"Reference This for Payment Linkage Agreements"... Ministry of SMEs and Startups Publishes Casebook

On September 11, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced the publication of the "Casebook of Payment Linkage Agreements" to mark the second anniversary of the implementation of the Payment Linkage System.

This casebook was compiled by selecting 14 major cases of principal and subcontractor transactions from among 987 real cases that received consulting on payment linkage agreements last year. It includes examples of payment linkage agreements by major industries, key raw materials and calculation formulas, examples of payment adjustments in response to raw material price fluctuations, introductions to outstanding linkage cases, an overview of payment linkage agreement consulting, and contact information for inquiries.

Casebook of Payment Linkage Agreements. Ministry of SMEs and Startups

The casebook also provides examples of how to determine whether a contract qualifies for the Payment Linkage System, which applies to contracts exceeding 100 million won, in the case of spot order contracts where only the unit price is set at the time of signing and actual delivery quantities are ordered individually. This determination is made based on past transaction practices for similar products and expected order volumes.

Five outstanding cases are included in which both parties experienced positive outcomes through payment linkage agreements. In these cases, the subcontractor stated, "Since the payment is automatically adjusted according to changes in raw material prices, the burden of cost fluctuations is reduced, while the principal contractor was able to enhance supply chain stability."

Kim Woosoon, Director of Win-Win Cooperation Policy at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, said, "The Payment Linkage System plays an important role in establishing fair and reasonable business practices between companies. We hope this casebook will help spread the adoption of payment linkage agreements and make it easier for companies to understand and utilize the system."

The casebook is available for anyone to download free of charge from the Payment Linkage System website.

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