Food Import Agency & Tableware Import Agency
Purple Ocean International Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based specialized import agency with years of hands-on experience and regulatory compliance expertise in food and tableware import agency. We conduct thorough advance reviews of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management, the Food Sanitation Act, MFDS (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) standards, quarantine regulations, and customs clearance requirements — minimizing the risk of customs delays, return shipment, and disposal for food imports.
We provide a One-Stop food import solution covering MFDS import declaration, detailed inspection, ingredient review, labeling standards review, customs clearance, warehousing, and domestic delivery for a wide range of products — including processed foods, raw food ingredients, health foods, food additives, kitchenware, and tableware.
In particular, through direct collaboration with overseas manufacturers (OEM/ODM), we reliably handle food and tableware import agency from China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas. We provide total cost analysis including quarantine, certification, tariff, and logistics costs from the pre-import stage, clearly defining the profitability structure.
Purple Ocean International Co., Ltd. is not a simple agency — we are a hands-on partner that manages food import risks, supporting your company's sustainable business growth.
Required Documents for Food Import
- All raw materials and content percentages included in the product
- Korean translation required
- Allergen-causing ingredients must be separately declared
- Best-before date or use-by date must be clearly stated
- Must comply with the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management
- Some products (e.g., frozen/refrigerated foods) also require storage conditions
- Country of origin must be stated for each raw material
- Required when applying for FTA tariff benefits
- Includes test results for microorganisms, heavy metals, pesticide residues, etc.
- International standards such as ISO and HACCP may be applied
- Must comply with Korean labeling standards
- Includes product name, ingredients, expiry date, storage method, nutrition facts, and precautions
- Include logos if the product holds organic, halal, or gluten-free certification
- Organic: domestic and overseas certification (e.g., USDA Organic, EU Organic)
- Halal: includes certification body logo and certificate number
- Gluten-Free, Vegan, and other product-specific characteristic certifications
- Lists synthetic additives, preservatives, flavoring agents, etc. used in the product
- Verification of compliance with Korean permissible standards
- Verification that the material is suitable for food contact use
- Verification of foreign substance prevention and sealed condition
- USDA Organic, EU Organic, JAS Organic, etc.
- Prohibition on the use of chemical additives, synthetic preservatives, and artificial colorings
- Certification body logo, certificate number, and confirmation that 95%+ of raw materials are organic must be stated
Q&A
The core of food import agency is MFDS import declaration, quarantine, and ingredient review. Purple Ocean International conducts advance reviews of compliance with the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Management from the pre-import stage to reduce customs clearance risks.
Tableware items may require food-use utensil inspection depending on material and intended use. For tableware import agency, heavy metal leaching tests and food-contact safety reviews are mandatory — and we manage these in advance.
The main causes are inadequate labeling, ingredient declaration errors, and document discrepancies. We prevent customs clearance delays through advance review of food labels and documents before import.
Yes. Purple Ocean International has extensive experience in China food import agency and Japan food import agency, and supports stable imports by communicating directly with local manufacturers and suppliers.
Yes. We support small-volume imports, initial imports, and startup food imports, providing customized food import consulting that takes cost, quarantine, and logistics structure into account.
