days after moving, so keep a record of the moving date.

Frequently asked questions