Since the 1980s, Korea has gradually established and improved its own automotive product certification system with reference to the international typical automotive product management system Korean automotive product certification includes mandatory certification (environmental certification, energy certification) and self certification (KMVSS safety certification)
Compulsory acts and regulations stipulate that any motor vehicle entering the South Korean market must be certified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), Ministry of Environmental (MoE) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) through certification scheme of safety, environmental protection and fuel consumption. For electric vehicles, the subsidy test, which is regulated MoE, is required MoE subsidizes the models that have passed the test. The amount of subsidies varies according to the policies
In South Korea, Motor Vehicle Management Act is to manage motor vehicles efficiently and secure the performance and safety of motor vehicles by prescribing the matters concerning the registration, safety standards, self-authentication, correction of manufacturing defects, inspection, maintenance, testing of motor vehicles, and motor vehicle management business, etc., and thereby contributing to promoting public welfare
A person who intends to manufacture, assemble or import a motor vehicle (including the incomplete motor vehicle and the motor vehicle manufactured by phase) shall self-authenticate that the model of the relevant motor vehicle meets the safety standards (Korea Motor Vehicle Safety Standard KMVSS ) for motor vehicles (in cases of an incomplete motor vehicle or a motor vehicle manufactured by phase, referring to the safety standards for motor vehicles to be applied as at the time when a manufacture, etc. concerned is finished), as determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
For certain automotive parts entering the aftermarket, KC (Korea Certification) scheme is applied which was regulated by the Mol. From 2018, MOLIT has taken over the regulating and supervising responsibilities of KC certification for automotive components.
The Korea Auto Parts Association (KAPA) adopts the relevant regulations and policies of the Korean government to formulate the voluntary quality standards for auto parts, and establishes a voluntary certification system for auto parts, aiming to provide manufacturers with more competitive quality standards for auto parts as well as to protect the domestic consumer rights in South Korea
TKR has successfully provided certification and consulting services for Chinese OEMs ever since the year of 2016 THE KING ROSE conducts in-depth regulation research, set up regular technical meeting with Korea Automotive. Testing and Research Institute (KATRI), Korea Transportation Pollutant Research Center (TPRC) and Korea. Automotive Parts Association (KAPA). THE KING ROSE is capable of providing technical service from KMVSS self certification, environmental certification, fuel consumption testing, subsidy testing, KC certification throughout the whole automotive homologation process.