Before wiring a deposit to a Korean manufacturer, verify the legal seller, factory role, product specification and payment beneficiary independently. A polished catalogue proves very little about who will receive your money or deliver the goods.
간단 요약
- Match the contract name, business registration and bank beneficiary.
- Verify whether the seller is the factory, an authorized agent or a trading company.
- Use a sample, inspection and milestone-based payment plan for a first order.
More helpful reads to check
1. Does the company exist under the name on the contract?
Request the Korean legal company name, business registration number, registered address and responsible contact. Check available corporate and business details independently, and ask a Korean-speaking professional to confirm any mismatch in spelling, ownership or address before payment.
2. Is the seller the factory or an intermediary?
Ask who owns the production line, who controls quality checks and who handles replacement or delay claims. If the seller is a trading company, request its authority to sell the named product and identify the factory that will appear on quality or export documents.
A trading company can be legitimate and useful; the risk is an undisclosed role. Put the actual production site, subcontracting permission and responsibility for defects into the contract.
3. How can you reduce deposit risk?
For a first order, request a pre-production sample, approved specification sheet, milestone schedule, inspection rights and a remedy for late or nonconforming goods. Consider payment methods that give your business a documented dispute process; a bank transfer alone may be difficult to reverse.
Avoid paying to an individual or unrelated company account. Independently call a published company number to verify any last-minute change in bank details, using contact details you already trusted—not the new email’s signature.
5. Official sources
- KOTRA: business and export support for overseas buyers
- Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency trade support
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✅ 결론
1) Verify the legal entity, 2) confirm the factory relationship, 3) approve a physical sample, 4) lock the specification and tolerances, 5) agree delivery and inspection, 6) match the payment beneficiary, and 7) release the balance only against the agreed evidence.
FAQ — 자주 묻는 질문
Q1. Is a Korean business registration certificate enough to prove a factory is reliable?
No. It helps verify identity but does not prove manufacturing capacity, product quality or delivery history. Verify the factory relationship, sample, payment beneficiary and contract remedies separately.
※ Checked October 1, 2026. Terms can change and vary by person, provider or transaction; confirm the current rule with the linked official source before acting.
