Industrial and commercial standards in South Korea

Standards

National Standards Organisations

Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)

Integration in the International Standards Network

International Level: the International Standard Organisation (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

Asia-Pacific Level: the APEC/SCSC; the ASEM/TFAP/SCA, Trade Facilitation Action Plan/Standards and Conformity Assessment of the Asia-European meeting; the Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC).

Classification of Standards

KS consists of 16 categories from 'General' to 'Information Industry' and is divided into three parts. More information is available on the Korean Standardisation website.

Certification Organisations

Korean Standards Association (KSA)