South Korea - Notice on Items Subject to Annual Factory Inspection in 2025 and Partial Exemption

In accordance with the Industrial Standardization Act and the Enforcement Rules of the Industrial Standardization Act, the following notice is given regarding the items subject to annual factory inspections and the partial exemption of inspection items for factory inspections.

Items Subject to Annual Factory Inspection in 2025 (50 items):

KSB 1506 Stainless steel welded flanges 

KSB 1531 Threaded malleable iron pipe fittings 

KSB 2308 Ball valves 

KSB 2350 Cast iron valves 

KSB 2813 Wafer type rubber-lined butterfly valves 

KSB 6321 Submersible motor pumps for drainage 

KSB 6326 Forward-curved blade fans 

KSB 6879 Heat recovery ventilation systems 

KSC 3341 Low-toxicity flame-retardant polyolefin insulated wires 

KSC 4613 Industrial residual current circuit breakers 

KSC 4621 Residential residual current circuit breakers 

KSC 7651 LED lamps with built-in converters 

KSC 7653 Recessed and fixed LED luminaires 

KSC 7655 Safety and performance requirements for converters for powering LED modules 

KSC 7657 LED sensor luminaires 

KSC 7658 LED streetlights and security lights 

KSC 7712 LED floodlights 

KSC 7716 LED tunnel lights 

KSC 8305 Plug-in connectors for wiring 

KSC 8321 Industrial circuit breakers 

KSC 8332 Residential circuit breakers 

KSC 8454 Synthetic resin flexible conduits 

KSC 8565 Medium and large-scale solar power converters (grid-connected and standalone) 

KSC IEC 60227-5 PVC insulated cables rated at 450/750 V or below - Part 5: Flexible vinyl cables (cords) 

KSD 8050 Indium soldering fillers 

KSF 3117 Window sets 

KSF 3888-1 Outdoor sports facilities - Artificial turf 

KSF 4004 Ready-mix concrete 

KSF 4009 Concrete bricks 

KSF 4012 Concrete manhole blocks for sewage 

KSF 4306 Pretensioned centrifugal high-strength concrete piles 

KSF 4419 Concrete interlocking blocks for roads and sidewalks 

KSF 4731 Steel roofing sheets for construction 

KSF 4760 Raised flooring 

KSF 4937 Surface finishes for parking lot floors 

KSF 5602 Synthetic resin profiles for windows and doors 

KSF 8082 Fall protection nets 

KSG 2010 Student desks and chairs 

KSL 1001 Porcelain tiles 

KSL 1551 Sanitary ware

KSL 2003 Double-glazed glass 

KSL 5201 Portland cement 

KSL 5210 Blast furnace slag cement 

KSM 3401 Rigid polyvinyl chloride pipes for pressure applications 

KSM 3408-2 Polyethylene (PE) piping systems for water supply - Part 2: Pipes 

KSM 3500-1 Structured wall polyethylene (PE) pipes for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage - Part 1: Double-wall pipes 

KSM 3500-2 Structured wall polyethylene (PE) pipes for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage - Part 2: Multi-wall pipes 

KSM 3600 Structured wall polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage - Double-wall and ribbed pipes 

KSM 3862 Foamed polyethylene insulation materials 

KSM ISO 4898 Rigid foam plastics - Thermal insulation for buildings - Specifications

Companies certified with ISO 9001 are exempt from core quality audits in the field of quality management upon submission of a valid ISO certificate and key documented information. 

This notice will take effect from January 24, 2025.