{"topic_id":"intl_kr_local_001","category":"korea-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: intl_kr_local_001\ncategory: INTL-KR-LOCAL\ntitle: KR-LOCAL Section 1\nlang: en\nsource: korea_local.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 790\n---\n\nVoluntary Report – Voluntary - Public Distribution\n\nDate: February 02, 2026\nReport Number: KS2025-0054\n\nReport Name: ROK Extends Grace Period for New Pet Food Import\nHealth Requirements\nCountry: Korea - Republic of\nPost: Seoul\nReport Category: Livestock and Products, Sanitary/Phytosanitary/Food Safety, MISCCommodity\n\nPrepared By: Shoshana Griffith\n\nReport Highlights:\nOn December 12, 2025, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural\nAffairs (MAFRA) amended the Notice of Import Health Requirements for Pet Food to allow an\nadditional two years’ grace period to comply with new import health requirements (IHRs) for pet\nfood. Under the original IHRs published January 14, 2025, pet food products that have been\nexported to the ROK within the last year could continue to use their existing health certificates\nwith no facility approval until December 31, 2025. The amendment now extends this grace\nperiod until December 31, 2027. However, pet food containing ruminant ingredients should\ncomply with the new IHRs.\n\nTHIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF\nAND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":790,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}