Korean official documents, obtained for you

Some things about a Korean company or building exist only on paper — who owns it, what is mortgaged against it, how much capital was actually paid in. We obtain those documents, have them translated and legalised, and courier the originals to you.

Check the free data first. Trading status, VAT category, e-commerce licence and rough headcount are free on this site from a registration number alone. Documents are the step after that.
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Ownership, mortgages, permitted use and illegal-structure flagsReal estate & buildings

Certified Extract of the Real Estate Register
Who owns the building and land, and every mortgage, lease right and seizure recorded against it. The st…
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Building Ledger (건축물대장)
The register says who owns it; the ledger says what it is — including the flag that marks an illegal or…
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Land Ledger (토지대장)
Land category, area and ownership class. Stops you from checking the building and forgetting the ground…
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Land Use Plan Confirmation
What you may and may not build or operate there. If you are planning a factory, warehouse or care facil…
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Cadastral Map
Boundaries, shape, and the relationship to neighbouring lots — the drawing that makes site photographs …
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Directors, capital, stated purpose and branches — who can actually signCompany & corporate

Certified Extract of the Corporate Register
What the free lookup on this site cannot show you: who the directors actually are, how much capital was…
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Corporate Seal Certificate
Proves the seal stamped on your contract is the registered corporate seal. Only the representative dire…
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Business Registration Certificate
The tax office's own certificate of the trade name, representative, start date and VAT category. The fr…
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Arrears and revenue scale — these almost always need the subject's consentTax & financials

National Tax Clearance Certificate
The tax office certifying there are no unpaid national taxes. Commonly required as a condition of tende…
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Local Tax Clearance Certificate
Local taxes are administered separately from national tax — a clean national certificate does not cover…
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Certified Standard Financial Statements
The financial statements the company actually filed with the tax office — not the spreadsheet they emai…
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VAT Taxable Base Certificate
Reported sales by period — a lighter check than full financial statements when all you need is revenue …
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Social Insurance Enrolment Roster / Payment Certificate
Actual headcount and whether contributions are paid up. The free lookup here already gives you the pens…
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Who really owns a trademark or patent, and for how much longerIntellectual property

Patent / Trademark Register Extract
Before licensing a brand or signing an OEM deal: confirm the counterparty really is the right-holder, a…
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The four steps that make a Korean document usable abroadLegalisation for overseas use

Step 1
Professional translation
Most of these documents have no official English version, so translation is the first step in getting t…
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Step 2
Notarisation of the translation
A notary attests that the translation matches the original. Often a prerequisite for apostille.
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Step 3
Apostille or consular legalisation
For Hague Convention countries an apostille; for others, legalisation at that country's embassy in Seou…
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Step 4
International courier of the originals
Many recipients will not accept a scan. The originals go out by tracked courier and you get the trackin…
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How it works
1. Request
Tell us the documents and the target — an address, a company name, a registration number. You get a reference number back.
2. Quote
Government fees are passed through at cost. Our handling, translation, notarisation and courier are quoted against what you actually asked for.
3. Obtain
Documents anyone may obtain, we start on immediately. Where the subject's consent is required, we tell you how to get it.
4. Deliver
Scans first, then the originals by tracked courier if you need them.

Cancelling before we start costs nothing. Where a government fee is not shown on this site, it is because we have not confirmed the published figure — the quote carries the exact amount rather than a guess.

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What we do, and what we don't

We obtain, translate, legalise and deliver Korean official documents, and we tell you which document shows what. We report what the public record says — nothing more.

We do not give legal, tax or valuation opinions, file applications with Korean authorities on your behalf, or broker property. Those are restricted to licensed professionals in Korea, and we will introduce you to one rather than overstep. A register extract tells you a mortgage exists; whether the deal is wise is a judgement for your own counsel.

Documents obtained through this service are official issuances of the agency concerned. Summaries we prepare are a convenience, carry no legal force, and do not replace the document itself.

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