US-Korea Free Trade Agreement

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Syllabus of the Subject: United States-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

  1. Introduction to the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
  2. Benefits of the Agreement for the 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. Structure of the agreement
  7. Rules of Origin
  8. Regional Value Content
  9. Foreign Trade United States-South Korea
The Subject (e-learning) “US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA)” is part of the following Higher Education Programs (EENI- School of Business & HA University):
  1. Masters: International Business, America, Pacific, Emerging Markets, Asia
  2. Doctorates (e-learning): America, Asia
  3. Course: United States

Master in International Business for the Korean Students - US Students

Languages of study Higher Education in English or Tertiary Education in Spanish Estados Unidos Post-secondary Education in French Coree

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

Description of the Subject (Higher Education, e-learning): 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 exported products 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 the export products, with 66% (by value) of the 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 the United States services in Asia, with foreign trade in cross-border services greater than 12 billion dollars


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