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Korean domestic representative services (국내대리인)
Your Korean Domestic Representative
Support for AI, telecommunications, e-commerce, gaming and personal-information requirements in South Korea. We help foreign companies check the requirement, complete the appointment and manage the ongoing role.
Operated by KOISRA Co., Ltd., supporting and representing foreign companies in South Korea since 2009.
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The simulator provides general preliminary guidance and is not a legal opinion or final determination.
Five separate legal regimes
Five Korean representative services
Each law applies to a different type of business and gives the representative a different role.
01Requirement in force
Artificial intelligence regulation
AI Domestic Representative
Foreign AI developers, providers, platforms and enterprise AI services
02Requirement in force
Value-added telecommunications services
Telecommunications Domestic Representative
Potentially qualifying foreign platforms, SaaS, cloud and online services
03Upcoming requirement
Cross-border e-commerce and consumer protection
E-commerce Domestic Representative
Overseas retailers, marketplaces, intermediaries and direct-purchase platforms
04Requirement in force
Game distribution, reporting and display duties
Game Industry Domestic Representative
Overseas mobile, PC and console game publishers and platforms
05Requirement in force
Personal information and privacy
PIPA Domestic Representative
Foreign controllers processing personal information of Korean data subjects
A company may fall under more than one regime. Compare all five services and appointment rules →
English
Representative services
The service name changes according to the business activity covered by each Korean law.
- AI Domestic Representative
- Telecommunications Domestic Representative
- E-commerce Domestic Representative
- Game Industry Domestic Representative
- PIPA Domestic Representative
한국어
국내대리인 법률 용어
각 제도는 국내대리인이라는 공통 용어를 사용하지만 적용 대상과 업무 범위는 다릅니다.
- 인공지능사업자 국내대리인
- 부가통신사업자 국내대리인
- 통신판매업자·통신판매중개자 국내대리인
- 게임배급업자·게임제공업자 국내대리인
- 개인정보처리자 국내대리인
Before appointing a third party
Three points to check first
01
Different legal tests
The result depends on the company, its Korean presence and the scale and type of its Korean activity.
02
A Korean affiliate may have priority
Some laws may require a qualifying Korean corporation to be appointed when one exists.
03
More than one law may apply
Separate regimes may require separate appointments, disclosures or operating procedures.
How it works
From review to ongoing support
The exact documents differ by law, but the overall process is straightforward.
01
Review
We check the company’s Korean activity, local presence and potentially relevant regimes.
02
Appointment
We agree on the scope, complete the appointment documents and handle required notices or filings.
03
Operation
We manage covered communications, alerts, deadlines and records through the agreed process.
Why Korea Agent Direct
Korean experience. International communication.
Korea Agent Direct is operated by KOISRA Co., Ltd. Since 2009, our Seoul-based team has supported and represented foreign companies across many aspects of doing business in South Korea.
- Supporting foreign companies since 2009
- Direct Korean local-agent experience
- Regular work with Korean regulators
- Clear Korean-English communication
- Practical business and compliance understanding
- Defined approval and escalation procedures
Preliminary review
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Share basic company information. Agent Direct will use it for a preliminary non-legal screening and to discuss an appropriate next step.
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Do not submit credentials, identity documents, breach details, personal-data requests, confidential evidence or files through this form.