U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement Takes Effect Today
Today (March 15, 2012) is the implementation date for the landmark U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the product of years of collaboration by the business community and both governments. The California Chamber of Commerce-supported FTA is the biggest free trade pact the United States has reached since entering the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994. CalChamber, March 15, 2012
Ready, Set, Free Trade with South Korea!
When a company in Illinois shipped 800 tons of green, stringy, wood fibers to South Korea on Tuesday, its foreign distributor was slammed with the usual $2,100 tariff. CNNMoney, March 15, 2012
To help you take advantage of the
U.S.-Korea FTA, the Korean Embassy in
the United States has introduced a new website at www.uskoreaconnect.org,
updated LinkedIn and Twitter profiles.
California STEP The California State Trade and Export Promotion (California STEP) project combines a network of state, federal, private and non-profit trade promotion organizations in California to facilitate export promotion activities, serving targeted industries, to drive exports for small businesses
California Coalition
for Free Trade
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