South Korea KS Certification
1, Overview
KS mark certification system that is the industry standard for the South Korean maker of products for testing and on-site inspection, after the adoption of certificates to manufacturers, manufacturers can attach KS mark on their products. KS symbol indicates that the product complies with the provisions of South Korea's industry standard, manufacturers have or exceed the industry standard under the South Korean manufacturing capacity.
In the past, by the operation of KS mark KNITQ system, but from July 1, 1998 onwards, according to the "Industrial Standardization Law" by KNITQ bodies operate in the designated KS mark certification system.

2, KS mark designated products
(1) should develop standards and assessment criteria to ensure that the product or process technology in line with KS, KS sign product specified and published by the KNITQ.
(2) is difficult to identify minerals and industrial products, product quality, and therefore needs to demonstrate its compliance with relevant standards, thereby protecting consumers; are raw materials, and have a significant impact on other sectors of the products; franchise or price fluctuations due to reasons a significant impact on its quality products.
(3) process technology to meet the standards set forth in the technical level of process technology; through the use of these technologies to be effective in improving product quality and manufacturing performance process technology.
(4) appropriate, individuals and groups can apply to the KNITQ will be a product or process technology into the KS mark the specified product.

3, the certification process
Applicant certification body specifically accredited laboratory assessment agencies
(1) The certification body applying for the manufacturer to conduct on-site inspection and product testing, if they meet South Korean industrial standards and the accreditation assessment criteria, that is issued with a certificate of competency.
Certification assessment, including on-site inspection and product testing; assessment team from the assessment of certification bodies and specialized agencies jointly set up by auditors.
        
4, certified products should be marked on the item
Korea, the name of the relevant industry standards and standard number; certification number; production date; manufacturers referred to; certification body name; KS logo.

5, KS signs monitoring products
(1) INTRODUCTION
The purpose of supervision is to enable KS mark certification by the manufacturer can continue to produce in line with South Korea's industry-standard quality products, to encourage manufacturers to directly or indirectly, the implementation of standards.

(2) Surveillance methods
The maintenance and preservation of documents
For the following relevant documents certified manufacturer should keep five years: manufacturing equipment and testing equipment management; KS mark products, self-test results; KS mark the product quality control.
Periodic evaluation
Certified every five years, the manufacturer should conduct regular assessment, including evaluation time as the initial site inspection and product testing, certification, professional accreditation agencies in the designated body with the help of the implementation of assessment.
Commodity Inspection
Such as the receipt of customer complaints, or product for many customers due to quality reasons harm, KNITQ deal with KS on the market marks the implementation of quality testing products, or products and raw materials, as well as on-site inspections in the manufacturing process conditions.

(3) exemption
Meet the following conditions, the manufacturer can avoid the initial product testing
According to the Industrial Standardization and quality control was recognized for innovation in the relevant laws and regulations;
According to the Industrial Standardization and Quality Management Innovation Award by the Government requirements.

(4) to supervise the measures after
The certification bodies on a regular basis for market evaluation or KNITQ commodity inspection, we found that the manufacturer of certified does not meet the relevant standards, will allow manufacturers to be understanding of their situation and, based on the extent failure to take corrective measures. In this regard, formulated the "failed to pass in the KS product inspection guidelines for the handling," reads as follows: To correct the failure: on-site inspection found that the general failure; suspended product KS mark: In the product testing found that a serious failure;
Moratorium on the sale products: due to uncertainty whether the damage to the human body or the public interest, not enough to suspend the product KS signs;

Cancellation KS Logo: the suspension of the product KS logo moratorium on the sale of products and withdrawal of certification, the required cancellation KS signs; withdraw certification: If the manufacturer was improperly found a way to obtain certification; if the manufacturer on a regular basis without evaluation; as a regular assessment or inspection of goods found in the manufacturer does not comply with the relevant standards; such as the manufacturer without any justified reason, the non-compliance with the certification body or KNITQ requirements.
If manufacturers use counterfeit marks, or the illegal use of KS without KS certification mark will be. Be punished by a fine of 10 million yen. If the manufacturer does not save the quality control documents, shall be punished by a fine of 3 million yen.