Foreign Direct Investment Certification added to Business Profiles

Status: Live
Effective: Mar 25, 2026 (KST)

We’ve added Foreign Direct Investment Certification (외국인투자기업 등록) to KOBDi Business Profiles. As part of this release, 19,260 Korean business and company profiles were updated.

What you can see per certified company

  • Status (Active / Not Active)
  • Business Activities (the industry and sector the business was originally registered for)
  • Country (the main foreign investor origin country)
  • Registration Date (the first date the business was certified as FDI)

Where to find it

The certification appears in each company’s Certification section.

Learn more

For background and eligibility details, see Foreign Direct Investment Certification (외국인투자기업 등록) in our Knowledge Base.

Search & exports

You can filter for Korean companies with Foreign Direct Investment Certification via the KOBDi Korea Industry Search. Fields are available in exports for eligible membership plans.