The Canadian Government has arranged the final text of its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea and upon its entry into force; South Korea will immediately exclude 81.9 % tariff lines duties. Once whole implementation, South Korea will have excluded 98.2% tariff lines duties. Average tariffs are three times higher in South Korea (13.3%) than in Canada (4.3%). Total bilateral business trade reached probably CAD10.8bn in 2013.
Related Posts
Argentina, