ANNOUNCEMENT 25 Aug 2010

In August 2010, the government of Republic of Korea announced a change in import tariff quotas.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



Presidential Decree No. 22353, ' 71 ', http://www.mosf.go.kr/_upload/bbs/76/attach/%EC%84%A4%ED%83%95%ED%95%A0%EB%8B%B9%EA%B4%80%EC%84%B8%EA%B7%9C%EC%A0%95%EA%B4%80%EB%B3%B4(%EB%8C%80%ED%86%B5%EB%A0%B9%EB%A0%B9%EC%A0%9C22353%ED%98%B8).pdf


Inception date: 25 Aug 2010 | Removal date: 24 Dec 2010

Import tariff quota

Effective from 25 August 2010, the Republic of Korea introduced a new tariff rate quota (TRQ) for refined sugar through Presidential Decree No. 22353. According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF), the purpose of the TRQ is to stabilize domestic market prices.
 
The ministry said that 'Reflecting the current supply/price of sugar in the domestic market, the import tariffs on sugar (HS 1701.9; 1701.91; 1701.99) were reduced from 35% to 0% for a quantity of up to 100,000 tons."
 
This measure is valid from 25 August to the end of 2010. This measure was amended by the Presidential Decree No. 22428 (see related measure)

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
235

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
170199