About CUPIA
The government-designated agency carrying 50 years of Korea Customs Service know-how.
Not just an IT vendor, but a partner that stays with adopting nations until they achieve true technological independence.
Our Mission
Around the world, government IT projects often end the same way. Foreign solutions are adopted, annual license fees are paid, and every minor modification requires headquarters approval — a cycle of dependency.
CUPIA was founded to break that cycle. Built on the UNI-PASS system that Korea Customs Service has developed and operated in-house since 1974, we transfer not just the system but the capacity to own, operate, and expand it.
Our success is measured not at the moment of handover, but from the day our client begins running the system independently — with zero external dependency.
Identity
Who We Are
CUPIA is not a profit-driven enterprise. We are a non-profit public foundation executing the diplomatic mission of the Korean government.
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A non-profit public foundation established under the Customs Act. Supervised by Korea Customs Service, with public accountability as our highest priority.
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UNI-PASS is a system Korea Customs Service has developed and operated in-house for over 50 years. CUPIA is staffed by the very people who built and ran it — delivering living experience, not just manuals.
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We execute Korea's diplomatic mission of advancing digital governance in partner nations — not maximizing profit. That's why full IP transfer is possible.
Where We Come From
50 years of customs digitalization know-how, built in Korea — and shared with governments worldwide since 2006.
1974
UNI-PASS 1st Gen
Korea Customs Service's first IT system. Started as a simple customs statistics tool.
1994
EDI Automation
EDI-based automated customs clearance launched. Import/export, cargo, and paperless clearance modules built sequentially.
2006
CUPIA Founded
Established as a non-profit foundation to share Korea Customs Service's digital clearance know-how with overseas governments.
2009 →
First Overseas · Guatemala
Risk Management System built in Guatemala. Expanded since to 12 partner nations, with 34 nations consulted.
How We Work
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By the Numbers
Cumulative global partnerships and verified performance metrics since our founding.
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Deployed & Signed
UNI-PASS · IDRAS · Single Window
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Consulting Partnerships
Government Digitalization Advisory
0+ Years
Operational Know-how
Korea Customs Digital Clearance History
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Cumulative Projects
Across 15 Flagship Engagements
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Tanzania Revenue Growth
Greatest Verified TRA Outcome
Accolades
WCO Certificate of Merit
WCO Certificate of Merit
ISO/IEC 27001 Certified
Multilateral Partnerships
Major international development institutions have selected CUPIA for cross-border digital trade and customs digitalization initiatives.
Dominican Republic
Customs Administration System Digitalization Consulting (Master Plan)
ASEAN Member States
Korea–ASEAN Certificate of Origin Exchange Platform — Feasibility Study
African Union
African Single Window — Feasibility Study
Pan-Africa
African Trade Digitalization ODA Programme
Find Us
460 Baekjegobun-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
CUPIA Tower
Email · admin@unipass.or.kr
Phone · +82-2-736-0395
Headquarters
CUPIA Tower
Songpa-gu, Seoul
Floor
2F · 6F
Postal
05641
Daejeon Office
Government Complex Daejeon
189 Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon
Room
#307, Bldg 1
Postal
35208
Tanzania Branch
Dar es Salaam
United Republic of Tanzania
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