The Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) announced on August 25, 2008 that the Korean National Standards Commission will implement a new national unified logo, the "KC" logo, from July 2009 to December 2010. The "KC" logo means "Korea Certification". KC certification is a Korean electrical and electronic products safety certification system. It is based on the Korea Electronics Standards Institute (KATS) in accordance with the "Electric Appliance Safety Management Act" The mandatory safety certification system that was implemented on January 1, 2009.

In order to avoid duplicate certification, from July 1, 2012, EMC and Safety are managed separately. For electronic and electrical products that apply for Korean certification, KC certificates and KCC must be obtained for safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements. Certificate (new MSIP). There are two KC-certified certification organizations: KTC, Korea Testing Certification, and KTL, Korea Electrical Testing Institute. These two are not only KC certification agencies, but also qualification testing laboratories.