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Doing business with Korean companies
Korean business registration, tax invoices and supplier checks, explained for people who do not read Korean and have no reason to know how the National Tax Service works.
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Incoterms with Korean suppliers: FOB Busan and the alternatives
What FOB, EXW, CIF and DDP actually shift between you and a Korean exporter, why FOB Busan is the default, and where the hidden costs sit.
The name on the invoice doesn't match the Korean register
Korean companies rename more often than foreign buyers expect. Why the name on your invoice may not match the registration, how to confirm it is still the same company, and when a rename is a warning sign.
How many people actually work at that Korean company?
Two public Korean records reveal a company's real headcount — corporate filings and monthly pension contributions — and what a falling number tells you that a website never will.
A Korean customer wants credit terms. Check this first.
Selling to Korea on net-30 or net-60 is normal — Korean B2B runs on deferred payment. What to verify about a Korean buyer before you ship on credit, using the same public records used to vet suppliers.
Before you sign a Korean distributor agreement
A distributor holds your brand, your inventory and your market access in Korea. The public-record checks worth running before granting exclusivity, and the clauses that depend on them.
KYB for Korean companies: what can actually be verified
Know Your Business checks on Korean counterparties, for compliance teams outside Korea: which registers exist, what each one proves, what is public in English, and where the hard limits are.