The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) Automobile Rules of Origin

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobiles.

International economic relations.

Projection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Explains supply chain that underlies automotive production. reviews procedures established in proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) for determining whether an automotive product qualifies as being of South Korean or U.S. origin, and compares those procedures to rules established in the free trade agreement between South Korea and the European Union. Examines whether domestic content rules in the KORUS FTA could enable circumvention of the rules of origin by allowing automotive components produced in North Korea Kaesong Industrial Complex to enter the U.S. duty-free in assembled motor vehicles, and receive benefits provided by the agreement

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA)

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-0635

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