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Certified South Korean Articles of Incorporation Translation
Certified translation of the documents that constitute and evidence a South Korean company, with the corporate form, the registry references and the powers of the representatives reproduced exactly rather than mapped onto US equivalents that carry different law.
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Jeonggwan and the commercial registry
A Korean company is constituted by jeonggwan (정관), the articles of incorporation, and registered with the commercial registry maintained by the court. The registry issues a certified copy of the corporate register (법인등기부등본), which is what a foreign counterparty normally needs rather than the articles themselves.
The register shows capital, purpose, directors and the representative director, with the date of every entry — including entries that have been struck through, which are shown rather than removed and are frequently the point of ordering a full copy.
The corporate registration number is not the business number
Korean companies carry two numbers that get confused constantly: the corporate registration number (법인등록번호) assigned by the court registry, and the business registration number (사업자등록번호) assigned by the tax office. A foreign verifier asking for "the company number" may mean either.
Both are reproduced exactly, labelled as the document labels them. Neither is translated.
The seal, and the seal certificate
Korean companies execute by registered seal, and the certificate of seal impression (인감증명서) proves the impression is the registered one. A document bearing a signature and no seal may not be executed in the way a Korean counterparty expects, and the certificate is a separate order from the register copy.
Where a seal appears, we describe the impression and translate its characters rather than passing over it.
Chusik hoesa and yuhan hoesa
The chusik hoesa (주식회사) is the joint-stock form and by far the most common; the yuhan hoesa (유한회사) is the closer analogue to a limited company. Neither is a US form, and the Korean designation is part of the legal name.
Korean names romanise several ways — Lee, Yi and Rhee are one name — so a director may appear differently on the register and on their passport. We follow the passport and note the difference. See our Korean page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Every seal, stamp, notarial recital and registry annotation is translated — a corporate document with its endorsements missing is not a complete document. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Which Korean company number do you need?
There are two: the corporate registration number from the court registry and the business registration number from the tax office. We reproduce both as labelled.
Do I need the seal certificate?
If a signature or execution is in question, yes. It proves the impression is the registered seal and it is a separate order.
Why does the register show struck-through entries?
Because it records history rather than only the current state, and that history is frequently why a full copy is ordered.
Is a chusik hoesa a corporation?
It is the Korean joint-stock form. Not a US form, and the designation is part of the legal name.
Ready to get started?
Upload the deed or the registry extract and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.