KR (South Korea)

Property	Value
A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code	KR
Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Südkorea (de), Corée (fr), 大韩民国 (zh), South Korea (en), Hanguk (ko)
Language-specific short name. Monolingual short name	Corée du Sud (fr), South Korea (en), 대한민국 (ko), Südkorea (de), 韩国 (zh)
Language-specific term used to denote a connection to a particular country, often describing the language, culture, or people associated with it. Monolingual nationality	Koreanisch (de), 朝鲜 (zh), Coréen (fr), 대한민국 (ko), Korean (en)
Language-specific term used to denote a connection to a particular country, often describing the language, culture, or people associated with it, max. 15 characters. Monolingual nationality (short)	Coréen (fr), 한국어 (ko), Koreanisch (de), Korean (en), 朝鲜 (zh)
The offical langauge of a country. Official language	ko
Language used in a country, beside the administrative languages. other language	en, fr
Status of the name assignment according to ISO standard. ISO status	officially-assigned
Language-specific exonym, i.e., a name that differs from its official or standard form. Monolingual exonym	South Korea (en)
Continent a country belongs to. Part of	Asia

Regions

Region	A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code	Language-specific name. Monolingual name	Language-specific alternative, i.e. non-official, name. Alternative name
KR-11 (Seoul)	KR-11	Seoul (en), 首爾 (zh), Séoul (fr), 서울특별시 (ko), Seoul (de)	Seoul (en)
KR-26 (Busan)	KR-26	Busan (en), Pusan (fr), 부산광역시 (ko), 釜山 (zh), Busan (de)	Busan (en), 부산 (ko)
KR-27 (Daegu)	KR-27	Daegu (en), 大邱 (zh), Daegu (de), 대구광역시 (ko), Daegu (fr)	Daegu (en), 대구 (ko)
KR-28 (Incheon)	KR-28	Incheon (en), Incheon (de), 仁川廣域市 (zh), Incheon (fr), 인천광역시 (ko)	인천 (ko), Incheon (en)
KR-29 (Gwangju)	KR-29	Gwangju (en), 광주광역시 (ko), 光州廣域市 (zh), Gwangju (fr), Gwangju (de)	Gwangju (en)
KR-30 (Daejeon)	KR-30	Daejeon (en), Daejeon (fr), Daejeon (de), 대전광역시 (ko), 大田廣域市 (zh)	Daejeon (en)
KR-31 (Ulsan)	KR-31	Ulsan (en), 蔚山廣域市 (zh), 울산광역시 (ko), Ulsan (fr), Ulsan (de)	Ulsan (en)
KR-41 (Gyeonggi Province)	KR-41	Gyeonggi-do (de), 경기도 (ko), 京畿道 (zh), Gyeonggi Province (en), Gyeonggi (fr)	Gyeonggi (en)
KR-42 (Gangwon Province)	KR-42	강원도 (ko), Gangwon Province (en), Gangwon (fr), Gangwon-do (de), 江原道 (zh)	Gangwon (en)
KR-43 (North Chungcheong Province)	KR-43	North Chungcheong Province (en), 충청북도 (ko), Chungcheong du Nord (fr), Chungcheongbuk-do (de), 忠清北道 (zh)
KR-44 (South Chungcheong Province)	KR-44	충청남도 (ko), Chungcheong du Sud (fr), Chungcheongnam-do (de), South Chungcheong Province (en), 忠清南道 (zh)
KR-45 (North Jeolla Province)	KR-45	전라북도 (ko), 全羅北道 (zh), North Jeolla Province (en), Jeollabuk-do (de), Jeolla du Nord (fr)
KR-46 (South Jeolla Province)	KR-46	Jeollanam-do (de), South Jeolla Province (en), 전라남도 (ko), Jeolla du Sud (fr), 全羅南道 (zh)
KR-47 (North Gyeongsang Province)	KR-47	Gyeongsang du Nord (fr), Gyeongsangbuk-do (de), North Gyeongsang Province (en), 경상북도 (ko), 慶尚北道 (zh)
KR-48 (South Gyeongsang Province)	KR-48	Gyeongsangnam-do (de), Gyeongsang du Sud (fr), 경상남도 (ko), South Gyeongsang Province (en), 慶尚南道 (zh)
KR-49 (Jeju Province)	KR-49	Jeju-do (de), Jeju (fr), 濟州特別自治道 (zh), 제주특별자치도 (ko), Jeju Province (en)	Jeju (en)
KR-50 (Sejong City)	KR-50	세종특별자치시 (ko), Sejong (fr), Sejong City (en), Sejong (de), 世宗特別自治市 (zh)	Sejong-si (en)

