{"id":24623,"date":"2025-08-07T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/?p=24623"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:35:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:35:45","slug":"58-imported-products-fail-korean-safety-standards-including-water-toys-and-led-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/en\/58-imported-products-fail-korean-safety-standards-including-water-toys-and-led-fixtures\/","title":{"rendered":"58 Imported Products fail Korean Safety Standards, including Water Toys and LED Fixtures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/en\/glossary\/korean-agency-for-technology-and-standards\/\"><strong>Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)<\/strong><\/a>, under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, has announced that 58 out of 396 imported products purchased via international online platforms failed to meet national safety requirements. The investigation focused primarily on summer-related goods such as water toys and seasonal textiles like swimsuits and summer clothing.<br>Many products require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/en\/company\/news\/#\"><strong>KC Safety Certification<\/strong><\/a> as proof of compliance with Korean safety standards, and in order to be approved for import and sale on the Korean market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KCs-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20493\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KCs-Logo.png 700w, https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KCs-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KCs-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the 396 tested items, a total of 91 were electrical products, with 18 failing safety tests\u2014particularly LED lighting fixtures (8), plugs and outlets (4), and DC power supplies (3). Of 109 household items examined, 17 were non-compliant, including inflatable water toys (14), electric scooters (2), and one swimsuit. In the children\u2019s category, 23 out of 196 items were found non-compliant, including children\u2019s textile products (9), water play items (8), and infant textiles (3). Notably, 22 out of 27 water toys, 8 out of 9 LED fixtures, and 4 out of 5 plugs and outlets failed to meet safety criteria, highlighting these items as particularly risky when purchased from foreign sellers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online platforms have been urged to block the sale of these items. KATS plans to conduct additional safety inspections on imported goods in the second half of the year and continue monitoring online platforms to block the entry of unsafe products into the domestic market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to contact us any time if you need assistance or have any questions regarding Korean certifications like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/en\/kc\/what-is-kc-certification\/\"><strong>KC<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/en\/kc-emc\/kc-emc-certification\/\"><strong>KC EMC<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/en\/kcs\/kcs-mark\/\"><strong>KCs<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/en\/kcs-ex-certification-for-explosion-proof-components\/\"><strong>KCs for explosion safety products<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/en\/kgs-factory-registration\/\"><strong>KGS factory registration<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tel. Europe: <strong>+49-69-271 37 69 259<br><\/strong>Tel. US: <strong>+1 773 654-2673<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@korea-certification.com\"><strong>info@korea-certification.com<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information you can download our free brochure &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.korea-certification.com\/en\/korea-certification-booklet\/\"><strong>Korea Certification Made Easy &#8211; The Booklet<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS), under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, has announced that 58 out of 396 imported products purchased via international online platforms failed to meet national safety requirements. 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