South Korea's state agency promoting trade and investment, helping Korean firms export, enter new markets, and navigate overseas procurement.
Nearly 3 in 10 of the 10,976 firms KOTRA counted as new exporters in 2023-2025 shipped just $600 to $699, KOTRA data obtained by Rep. Yoon Han-hong shows. KOTRA's fix, a $1,000 minimum from this year, adds $400 to the price of a credit while the count still scores a single year's shipment.
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Hyundai Department Store targets more than 10 overseas K-brand flagships by 2030 as Korea's big three chains build export programs. The three are putting very different amounts of fixed space abroad behind those programs, so each takes a different loss if the brands do not sell.
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Korea and ASEAN open a second round in Singapore to rewrite their 2007 goods-only FTA across 13 working groups. Companies sourcing through Southeast Asia should expect revised origin checks and minerals rules to arrive before any tariff cut.
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Twelve Korean power equipment firms will meet about 50 American buyers on a KOTRA-organised trip that drew 10 firms and 12 buyers last year, with a Silicon Valley leg added to the Dallas itinerary.
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KOTRA credits Korean materials and equipment firms embedding in Indian supply chains for a 30.8% rise in exports through August, though the month's product mix leans on one chip line while general machinery grew 16.5%.
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The National Tax Service says one Korean manufacturer has waited since May 2023 for a fully documented withholding tax refund, and it wants Bangkok to count its investment incentives as taxes paid before the 15% floor eats them.
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Sanctions eased but the payment channel did not reopen, so KOTRA is routing 70 companies into UNDP vendor registration. The number nobody presented is UNDP's own procurement budget.
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