KOREAN COMPANY REGISTRATION
BRANCH OFFICE/ LIAISON OFFICE
Korean Company Registration

We provide you with all the services a foreign investment company could need with great speed and reliability.

Features
  • 01

    Reliable & Quick

    Our company is located in Seoul, which allows us to provide clients with primary information and materials with speed and reliability

  • 02

    No Language Barrier

    Our firm can communicate in three languages: Korean, Chinese, and English. In addition to the agency business, our firm has years of experience in international trade, making us an excellent business consultant for clients who seek our help after registration.

  • 03

    Follow-up Services

    Our firm provides follow-up services in the areas of Chinese and English tax affairs; day-to-day activites; renting and selling areas for offices and factories; registration and selling of trademarks.

  • 04

    Real Benefits

    We can give you practical recommendations based on our nuanced understanding of Korea’s policies, helping you to make reasonable tax reductions by qualifying for tax refunds and exemptions.

  • 05


01. The minimum required number of persons to register a company

Incorporated company

If the shareholder and the corporate representative are the same person

The company requires an independent auditor.

If the shareholder and the corporate representative are not the same person

The company does not require an independent auditor.

If the shareholder is a company

The company only requires a corporate representative.

Limited Liabilty Company

The corporation only requires one person and the shareholder can also act as the corporate representative.

02. FDI(Foreign Direct Investment)

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Register
Capital

  • · A minimum investment of 100 million KRW, roughly 9,0000 USD, must be transferred from overseas to Korea.

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Requested
Materials

  • · Individual shareholders must bring a valid photo ID or a copy of their passport
  • · If the shareholder is a domestic or foreign corporation, a business license and a copy of the passport belonging to the corporation’s legal representative is required.
  • · The legal corporate representative for Korean companies must apply for a Korean visa with the exception of those whose home countries have a visa waiver agreement with Korea.

    For further information, please feel free to contact our office.

Registration & Pickup

  • 01
    Registration Period
    After the fee is paid and the authentication papers are prepared, registration may be completed in under 2 weeks. However, for businesses requiring special licensing, such as those in the hotel, tourism, food, and architecture industries, the registration process will take between 1 to 4 weeks, depending on circumstances.
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    Address registration
    (registrated address for Korean company)
    Korean companies are required to have a registered address in South Korea.
    If you so wish, we can provide you with said address as well as a secretarial service.
  • 03
    Free Pickup
    For contracted customers, we will provide you with free pickup service from Incheon or Kimpo airport.For clients, we offer free pickup services from Incheon and Kimpo airport.

Official Company Documents
These are the documents you will receive after completing the registration process

  • 01

    Business
    license

  • 02

    Corporate Registration Certificate

  • 03

    Certificate of Corporate Seal

  • 04

    Corporate
    Seal

  • 05

    Corporate
    Card

  • 06

    Company’s Articles of Association and Proceedings of Shareholders’ Meeting

Registration Process

  • step.1

    Contract Creation and Initial Payment

  • document Preparation

    step.2
  • step.3

    The client visits Korea, our company will accompany the client to notarize all the documents that are needed. The notarization process will only take an hour.

    The client can also choose to notarize all the document in his/her country then follow the necessary procedures to receive an Apostille,or consular authentication.

  • Transfer of the capital fund and Midpoint Payment

    step.4
  • step.5

    We start the registration process

  • We provide the client with legal company documents

    step.6
  • step.7

    Client makes the final payment

Establishing Foreign Branches and Liaison Offices in Korea

  • 01

    No registered capital is needed to establish foreign branches and liaison offices in Korea

  • 02

    Korea branches are able to create and sign contracts as well as conducting other business operations

  • 03

    Liaison offices are able to part-take in business communication, conduct market research, and oversee research and development. However, they are unable to part-take in any activities that directly arises profit.

Necessary Documents for Establishing a Korean Liaison Office for a China-based Company

  • 01

    Mother company’s articles of association

  • 02

    Mother company’s business license

  • 03

    The minutes of board meeting of China head office, which should indicate the following :
    1) Resolution to establish a branch office or an agency
    2) Address of the branch office/ agency
    3) Name, address and ID number of the person in charge.

  • 04

    Power of Attorney :
    Date of birth, and passport number of the agent must be indicated.

  • 05

    The passport of the mother company’s legal representative

  • 06

    The liaison office manager’s identification, passport copy, and the business registration number

  • 07

    Liaison office’s specific business description, business scope, and business plan.

※ All the notarized documents should get authenticated by the Korean consulate.

Headquarter Address:Room1508, Golden Tower, Chungjeongno 53, Seodaemoon Gu, Seoul, Korea
TEL : +82 3 365 8033 FAX : +82 2 365 8035

Business License Number : 120-81-91653 Director : Hyangsook Yeom  E-mail: yeom@changwoon.com
Subsidiary in Japan:Aurora Japan Co., Ltd.
Address: 2-11-15, Nishigotanda, Shinagawa Ku, Tokyo, Japan Tel: +81 3 6303 9439

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