,On December 19, 2025, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), South Korea announced a legislative notice for revising the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules of the Sanitary Products Management Act. The revision aims to establish clear targets and procedures for the systematic automation of import declaration processing and report correction for imported sanitary products. Public opinions will be accepted until January 28, 2026. The revision follows a system introduced last November to enable fast and efficient import inspections for sanitary products that pose no national safety risks. Low-risk imported sanitary products will be subject to secondary automated testing, providing a legal basis for automated report correction. The revised provisions are scheduled to come into force on May 12, 2026. The amendment specifies the scope, targets, and procedures for automated import declaration processing, while also establishing exemptions from import declarations for certain samples. It further introduces rules on disclosure of import inspection results and strengthens regulations against false, exaggerated, or misleading disease prevention and treatment claims in labelling and advertising. Additionally, the revision allows digital issuance of sanitation supervisor certificates and electronic documentation for inspections. MFDS expects these changes to accelerate import processing, improve public convenience, reduce business burdens, and enhance safety management through rational, risk-based regulation.
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