Gimpo City, Gimpo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and KTR Gyeonggi Gimpo Center Hold 'Overseas Certification and Testing' Seminar
Strengthening Package-Type Export Support... Backing Global Expansion of Gimpo Businesses
Gimpo City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Byungsoo) is taking proactive steps to support the export of K-Beauty and K-Food products.
Gimpo City, in collaboration with the Gimpo Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KTR Gyeonggi Gimpo Center, held the "Cosmetics and Food Overseas Certification and Testing Seminar" on the 12th. Provided by Gimpo City
On November 13, the city announced that, in collaboration with the Gimpo Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the KTR Gyeonggi Gimpo Center, it held the "Cosmetics and Food Overseas Certification and Testing Seminar" on November 12. The event was attended by more than 30 executives and employees from local small and medium-sized enterprises, and focused on strategies for addressing regulations and certifications essential for exporting cosmetics and food products overseas.
The seminar featured practical programs covering topics such as the Indonesian halal certification system and procedures, quality management and safety/effectiveness testing for cosmetics, and quality management for food as well as testing and inspection standards for food utensils and packaging materials.
In particular, the seminar was led by experts from KTR's Overseas Certification Support Task Force, Beauty Consumer Goods Center, and Food Evaluation Team, providing hands-on, practical instruction. After the event, one-on-one consultations were held to address the specific challenges faced by each company.
Gimpo City has recently been expanding its export support efforts, especially targeting the ASEAN market. Through the recent "2025 Overseas Market Development Delegation" (October 19-25), the city achieved 66 business meetings and approximately 8.5 million dollars in consultation results in Indonesia and Malaysia, with contracts worth about 2.25 million dollars currently in progress.
On November 20, the city also plans to conduct a "Practical Training for Buyer Discovery" utilizing a global trade database platform, in cooperation with the Gyeonggi Regional Office of SMEs and Startups and the Gyeonggi Northwest FTA Trade Promotion Center.
A Gimpo City official stated, "This seminar is a practical support program designed to help companies quickly overcome the barriers of overseas certification and testing. In addition to the on-site achievements of the market development delegation, we will strengthen our package-type export support system, which includes pre-certification, on-site buyer consultations, and post-consulting, to back the global expansion of local businesses."
The official added, "In the consumer goods sectors such as K-Beauty and K-Food, meeting standards and certifications is critical to success. We will continue to expand tailored technical consulting and support through collaboration with KTR and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry."
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