Goheung Kim Signs $10 Million Export Agreement with Japan

by Heo Seonsik

Published 16 Jan.2024 12:40(KST)

Updated 14 Aug.2025 21:04(KST)

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Actively Expanding Distribution Market Backed by Japanese Exports

Gohung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gong Young-min) announced on the 16th that it signed a $10 million export agreement for Gohung Gim to Japan, attended by Japanese companies and local export businesses.

This export agreement was made to expand the export and distribution of Gohung Gim in Japan through continuous exchange and cooperation between Gohung-gun and Japan's Kinbaranoriten Co., Ltd.

[Photo by Goheung-gun]

Kinbaranoriten Co., Ltd., located in Tokyo, Japan, is a specialized Gim distribution company with sales of approximately 20 billion KRW last year, importing marine products such as raw materials, seasoned Gim, and salted Gim from Korea.

Since signing a $6 million export agreement for Gohung Gim to Japan in 2020, the export amount exceeded the agreement with $9.16 million over three years until 2023. This time, by signing a $10 million export agreement for the next three years, Gohung reaffirmed that it is the largest Gim production area in the country with high-quality products, enabling mass exports, entry into premium markets, and price competitiveness.

In February last year, Gohung-gun established the Gohung Dried Gim Inspection Center and cold distribution facilities for marine products to support the export of Gohung Gim by strictly managing the quality of high-quality Gim produced in clean waters.

Gong Young-min, Governor of Gohung-gun, said, "This Gohung Gim export agreement will lead to increased income for Gim farming households," and added, "We will do our best to pioneer new markets and support the development of new export products to expand the export of agricultural and marine products from Gohung."

Meanwhile, separately, Gohung-gun signed a $5 million export agreement for Gohung Gim to China in September last year, which is progressing smoothly.