Abstract The detailed design of ITER thermal shield (TS), which is planned to be procured completely by Korea, has been implemented since 2007. In this paper, the design and the supporting analysis are described for the critical components of the TS, the vacuum vessel TS (VVTS) outboard panel, labyrinths and VVTS supports. The wall type of VVTS outboard panel was changed from double wall to single wall, and the verification analyses were carried out for this design change. The dimensions of the labyrinths were determined and the heat load through the labyrinth was analyzed to check the design requirement. The preliminary result of the VVTS inboard and outboard supports were obtained considering the structural rigidity.