Republic of Korea: Fair Trade Commission's investigation into Coupang over alleged most-favoured nation clause demands and tying and bundling of services
Progress
Current status
under investigation
18 Jun 2026 under investigation
17 Jul 2024 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Fair Trade Commission rejected Coupang's application to resolve investigation into most-favoured nation clause demands through consent decree proceedings
On 18 June 2026, the Fair Trade Commission rejected an application by Coupang to resolve an investigation into alleged most-favoured-nation (MFN) clause demands through consent decree proceedings, and confirmed that the separately investigated tying…
Event type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Fair Trade Commission announced investigation into Coupang over alleged most-favoured nation clause demands and tying and bundling of services
On 17 July 2024, the Fair Trade Commission announced an ex officio investigation into alleged most-favoured-nation (MFN) clause demands and tying and bundling practices. The investigation seeks to examine whether Coupang, from March 2023, required r…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority