Trade and Investment
Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement
Members
- Korea, Republic of
- United States
Relevant Dates
- Signed and In Effect
15 Mar 2012 - Signed but not yet In Effect
30 Jun 2007 - Negotiations launched
05 Jun 2006 - Notified to the WTO
GATT 15 Mar 2012 GATSV 15 Mar 2012 Early Notification 05 Jun 2006
Legal Documents
- Korea-United States Free Trade AgreementUnited States Trade Representative
News
- Amid renewed debates, [Republic of] Korea, US mark 1st year of bilateral FTAYonhap News10 Mar 2013
- US panel approves duties on washers from Mexico, [Republic of] KoreaBusiness Recorder23 Jan 2013
- [Republic of] Korea's exports to US advance after FTA implementationYonhap News27 Nov 2012
- US: [Republic of] Korea trade agreement pays big dividendsPortland Tribune25 Oct 2012
- US concerned about growing trade deficits after FTA with [Republic of] KoreaYonhap News1 Oct 2012
- US trade deficit with [Republic of] Korea widens after FTAThe Chosun Ilbo18 Sep 2012
Opinions and Editorials
- [Republic of] Korea-US FTA helps [Republic of] Korea weather global economic crisisThe Dong-A llbo11 Mar 2013
- Republic of Korea: Auto imports from the US have doubled since KORUS FTA took effectThe Hankyoreh5 Mar 2013
- US: [Republic of] Korea trade agreement pays big dividendsPortland Tribune25 Oct 2012
- Republic of Korea: Tailored strategies needed to maximize effects of FTA with USThe Dong-A llbo23 Feb 2012
- Democratic Unity Party's plans to scrap [Republic of] Korea-US FTA are irresponsibleThe Chosun Ilbo17 Jan 2012
- Republic of Korea: What does the Democratic Party hope to gain from sabotaging the Republic of Korea-US FTA?The Chosun Ilbo19 Oct 2011
Studies and Research
- The effect of free trade agreement (FTA) on small open economics: implications for the [Republic of] Korea-US (KORUS) FTALee, S.Universitat Pompeu Fabra15 Feb 2013
- KORUS FTA 2.0: assessing the changesJeffrey J. SchottPeterson Institute for International Economics1 Dec 2010
- Prospects for implementing the [Republic of] Korea-US Free Trade AgreementJeffrey J. SchottPeterson Institute for International Economics1 Oct 2010
- US-Korea free trade agreement: what it would mean for California agriculture?California Farm Bureau Federation24 Mar 2008
- Impact of the South Korea-US free trade agreement on the US livestock sectorFabiosa, Jacinto F., Dermot J. Hayes, and Fengxia DongDepartment of Economics, Iowa State University1 Nov 2007
- Implications of the US-Korea free trade agreement for agriculture and other sectors of the economyZhuang, Renan, Jeremy W. Mattson, and Won W. KooCenter for Agricultural Policy and Trade Studies1 Oct 2007
