United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement

Sub-subject: the United States-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Syllabus:

1. Introduction to the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
2. Benefits of the Agreement for US and Korean exporters.
3. Advantages for agriculture, manufacturing, automotive, high-tech industry, services, and financial services.
4. Investment Chapter
5. Case Study: exporting to South Korea.
6. The structure of the agreement.
7. Rules of Origin.
8. Regional Value Content.
9. Foreign Trade United States-South Korea

Sample of the sub-subject United States-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA):

Sub-Subject Description - United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA):

1. Status of the United States-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in force since 2011
2. Reduction of tariffs and tariff-rate quotas of South Korea on export products alone will add 10 billion dollars to 12 billion dollars to the annual gross domestic product of the United States and 10 billion dollars to annual products exported to South Korea.
3. The average applied tariff rate of South Korea on all export products is 12% (4% for the United States), and its average applied tariff rate on export agricultural products is 54% (9% for the United States).
4. The United States-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will eliminate 95% of these tariffs instantly or within three years

International Trade South Korea-United States.

1. South Korea is the seventh largest trade partner of the United States and the seventh largest export market.
2. The United States is the single biggest foreign direct investment source in South Korea (27 billion dollars in aggregate foreign direct investment).
3. South Korea has invested 2 billion dollars in the United States.
4. For export agricultural products, the United States-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will instantly eliminate import tariffs and quotas on a broad range of export products, with 66% (by value) of agriculture imports of South Korea from the United States becoming duty-free upon entry into force of the United States-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
5. South Korea is a significant market for United States services in Asia, with foreign trade in cross-border services greater than 12 billion dollars.