Under Article 254 of the amended Customs Act (effective January 1, 2026), the e-commerce operator code registration system launches on June 5, 2026.
- Registration targets: operators of overseas online shopping malls that support delivery to Korea; domestic operators that act as purchasing agents or sales intermediaries for cross-border e-commerce goods; domestic and foreign operators that act as shipping agents from overseas to Korea
- Re-registration: purchasing agents that previously registered under Article 222 of the Customs Act or under a notice must register again.
- Documents: domestic operators submit a mail-order business report certificate, a domain registration certificate, a business registration certificate, a corporate registry extract, and tax payment certificates for national taxes and customs duties.
- Entering the code: the issued code must be entered on the import declaration and the clearance list of the dedicated e-commerce customs clearance platform, scheduled to open on August 15.
Apply for registration on the UNI-PASS e-commerce operator screen (unipass.customs.go.kr/ecb).
Source: Policy Briefing, Korea Customs Service press release (May 28, 2026)