본 연구는 한국과 일본의 전통공예산업 인증제도를 분석·비교하였다. 양국의 전통공예산업과 전통공예품의 정의와 개념, 인증제도의 비교분석, 전통공예산업의 활용 및 산업화정책을 검토하고 시사점을 제시하였다.
중요무형문화재의 경우 양국의 심사제도의 방식과 차이점을 조망하였으며, 전통공예산업의 경우, 우리나라 중소기업청에서 시행하여 왔으나 2012년 폐지된 민속공예품품질인증제도와 일본 경제산업성과 일본전통공예품산업진흥협회에서 주관하고 있는 지역특성화 사업과 전통공예진흥을 위한 연계방안을 비교분석하여 시사점을 도출하였다.This report compares certification system for traditional handicraft industry in Korea and Japan. It reviews the definition and concept of both countries' traditional handicraft industry and traditional crafts, compares and analyzes certification system, studies the use of traditional handicraft industry and industrialization policy, and suggests differences. Regarding the important intangible cultural properties, screening systems and their differences are examined. In case of traditional handicraft industry, this report analyzes how to connect the regional specialization project operated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Traditional Craft Industry Promotion Association in Japan with measures to promote traditional handicraft compared with the traditional craft quality certification system that was implemented by the Small & Medium Business Administration of Korea and was abolished in 2012.