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South Korea will increase taxes on 480 million U.S. goods
2018-04-06 20:28:33
According to Reuters, South Korea officially notified the WTO on the 6th that it will seek to suspend tariff reductions on US goods worth US$ 480 million. This is the latest retaliation by South Korea for the protection measures initiated by US President Trump earlier this year.
Although Trump has always regarded China as a target of trade, he actually promoted many measures instead of hurting important East Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea.
For example, on January 23 this year, Trump asked for additional tariffs on imported washing machines and photovoltaic products, and South Korea’s Samsung, LG and other companies became one of the main victims.
According to statistics, the Whirlpool company in the United States accounts for about 40% of the market share in the domestic washing machine market, but Samsung and LG have a total share of 30%, and are on the rise. In November 2017, the U.S. International Trade Commission recommended to President Trump that in addition to the current tax rate, another 50% will be imposed on large domestic washing machines imported from South Korean companies Samsung and LG, which exceed 1.2 million units, within three years. tariff.
Affected by this tax increase, Samsung and LG have been forced to increase the washing machine price by 5%-10% this year.
Although the South Korean government soon announced that it would retaliate against the above-mentioned tariffs, South Korean companies have also had to comply with Trump's wishes to invest in the United States.
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics announced on January 14 that it will start the first washing machine factory in Newberry County, South Carolina, and plans to invest US$380 million (approximately RMB2.4 billion) in the United States over the next three years, producing one million a year. Washing machines create more than 1,000 jobs.
In 2017, Korea’s total exports of goods to the United States were 71.2 billion U.S. dollars and imports were 48.3 billion U.S. dollars. The increase in taxes this time involved only about 1% of imports.
2018-04-06 20:28:33
According to Reuters, South Korea officially notified the WTO on the 6th that it will seek to suspend tariff reductions on US goods worth US$ 480 million. This is the latest retaliation by South Korea for the protection measures initiated by US President Trump earlier this year.
Although Trump has always regarded China as a target of trade, he actually promoted many measures instead of hurting important East Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea.
For example, on January 23 this year, Trump asked for additional tariffs on imported washing machines and photovoltaic products, and South Korea’s Samsung, LG and other companies became one of the main victims.
According to statistics, the Whirlpool company in the United States accounts for about 40% of the market share in the domestic washing machine market, but Samsung and LG have a total share of 30%, and are on the rise. In November 2017, the U.S. International Trade Commission recommended to President Trump that in addition to the current tax rate, another 50% will be imposed on large domestic washing machines imported from South Korean companies Samsung and LG, which exceed 1.2 million units, within three years. tariff.
Affected by this tax increase, Samsung and LG have been forced to increase the washing machine price by 5%-10% this year.
Although the South Korean government soon announced that it would retaliate against the above-mentioned tariffs, South Korean companies have also had to comply with Trump's wishes to invest in the United States.
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics announced on January 14 that it will start the first washing machine factory in Newberry County, South Carolina, and plans to invest US$380 million (approximately RMB2.4 billion) in the United States over the next three years, producing one million a year. Washing machines create more than 1,000 jobs.
In 2017, Korea’s total exports of goods to the United States were 71.2 billion U.S. dollars and imports were 48.3 billion U.S. dollars. The increase in taxes this time involved only about 1% of imports.