Korea Post

This article is about the postal service of the Republic of Korea. For the postal service of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, see North Korean Postal Service.
Korea Post
Company typeGovernment statutory agency
IndustryLogistics, distribution, finance
Founded
  • March 27, 1884; 140 years ago (1884-03-27) (as Department of Postal Administration)
  • July 1, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-01) (as Ministry of Postal Services)
  • July 1, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-07-01) (as Korea Post)
HeadquartersSejong City, South Korea
Key people
Kang Seong Ju (President of Korea Post)
ProductsNational/international mail delivery and special handling, third-party logistics, insurance, banking/postal savings
Revenue2,333,583,000,000 KRW (2013)
ParentMinistry of Science and ICT
Websitekoreapost.go.kr
Korea Post
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUjeong Sa-eop Bonbu
McCune–ReischauerUjŏng Saŏp Ponbu

Korea Post is the national postal service of South Korea, under the authority of the Ministry of Science and ICT, formerly Ministry of Knowledge Economy until 2013. Korea Post is in charge of postal service, postal banking, and insurance services. Its headquarters are in Sejong City.