Legal forms

Legal form	Name	Main abbreviation	description	Category
KR_0197 (CDQ)	주식회사 (ko) Stock Company (en)	Corporation (en) Inc. (en) Corp. (en) 주식회사 (ko)	A Jusik hoesa is the Korean stock company, the dominant corporate form in the country and the only one whose shares may be listed. Its capital is divided into shares and shareholders are liable only up to their subscriptions, with no substantial minimum capital required. Governance involves a general meeting and directors, with additional requirements such as outside directors and audit committees for larger companies. Businesses of every size use it, from small firms to the largest conglomerates.	Joint Stock Company
KR_1251 (CDQ)	개인사업자 (ko) Sole Proprietorship (en)		A Gaein saeopja is a Korean individual business operator, a person registered with the tax authorities to carry on business in their own name. There is no separate legal entity, so the operator keeps the profits and is personally liable for all obligations. Registration is simple and inexpensive, and simplified tax treatment applies below certain thresholds. It is the most common form of small business in Korea.	Sole Proprietorship
KR_2225 (CDQ)	신탁형 펀드 (ko) Trust-Type Fund (en)		A trust type fund in Korea is a collective investment vehicle organised as a trust, in which a trustee holds the assets for the benefit of investors under a trust deed while a collective investment manager makes investment decisions. It has no legal personality of its own. It is authorised and supervised by the financial regulator, with assets segregated from those of the manager. It is the most common structure for Korean retail funds.
KR_2633 (CDQ)	조합형 펀드 (ko) Partnership-Type Fund (en)		A partnership type fund in Korea is a collective investment vehicle organised as a partnership, with a managing partner responsible for investment decisions and investors participating as partners. It is used chiefly for private equity and specialised investment strategies. Assets are held separately from the manager and the fund is supervised by the financial regulator. Investors' liability depends on the class of partnership interest held.
KR_3361 (CDQ)	일반 법인 재단 (ko) General Incorporated Foundation (en)		An Ilban beobin jaedan is a Korean general incorporated foundation, an endowment based legal person established under the civil code for a purpose defined by its founder. It has no members and is governed by directors under its articles, with supervision by the competent authority. Its assets must serve the stated purpose rather than be distributed. Education, culture, research and welfare are typical fields.
KR_3529 (CDQ)	일반 법인 협회 (ko) General Incorporated Association (en)		An Ilban beobin hyeophoe is a Korean general incorporated association, a membership body established under the civil code to pursue a shared non-profit purpose. It has legal personality and is governed by a general meeting and directors. Any surplus must serve its objects rather than be distributed to members. Professional bodies, academic societies and interest groups commonly take this form.
KR_4013 (CDQ)	합명회사 (ko) General Partnership (en)		A Hapmyeong hoesa is the Korean general partnership company, in which all members are liable without limit for the company's obligations. It has legal personality but offers no capital protection to creditors, so its standing rests on its members. Members manage the business directly unless the articles provide otherwise. It is rarely used in modern Korean practice.	General Partnership
KR_4969 (CDQ)	유한회사 (ko) Limited Company (en)	(유) (ko)	A Yuhan hoesa is the Korean limited company, a closely held corporate form with a limited number of members whose liability is confined to their contributions. Transfers of interests are restricted, and governance is simpler than in a stock company with no requirement for a statutory auditor. It is widely used by foreign investors for Korean subsidiaries. Disclosure obligations are lighter than for stock companies.	Private Limited Company
KR_5140 (CDQ)	합자회사 (ko) Limited Partnership (en)		A Hapja hoesa is the Korean limited partnership company, combining members with unlimited liability who manage the business and members whose liability is limited to their contribution. It has legal personality and requires no minimum capital. Limited members provide capital and share profits without participating in management. It is uncommon compared with the stock company.	Limited Partnership
KR_5342 (CDQ)	기타 법인 (ko) Other Legal Entity (en)		Gita beobin denotes other Korean legal persons, entities established under specific legislation that do not fall within the standard company, association or foundation categories. Medical corporations, school corporations, religious bodies and social welfare corporations belong to this group. Their governance and permitted activities derive from the statute under which each is established. They are generally non-commercial in purpose.
KR_5555 (CDQ)	株式會社 (ko) Stock Company (en)	株式會社 (ko)	This entry records the Korean stock company written in Chinese characters, the traditional rendering of the country's principal corporate form. Its capital is divided into shares and shareholders are liable only up to their subscriptions. Governance involves a general meeting and directors, with fuller requirements for listed and large companies. The Chinese character form appears on older documents and formal company seals.	Joint Shipping Company
