KATS announced its 2026 Safety Investigation Plan on January 13, 2026. The annual announcement provides advance notice and details of the planned investigations to encourage businesses to proactively confirm the safety of their products in the targeted categories. The details of the planned investigations are as follows.
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Priority items subject to investigations |
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Priority Products in 2026 |
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Electrical Products |
Small-sized power converters for household use, power plugs and sockets, air conditioners, cables (nominal area of 95mm2 or less), LED lamps, batteries, electric massagers, electric blankets, DC power supplies, electric cushions, electric steamers, electric irons, electric mat (cushion), heating sheets, electric sterilizers, incandescent lamps, electric stands, cable reels, lithium secondary battery systems, electric fitness equipment, electric chargers, electric insecticides, build-in lamps (23 items) |
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Daily Products |
Roller sports helmets, furniture (limited to dressers for home and filing cabinets for the office with a height of 762mm or higher), eyelash thermoforming devices, protective helmets for vehicles, portable laser devices, mountain bicycles, buoyancy aids, winter/fashion/sports masks, double eyelid tapes, electric kickboards, eye massagers, small step ladders, kickboards, portable lawn mower blades, indoor flooring, electric bicycles, heat packs, athletic sliders, adult BB guns, steppers (20 items) |
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Children’s Products |
Children’s play equipment, children's skateboards, children's bicycles, children's kick scooters, children's umbrellas and parasols, toddlers' tricycles, toddlers’ beds, strollers, children's eyeglass frames (including sunglasses), children's inline skates, children's furniture, children's textile products, children's accessories, children's leather products, children's products made of synthetic resin, toys, toddler’s textile products, school supplies (18 items) |
In addition to the above items, some noncompliant products from last year’s safety investigations or products that have not undergone a safety inspection in the past three years are also subject to the investigations. KATS plans to conduct five regular inspections this year, examining a total of 4,500 products.
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Safety Investigations of Direct Purchase Overseas Products and Preemptive Investigations of Domestic Products |
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Strengthened Oversight of Recalls and Sharing of Recall Information |
As noted above, KATS will be aggressively conducting product safety investigations this year through regular and ad hoc inspections. Further, if the safety investigations uncover other violations, such as failure to obtain or false labeling of KC certification, KATS will take further action, including filing a police report or imposing fines. Thus, we advise careful review of the priority items under investigation for product safety and compliance with safety certification requirements.
