New labelling rules for imports into Korea

Licensees who export to Korea should be aware that Korea has recently varied its rules regarding country of origin marking of imported goods.

One of the following ways must be used to mark the country of origin on the goods in Korean (including with Chinese characters) or English:

• “Country of origin (in Korean, 원산지): country name (in Korean)“
• “Country name (in Korean) produced (in Chinese character, 産)”
• “Made in country name”
• “Product of country name”
• “Made by the name, address and nationality of the manufacturer” or
• “Country of Origin : country name”.

This means that it is not enough to use the words “Australian Made” or the Australian Made logo with the descriptor “Australian Made”.

Licensees can download "Made in Australia" artwork here. Alternatively, they can add a sticker with these words to their product packaging.

For more information, visit the Korean Customs Marking of Origin page.