KR_6339 (CDQ)	유한책임회사 (ko) Limited Liability Company (en)		A Yuhan chaegim hoesa is the Korean limited liability company, introduced in 2012 and modelled on the American limited liability company. All members enjoy limited liability while retaining wide freedom to organise management and profit sharing by agreement. It suits joint ventures, professional services and startup ventures. It is simpler and cheaper to run than a stock company.	Limited Liability Company
KR_6449 (CDQ)	合名會社 (ko) General Partnership (en)	合名會社 (ko)	This entry records the Korean general partnership company written in Chinese characters. All members are liable without limit for the company's obligations, and the company has legal personality but no capital protection. The Chinese character rendering appears in older documents and formal usage. The form itself is rarely encountered today.	Joint Shipping Company
KR_6546 (CDQ)	공공단체 (ko) Public Organisation (en)		A GongGongDanChe is a Korean public body, an entity established by legislation to perform a public function with its own legal personality. Public corporations, quasi-governmental institutions and local public enterprises fall into this group. They are financed publicly or through their own revenue and are subject to government oversight and audit. Suppliers deal with them under public procurement rules.
KR_7026 (CDQ)	有限會社 (ko) Limited Company (en)	有限會社 (ko)	This entry records the Korean limited company written in Chinese characters, a closely held form whose members are liable only up to their contributions. Transfers of interests are restricted and governance is lighter than in a stock company. The Chinese character rendering appears in older documents and formal usage. Foreign investors commonly use the form for Korean subsidiaries.	Private Limited Company
KR_7717 (CDQ)	국가(정부) (ko) State or Government (en)		This Korean category identifies the state, meaning the national government and its organs. Ministries and agencies act within the legal personality of the state and are financed from the national budget. Their procurement is governed by public contracting legislation. Businesses deal with them as customers and as regulators.
KR_8213 (CDQ)	회사형 펀드 (ko) Company-Type Fund (en)		A company type fund in Korea is a collective investment vehicle organised as a company, in which investors hold shares and the assets are managed by an authorised collective investment manager. It has legal personality, unlike trust type funds, which suits certain investment strategies and investor requirements. Assets are held by a custodian separately from the manager. It is authorised and supervised by the financial regulator.
KR_8486 (CDQ)	변액보험 (ko) Variable Insurance (en)		Byeonaek boheom denotes Korean variable insurance, a life insurance product whose benefits vary with the performance of a separate investment account. Premiums are invested in funds chosen by the policyholder, who bears the investment risk. The separate account assets are segregated from the insurer's general assets. It is regulated as both an insurance product and an investment product.
KR_8692 (CDQ)	비영리 사단법인 (ko) Non-Profit Incorporated Association (en)		A Biyeongni sadan beobin is a Korean non-profit incorporated association, a membership body established under the civil code for academic, religious, charitable, artistic or social purposes. It has legal personality and may own property and employ staff, but may not distribute profit to its members. Establishment requires permission from the competent supervising authority. It is a standard vehicle for Korean civil society.
KR_8986 (CDQ)	Limited (ko) Limited (en)	Limited (ko)	Limited is a designation used in Korean data for a company whose members' liability is capped, most often corresponding to the limited company or the limited liability company. It signals that creditors can look only to the assets of the entity rather than to its members. The specific Korean form must be established from the commercial register. The label confirms limited liability but not the precise structure.	Limited Partnership
KR_9174 (CDQ)	合資會社 (ko) Limited Partnership (en)	合資會社 (ko)	This entry records the Korean limited partnership company written in Chinese characters, combining members with unlimited liability who manage the business and members whose liability is limited to their contribution. The Chinese character rendering appears in older documents and formal usage. The form itself is uncommon in modern practice. It has legal personality and requires no minimum capital.	Joint Shipping Company
KR_9617 (CDQ)	재단법인 (ko) Incorporated Foundation (en)		A Jaedan beobin is a Korean incorporated foundation, a legal person consisting of assets dedicated to a purpose set by the founder. It has no members and is governed by directors under its articles, subject to supervision by the competent authority. Its income must serve the stated purpose rather than be distributed. Schools, hospitals, cultural institutions and research bodies frequently take this form.
KR_9820 (CDQ)	Company (ko) Company (en)	Co. (ko)	Company is a generic designation in Korean data where the register does not identify the specific corporate form. Korean companies may be stock companies, limited companies, limited liability companies, general partnership companies or limited partnership companies, each with a different liability regime. The label confirms that a business entity exists but nothing further. Users should consult the commercial register for the actual form.	Unknown

