Republic of Korea: Fair Trade Commission's assessment of unfair contract terms in e-commerce platforms
Progress
Current status
under investigation
27 Apr 2026 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Fair Trade Commission issued corrections to unfair contract terms in e-commerce platforms including arbitrary operating rights and settlement disadvantages
On 27 April 2026, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission issued corrections on 11 categories of unfair contract terms imposed by seven major e-commerce platforms, including Coupang, Naver, Kurly, SSG, G-Market, 11Street, and Nol Universe, affecting ven…
Event type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority