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South Korea medical device government fees

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MFDS current fee schedule, reviewed for 2026, in KRW.

21 fee lines100% exact amountscurrency KRWFX rates 2026-09-24reviewed 2026-08-25
Fee lineOfficial amountUSD equivalentFrequencyProvenance
Product application without technical reviewKRW 158,000–176,000$116–$129Per applicationVerified
Product application with technical documentsKRW 719,000–799,000$527–$585Per applicationVerified
Product application with clinical dataKRW 1,495,000–1,662,000$1,095–$1,218Per applicationVerified
Separate technical-document evaluationKRW 561,000–624,000$411–$457When applicableVerified
Separate technical-document and clinical-data evaluationKRW 1,338,000–1,488,000$980–$1,090When applicableVerified
Manufacturing/import business licence applicationKRW 144,000–160,000$106–$117Per applicationVerified
Innovative medical device (신개발의료기기) approval including technical-document review
Components: technical-document review KRW 55,240,000 and clinical-data review KRW 39,170,000; approval excluding technical-document review KRW 4,020,000. Pre-review fees are deductible from the approval fee when the pre-review result is adequate.
KRW 98,430,000$72,122Per approvalVerified
Approval renewalKRW 500,000–520,000$366–$381Per renewalVerified
Certification applicationKRW 130,000–145,000$95.25–$106Per applicationVerified
Certification renewalKRW 430,000–450,000$315–$330Per renewalVerified
NotificationKRW 85,000–96,000$62.28–$70.34Per notificationVerified
Notification renewalKRW 100,000$73.27Per renewalVerified
Change approval - documents and clinical reviewKRW 1,009,000–1,122,000$739–$822Per applicationVerified
Change approval - document reviewKRW 551,000–612,000$404–$448Per applicationVerified
Change certificationKRW 80,000–98,000$58.62–$71.81Per applicationVerified
Change notificationKRW 38,000–48,000$27.84–$35.17Per notificationVerified
Post-market survey result reviewKRW 90,000–100,000$65.95–$73.27Per reviewVerified
Sales/rental business notificationKRW 8,000–10,000$5.86–$7.33Per notificationVerified
English certificateKRW 21,000–24,000$15.39–$17.59Per certificateVerified
Permit/certificate reissueKRW 2,200–3,400$1.61–$2.49Per reissueVerified
Technical-document pre-review
Documents plus clinical review starts from KRW 1,097,000 (second column unclear in the source annex).
KRW 524,000–583,000$384–$427Per reviewVerified
Government fees only — service and testing costs are separate
  • The payable combination depends on whether technical or clinical review is required.
  • The MFDS Enforcement Rule annex [별표 10] publishes two tariff columns per row (column headers are not legible; likely electronic vs paper filing) — ranges show both columns.
  • KGMP conformity-assessment on-site review fees are set by the quality-management review body with MFDS approval and are not listed here.
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Exact amounts verified against the MFDS fee schedule · full review 2026-08-25 · row IDs are stable — cite as government-fees:south-korea:product-application-without-technical-review