--- On Mon, 7 Apr 1997 10:38:56 +0900 Ryan Kim <[email protected]> wrote:
>Haitong EMC Inc. >Tel : 82-339-376-4117 >Fax : 82-339-376-4118 >Email : [email protected] >Ryan Kim / President of Haitong EMC Inc. > >---------- >> Sir, >> >> I have heard that all ITE equipment MUST be tested in Korea at an >approved lab prior to importation to Korea. >> >> Is this correct? >> >> If so, is there an approval process that I may be able to get a copy of? >> Charles Grasso >> EMC Engineer >> StorageTek >> Tel:(303)673-2908 >> Fax(303)661-7115 > > >Sir, > >Yes, it is correct. all ITE equipment must be tested in Korea at an >approved lab >and must get the certification from the government prior to importation to >Korea. > >The process is the following. > >1. send 1 sample to Korea representative (your comapny's) to apply to test >at > Korea approved lab. > >2. your representative must get import recommendation which takes 1 day >from > the RRL (Korea government lab same as FCC) > >3. apply for test with 1 sample, user's manual wrritten in Korean with >block > diagram. > >4. takes 1 or 2 days to test at the lab > >5. test and report fee is approxi. U$620. > application and licence fee is U$100 to the government > >6. once test is finished test lab apply for the final certi to the RRL by >itself nothing to deal with representative. > >7. within 3 days, RRL issue the certi. (we call registration intead of >certification) > >8. your representative get the certi, then attach the label on the products > at your side and import the products. > >9. the above process will start within the april of 97. > >If you have more question, contact me again. > >Thanks, > >Ryan Kim / Haitong EMC > > -----------------End of Original Message----------------- Thank you, Ryan, for a very clear explanation of one of the most blatant trade barrier schemes I have ever seen. I suppose your ministry of trade wouldn't mind if every one of Korea's trading partners established similar reciprocal policies. -------------------------- Name: Ed Price E-mail: [email protected] List-Post: [email protected] Date: 4/8/97 Time: 12:52:50 PM --------------------------
