Korea Certified Customs Attorney SJ

  On October 12, 2023, the Seoul Newspaper uploaded an interesting article regarding customs litigations after Congressman Taeho Jung raised an issue about customs investigation involving multinational companies based on the materials submitted by the Korea Customs Service, covering January 2019 to August 2023.   (Original news link: https://www.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20231012002005 ) Main points of the article are that: ·       Korean entities of multinational companies are reluctant to submit data and materials requested by customs auditors. They claim that the requested information is irrelevant to Korea Customs or that it is stored on overseas servers, which causes delays and difficulties in customs investigations. -       Delays and rejections in submission of customs investigation data (Domestic companies vs Multinational companies): 23 vs 51 for January to August 2023 ·       Sinc...

  Under effective statutes, various regulatory frameworks are established to protect consumers’ interests and public safety. Businesses dealing with relevant goods are required to comply with these regulations. However, in some cases, businesses may negligently fail to follow these regulations, even when penal provisions exist, especially if the competent government agency does not investigate violations. When such negligence becomes widespread, and the agency deems it necessary to strengthen the enforcement of a regulatory framework, they issue a letter urging strict compliance. Businesses should take such letters seriously because the agency may initiate a comprehensive investigation and impose penalties for any violations that remain uncorrected.   On Sep. 27, 2023, the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) issued the following letter after noticing that many transactions involving imported beef or pork intended food (including dressed carcasses, dressed meat, packe...