Beauty Salon Business Report in Korea

Does a beauty salon need a permit or a report?

A beauty business is one of the public hygiene businesses and requires a business report, not a business permit. Anyone who intends to run a public hygiene business must install the facilities and equipment set for each type of business and report to the head of the si/gun/gu. Beauty businesses are divided into general beauty, skin care, nail, make-up and comprehensive beauty businesses, and the facility standards are set by type.

What are the requirements for a beauty salon business report?

(1) License: no one may open a beauty business or work in it unless they hold a barber or hairdresser license. The license is issued by the head of the si/gun/gu to persons who meet the statutory conditions, such as graduating from a beauty-related department or obtaining a national technical qualification.

(2) Facility and equipment standards: the salon must keep containers that separate disinfected tools from tools that have not been disinfected, and must have equipment for disinfecting beauty tools, such as a sterilizer or UV sterilizer.

(3) Hygiene training: a person who intends to file a report must complete hygiene training in advance, and the training lasts 3 hours. If there are unavoidable reasons, the training may be taken within 6 months after the business starts.

(4) License disqualification: persons such as those under adult guardianship cannot obtain a license.

Which documents are needed for a beauty salon business report?

After meeting the facility and equipment standards, submit the business report form with an outline of the business facilities and equipment and the training completion certificate (if training was completed in advance). The building register and land-use plan confirmation are checked by the official through shared administrative information, and for a beauty business the license is also checked. Additional documents may apply depending on the premises, so confirm the final list with the hygiene department of the district office.

What is the procedure for a beauty salon business report?

(1) Check the hairdresser license (obtain one if you do not have it) → (2) complete 3 hours of hygiene training → (3) complete the facilities and equipment → (4) submit the report form and attachments → (5) receive the business report certificate. The head of the si/gun/gu who receives the report issues the certificate immediately, and if the facilities and equipment need to be checked, the check is made within 30 days after issuance.

How long does a beauty salon business report take?

The head of the si/gun/gu must issue the business report certificate immediately on receiving the report, and if the facilities and equipment of the premises need to be checked, this is done within 30 days after issuance. Time for training, preparing the facilities and obtaining a license is separate.

Which authority receives a beauty salon business report?

The report is filed with the head of the si/gun/gu (for autonomous districts, the head of the gu) with jurisdiction over the location of the premises.

What is the statutory fee for a beauty salon business report?

Confirm the beauty business report fee with the competent authority. The Act requires a person applying for a barber or hairdresser license to pay a fee as set by Presidential Decree, but that fee is for issuing the license, not for the business report. Hygiene-training costs differ by training provider and need to be confirmed separately.

Why is a beauty salon business report returned or supplementation requested?

Typical reasons that can be confirmed in the law are not holding a hairdresser license, not meeting the facility and equipment standards, and not completing hygiene training. Running a public hygiene business (other than lodging) without a report can lead to imprisonment of up to 1 year or a fine of up to KRW 10 million, and failing to report or breaching the facility and equipment standards are grounds for administrative measures such as business suspension.

What can an administrative agent help with?

YouSun Administrative Agency prepares documents such as the business report form and the outline of business facilities and equipment and submits them to the authority on your authorization. Beauty treatments and license examinations themselves are not handled. Work restricted by other laws cannot be handled, and litigation or court representation is outside the scope of an administrative agent and is not offered. Acceptance of the report and the outcome are decided by the competent authority.