Identifiers

Identifier	Name	Registration authority
KR_BRN (KR - Business Registration Number)	사업자등록번호 (ko) Business Registration Number (en)
KR_CORP_CODE (KR - Corporation Code)	Corporation Code (en) 고유번호 (ko)
KR_CORP_ID (KR - Corporation ID)	Corporation ID (en) 법인등록번호 (ko)
KR_CRBN (KR - Comm. Reg. Businesss Num.)	Commercial Registry Businesss Number (ko) South Korean Commercial Registry Businesss Number (en)
KR_RES_ID (KR - Resident ID)	Resident Registration Number (en)
KR_VAT_ID (KR - VAT Registration Number)	VAT Registration Number (en) 사업자등록번호 (ko)

Data quality rules

Data quality rule	The country a linked concept is active or generally relevant for. Country scope	Informal and comprehensive human-readable definition of a concept. Description	Criticality<br/>Specifies how critical of the violation of a data quality rule.<br/>ERROR: Indicates a critical data quality rule violation that requires correction.<br/>WARNING: Indicates a potential data quality issue that should be reviewed.<br/>INFO: Indicates an informational finding with no immediate impact on data quality. Criticality	Rule release status<br/>The release status in terms of development progress or maturity of a data quality rule.<br/>IDEA: Initial rule definition that documents a business requirement but is not yet active in services.<br/>PLANNED: Rule is specified and scheduled for implementation, but not yet active in services.<br/>DRAFT: Rule concept is being prepared or refined but is not yet finalized for implementation or execution.<br/>HYPERCARE: Rule is newly released and under increased observation to ensure stable behaviour and correct results.<br/>RELEASED: Rule has passed verification and is actively executed in productive CDQ services.<br/>DEACTIVATED: Rule is temporarily removed from the active rule set because it needs correction or clarification before re release.<br/>BLOCKED: Rule cannot be released because something it depends on is missing, for example a data source or a clarification.<br/>ARCHIVED: Rule is permanently retired and no longer maintained or intended for future activation. Rule release status
Deprecated post code format identified (South Korea) REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY	KR (South Korea)	This rule searches for the old post code format of Korea, which consisted of six digits. The six-digit postal code was abolished on 1 August 2015 and replaced by the current, simpler five-digit system.	ERROR	RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Dummy post code detected (KR) ACCURACY	KR (South Korea)	This rule examines South Korean post codes for patterns that mark a value as a placeholder rather than a genuine post code. The patterns from the CDQ regular expression library cover a mononumerical post code with a delimiter, a not available post code, one digit repeated several times, an ordinal sequence of numbers, a single digit post code and a very long string of digits.	ERROR	RELEASED
Identifier checkdigit invalid (Business Registration Number (South Korea)) ACCURACY	KR (South Korea)	The tenth digit of the South Korean business registration number is a check digit. Ignoring whitespaces, hyphens and dots, the first nine digits are multiplied by the weights 1, 3, 7, 1, 3, 7, 1, 3 and 5 and the products are summed, the integer part of the ninth digit multiplied by 5 and divided by 10 is added to the sum. The check digit is (10 - (sum mod 10)) mod 10. This rule recomputes it and flags a number whose last digit does not match. The tax office code (digits one to three) and the type-of-business code (digits four and five) are deliberately not validated against a list of codes, because these code lists change over time.	ERROR	HYPERCARE
Identifier format inaccurate (Corporation ID (South Korea)) REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY	KR (South Korea)	The South Korean Corporation ID consists of ten characters. This rule checks whether the value is written exactly in its reference format and flags any whitespace, dot or hyphen that the reference format does not provide for.	INFO	IDEA(2020-01-01)
Identifier format invalid (Business Registration Number (South Korea)) REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY	KR (South Korea)	The South Korean business registration number (사업자등록번호) is issued by the district tax office of the National Tax Service and serves as the tax identification number of a business. It consists of ten digits written in the form 999-99-99999: the first three digits identify the issuing tax office, the next two the type of business and the final five a serial number ending in a check digit. This rule checks that exactly ten digits are present, disregarding any whitespaces, hyphens or dots in the value. A value with fewer or more digits, or with unexpected non-digit characters, violates the rule.	ERROR	HYPERCARE
Identifier format invalid (Corporation ID (South Korea)) REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY	KR (South Korea)	The South Korean corporation ID consists of thirteen digits, written in the form 999999-9999999. This rule checks that exactly thirteen digits are present, disregarding any whitespaces, hyphens or dots in the value. A value with fewer or more digits, or with unexpected non-digit characters, violates the rule.	ERROR	RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Identifier format invalid (Resident Registration Number (South Korea)) REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY	KR (South Korea)	The Resident Registration Number is issued by the Ministry of the Interior to Korean citizens residing in the country and consists of thirteen digits written as 999999-9999999. It serves as the tax identification number when a corporation withholds taxes from the wages and salaries of an employee, or when an individual files tax returns for income, transfer, inheritance or gift. This rule checks that exactly thirteen digits are present, disregarding any whitespaces, hyphens or dots in the value. A value with fewer or more digits, or with unexpected non-digit characters, violates the rule.	ERROR	RELEASED
Identifier format invalid (VAT registration number (South Korea)) REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY	KR (South Korea)	The South Korean business registration number, which also serves as the VAT registration number, is used by businesses and corporations for tax purposes. It consists of ten digits written in the form 999-99-99999: the first three digits are the administrative district code, the next two the year of business registration and the final five a sequential registration number. The number is obtained from the district tax office and identifies businesses and corporations for tax reporting and compliance. This rule checks that exactly ten digits are present, disregarding any whitespaces, hyphens or dots in the value. A value with fewer or more digits, or with unexpected non-digit characters, violates the rule.	ERROR	RELEASED
Identifier missing (Business Registration Number (South Korea)) COMPLETENESS	KR (South Korea)	A business partner in South Korea requires a business registration number, and this rule flags records in which it has not been maintained.	ERROR	DRAFT
Identifier missing (Corporation ID (South Korea)) COMPLETENESS	KR (South Korea)	A business partner in South Korea requires a Corporation ID, and this rule flags records in which it has not been maintained.	ERROR	ARCHIVED
Identifier missing (VAT registration number (South Korea)) COMPLETENESS	KR (South Korea)	A business partner in South Korea requires a VAT registration number, and this rule flags records in which it has not been maintained.	ERROR	RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Mandatory administrative area missing (South Korea) COMPLETENESS	KR (South Korea)	Addresses in South Korea have to carry the administrative area, meaning the province or metropolitan city. This rule reports addresses without it.	INFO	RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Mandatory locality missing (South Korea) COMPLETENESS	KR (South Korea)	A street address in South Korea must state the locality, and this rule reports addresses in which it is absent.	ERROR	RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Mandatory post code missing (South Korea) COMPLETENESS	KR (South Korea)	A street address in South Korea is only complete when it states the post code, and this rule flags records where it is missing.	ERROR	RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Mandatory thoroughfare missing (South Korea) COMPLETENESS	KR (South Korea)	A street address in South Korea is only complete when it states the thoroughfare, and this rule flags records where the street is missing.	ERROR	RELEASED(2020-01-01)
Post code format invalid (South Korea) REPRESENTATIONAL_CONSISTENCY	KR (South Korea)	This rule checks whether the post code of a South Korean address follows the reference format defined for the country, and flags a value that does not.	ERROR	RELEASED(2024-04-16)
Unallowed pattern in name detected (KR) ACCURACY	KR (South Korea)	Business partner names in South Korea are checked here against patterns that mark the name as not identifying a real company. The CDQ regular expression library supplies the patterns: a one time vendor, aggregated payments, a no new orders note, a do not use duplicates note, a reference to another record, a no use note, a reference to a new record, a reference to the former name, a long number in the name, a duplicate record note, a deletion note, a dummy record note, a sequence of digits, unsorted keywords and the length of the name.	WARNING	RELEASED(2024-09-04)

