The Korea Customs Service is recruiting participating companies for the second-half "Origin Verification Response Support Program" from July 10 to July 18, 2025.
- Eligible companies: Small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners. First priority goes to small and medium-sized exporters to the United States. Second priority goes to companies selected for the "Innovation Premier 1000 Program" through a Korea Customs Service recommendation, and to small business owners.
- Content: Licensed Customs Brokers visit companies and provide consulting on preparing and retaining documents evidencing origin, verification response manuals, mock verifications, use of FTA-PASS, and approved exporter certification.
- Support: The program runs at 6 customs offices (Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Gwangju, and Pyeongtaek), and advisory costs are supported up to KRW 2,000,000. Companies with prior-year sales of KRW 50 billion or less bear no cost.
- Application: Korea Customs Service FTA Portal
Source: Policy Briefing, Korea Customs Service press release (July 9, 2025)