Onnuri Gift Certificates Now Accepted at Seafood Wholesale Markets

Noryangjin Fish Market.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 28th that, in collaboration with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, it plans to implement a year-round discount event for seafood products at traditional markets until the end of the year to boost seafood consumption.

This measure follows President Yoon Seok-yeol's directive during his visit to Busan Jagalchi Market to extend the traditional market seafood discount sales, which were previously applied only during special occasions such as holidays, to be available year-round until the end of the year to promote seafood consumption.

To allow the public to easily enjoy and experience fresh seafood at seafood markets, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries are also working to expand the use of Onnuri gift certificates to retail vendors within seafood wholesale markets such as Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market.

Although seafood wholesale markets are called markets, they are not classified as traditional markets under relevant laws, so retail vendors and restaurants within wholesale markets have been unable to register as Onnuri gift certificate affiliates. This has caused inconvenience for consumers who could not use Onnuri gift certificates. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries have agreed to cooperate to resolve the issue of Onnuri gift certificate usage in wholesale markets by utilizing the ‘Alley-type Shopping District’ system under the Traditional Market Act.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups stated that although the Alley-type Shopping District requires a concentration of 30 or more stores within an area of 2,000㎡ or less, it will accept all requests from local governments to designate wholesale markets with seafood retailers as Alley-type Shopping Districts. Once a seafood wholesale market is designated as an Alley-type Shopping District by the local government, the ministry plans to actively support administrative procedures such as affiliate registration.

Minister Lee Young of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups said, “Onnuri gift certificates are sold at a constant discount of 5-10%, and we expect this measure to greatly help promote domestic seafood consumption.”

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