Data sources

Data source	An informal and short human-readable definition of a concept, in terms of a 'one-liner'. Short description	The release status in terms of development progress or maturity.<br/><code>EMPTY</code> (0): No feature considered yet, just a rough idea.<br/><code>IDEA</code> (1): Just an idea, not yet designed in detail.<br/><code>DESIGN</code> (2): Software design ready, development not yet started.<br/><code>DEVELOPMENT</code> (3): Software development in progress.<br/><code>ALPHA</code> (4): First functional release, in terms of a Minimal Viable Product (MVP).<br/><code>BETA</code> (5): Tested by selected users.<br/><code>RC</code> (6): Release candidate, fully tested, not yet used in production by many customers.<br/><code>LIVE</code> (7): Used in production by customers, fully monitored and supported.<br/><code>DEPRECATED</code> (-1): End of life planned, but still available.<br/><code>EOL</code> (-2): End of life, historic service, no longer available.<br/><code>BROKEN</code> (-3): Service was used in production but is currently not available. However, CDQ tries to repair or reactivate it.<br/><code>DISCONTINUED</code> (-4): The data source has ceased providing updates, nonetheless, we continue to offer the most recent available data. Release status
KR.DART (data source) Open DART	Official electronic disclosure system providing real-time corporate filings, financial statements, and regulatory data for listed and major unlisted companies in South Korea.	BETA
KR.POST (data source) ePost	ePost Korea Zip Code Database	BETA

Banking metadata

Property	Value
Full metadata	Bank accounts in South Korea
Local name of the national bank ID. Bank ID name	Bank Identification Number
Currency code for accounting in the given country. Currency code	KRW