[경제]E-commerce ‘door of opportunity’ opens … First FTA between Korea and Japan

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The introduction of the e-commerce sector in RCEP is expected to open up new opportunities for Korean export companies.

Furthermore, with the signing of this RCEP, Korea has signed an FTA with Japan for the first time.

This is reporter Lee Ji-eun.

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The RCEP, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which covers approximately one third of the world’s population, includes a chapter on electronic commerce.

In other words, there will be a framework for electronic commerce common to the participating countries.

First, the plan consists of laying the foundations for activating electronic commerce through the free flow of data across borders and the principle of prohibiting the location of computer equipment.

This is particularly good news for Korean export companies that are struggling with Corona 19 and the protective trade stance.

[김봉만 / 전경련 국제협력실장 : 일단 RCEP의 경우에는 그 규모도 크지만 내용 부분에서도 한국 기업들에게 도움이 될 겁니다. 코로나19로 인해서 전자상거래가 상당히 늘어나고 있는데 큰 아시아 전자상거래 시장에 한국 기업이 보다 용이하게 참여할 수 있는 기반을 만들어줄 것입니다.]

Furthermore, with the signing of the RCEP, Korea and Japan signed an FTA for the first time.

As for the level of tariff elimination between the two countries, the number of items is the same at 83%, but the amount of imports is 78% for Japan and 76% for Korea.

However, the government excluded the main sensitive items such as cars and machinery from the concession.

[이승헌 / 산업부 동아시아자유무역협정협상담당관 : 일본에 개방한 품목도 장기 철폐, 즉 10년이나 20년, 또는 비선형 철폐라고 해서 매년 똑같이 철폐되는 게 아니라 연도별로 다르게 철폐되는 그런 철폐 방법을 활용해서 최대한 보호하려고 (노력했습니다.)]

With the RCEP and the Korea-Japan FTA, Korea has signed FTAs ​​with the five main countries in the world economy.

YTN Lee Ji-eun[[email protected]]it is.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]