Circular Notice on Partial Amendment to the Circular Notice on the Operation of the Cabinet Order on Export Trade Control and other circular notices (Review of Export Control to South Korea)

1. Background and outline

The following operation reviews will be implemented for the export of three products to the Republic of Korea based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.
In accordance with this revision, the three items will be included in the Special General Bulk Export License system.
Business entities exporting or providing technology to the ROK are asked to continue to comply with laws and regulations related to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act and conduct strict transaction inspections, including confirmations of the end-users and applications, in accordance with their internal regulations for export control.

2. Details of the revision

(1) Addition of specific items to the scope of the Special General Bulk Export License system

The export of hydrogen fluoride, fluorinated polyimide, and resists and the transfer of their related technologies to the ROK will be included in the Special General Bulk Export License system.

<Sections concerning the three items in the appended tables of the Export Order and Ordinance on Goods>
○ Hydrogen fluoride: Row 3 (i) of Appended Table 1 of the Export Order, and Article 2, Paragraph (1), Item (i)(f) of the Ordinance on Goods
○ Fluorinated polyimide: Row 5 (xvii) of Appended Table 1 of the Export Order, and Article 4, Item (xiv)(b) of the Ordinance on Goods
○ Resists: Row 7 (xix) of Appended Table 1 of the Export Order, and Article 6, Item (xix) of the Ordinance on Goods

(2) Change of point of contact for applications for specified items

The point of contact for applications for export licenses to the ROK for the three items above will be changed from the Trade Security Inspection Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI, to METI bureaus and trade offices.

3. Schedule

Effective as of March 23 (Thu.), 2023. 

4. Scope of revision

• Circular Notice on the Operation of the Cabinet Order on Export Trade Control
• Guidelines for Handling Bulk Export Licenses
• Circular Notice on Documents to be Submitted and Precautions for Application for Export License, Service Transaction License and License for Export or Transmission of Specified Recording Medium, etc.

Division in Charge

• (About the materials for this announcement)
  Trade Control Policy Division, Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau
• (About the revision of the notice)
  Security Export Licensing Division, Trade Control Department, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau