KTDS Global at K‑Beauty Expo Korea: what we are there to do
Kirk Thomason is at K-Beauty Expo Korea this week, 15 to 17 October at KINTEX 1, on the Global Access Partners stand. Here is what we are there to do, and how to find him.
We are at the show this week
K-Beauty Expo Korea runs from 15 to 17 October 2026 at KINTEX Exhibition Centre 1, Halls 3 to 5. Kirk is there all three days on the Global Access Partners stand. We will post the stand number on our K-Beauty page as soon as we have it.
In September we announced that we were going. This post is about what we are there to do, and how to find us once you are on the show floor.
What we are there to do
We are going to meet Korean beauty, skincare and fragrance brands that want a route into the UK. Some of those meetings are already in the diary.
We are also there to show what a UK-ready brand website looks like. The website is part of what a UK retailer or buyer sees before a first conversation, and a site built for another market gives them less to go on. Kirk will have our own site to hand and can talk through what a UK site needs.
What KTDS does for a Korean brand entering the UK
The route into the UK has several stages. We work across all of them:
- UK website and marketplace preparation
- UK cosmetic compliance and Responsible Person support
- UK retail and e-commerce introductions
- Localised buyer presentations and commercial documents
- Warehousing, fulfilment and logistics
- Influencer gifting and content creation
- Social media management and paid advertising
- PR, launch events and long-term brand development
A brand does not need all of these at once. Part of each meeting is working out which stages come first for your products and your current position.
How the GAP stand works
We are on the stand of Global Access Partners. The compliance side is covered by our compliance partner, and the commercial side, retail, e-commerce and marketing, is covered by KTDS Global.
For a brand, that means one conversation covers both. You can ask what the UK requires of your products, and what it takes to get them in front of UK buyers and shoppers, without arranging two separate meetings. It also means the answers fit together, because the people giving them work together.
How to find Kirk
The easiest way to arrange a meeting at the show is to email us before you arrive:
You can also come to the Global Access Partners stand during the show and ask for Kirk.
Our K-Beauty Expo page has the details, the services in more depth, and a booking calendar for a call after the show if the week is too busy. We will add the stand number there when it is confirmed.
If your brand is serious about the UK, we would like to meet you in Korea this week.