Recently, South Korea revised the "Electrical and Household Appliances Safety Management Law" to include cylindrical batteries and button batteries for the first time in the scope of KC certification control. This regulation will take effect on November 15, 2020, and its control scope includes cylindrical batteries And button batteries, and products that contain cylindrical batteries and button batteries at the same time, the batteries used must also be certified by KC before they can enter the Korean market.
Implementation plan for certification control requirements:
1) Cylindrical batteries and button batteries need to be individually certified by KC before they can be exported to South Korea.
2) Involving products that use cylindrical batteries and button batteries. The batteries need to first obtain KC certification before the whole product can be sold through customs.
3) The specific applicable standards for cylindrical batteries and button batteries have not been promulgated, and will be updated after further consultation.
Please refer to the following documents for the original information of the announcement：
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