On the 17th, the South Korean government said about the measure to ban personal imports of children's toys and daily necessities that are not KC certified, "Personal purchases from overseas for all 80 items will not be immediately banned."
"We will hold thorough discussions in the Diet on the revision of the law so that the public will not be inconvenienced," he said.
This was announced through a press release titled "Measures to Strengthen Consumer Safety in Response to the Rapid Increase in Personal Imports from Overseas." This comes as public opposition to the measure intensifies following the announcement the previous day of the "Measures to Strengthen Consumer Safety in Response to the Rapid Increase in Personal Imports from Overseas."
The South Korean government made this clarification in anticipation of this. It said, "We will not immediately ban all 80 items from being imported by individuals from overseas," and "The relevant departments, such as the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Environment, will continue to investigate and report on the imports of these items from overseas."
"We plan to carry out intensive inspections of products imported by individuals from Korea to see if they are dangerous, and then ban the import of any products that are found to be dangerous by the end of June."
In response to concerns that adult figures may be banned from personal import from overseas, he said, "(Personal imports)
"The products are not included in the banned children's products," and "We will only conduct risk tests on children's figure products used by those under the age of 13, and will prohibit the import of any products that are found to be dangerous."
He continued, "A revision of the law is necessary to determine the items that are prohibited from being brought in," and "The government will continue to work hard to revise the law so that the public will not be inconvenienced by personal imports from overseas."
"We will prepare a reasonable plan after sufficient public debate, including through discussions in the National Assembly," he added.
"First of all, consideration was given to products that are likely to cause fires or other accidents when used, or that are likely to cause bodily harm through exposure to harmful ingredients."
He added, "As for products not included in the current measures, we will consider measures such as banning their import once the risk is confirmed."
In response to the opinion that the Korean government should regulate only certain Chinese internet commerce platforms such as Ant and Taem, he said, "We are not going to regulate Ant and Taem, which have been mentioned in the media recently.
"In addition to Chinese platforms such as the China-based Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., many other online platforms have been identified as selling harmful products," he said.
The previous day, the Korean government announced that it would ban the import of 80 items, including children's products, electrical and household products, and chemical products, which are directly related to the health and safety of the people.
The government has put in place consumer protection measures, such as prohibiting the import of products from overseas through personal imports into the country without C certification or related approval. These are sold on overseas platforms.
The move comes after carcinogenic substances such as lead and cadmium were found in some low-priced children's products.
2024/05/18 07:06 KST
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