1) Committee's Mission Statement

The Trade & Customs Committee will serve as a forum for AMCHAM members to identify and discuss trade and customs issues with expertise in both government and private sectors. The committee will seek to provide a mechanism to address current issues of common concern such as: implementation and enforcement of free trade agreements, customs audit, non-tariff barriers, and other issues to improve transparency and facilitation of legitimate trade.

Going forward, the Trade & Customs committee will explore a wide range of cross-border trade and customs enforcement issues related to the facilitation of movement of goods and people associated with investment opportunities to assist AMCHAM members.​

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Lists of the Committee’s business plan for the coming years include:  

• Navigate customs and origin verification under the amended KORUS FTA 

• Find practical ways to facilitate business travel and investment between Korea and the U.S. 

• Understand how the latest international trade news affects your business (e.g., unilateral trade actions—Section 232 investigations and sanctions—WTO, and implementation of regional FTA’s—CPTPP, RCEP, etc.)​

• Identify customs and trade issues and convey them to relevant government agencies

•​ Convene joint discussion sessions with other committees to address industry-specific and/or other common issues (e.g., Tax Committee to address transfer pricing and customs valuation concerns) ​ 

2) Activities in Support of the Mission​

• ​Regular meetings with varied formats on trade enforcement topics featuring guest speakers from government and industry.

• ​Meetings with Committee members to review and discuss internally and elevate to appropriate government agencies, as appropriate.

• ​Develop recommendation for KORUS FTA Working Group implementation/enforcement issues to relevant government agencies (e.g. MOTIE, MOEF, KCS)

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Co-Chairs

Katrina Chang - Kim & Chang (02-3703-1537)