ANNOUNCEMENT 01 Jan 2010

In January 2010, the government of Republic of Korea announced a change in import duties.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



WTO. (November 2011). OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING ENVIRONMENT (WT/TPR/OV/14). Available at http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/igo_26oct11_e.htm


Inception date: 01 Jan 2010 | Removal date: open ended

Import tariff

Republic of Korea reduced import tariffs "base duty rate" (from 40% to 35%) for refined sugar (HS 1701). The measure is effective from 1 January 2010.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
235

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
170113 170114 170199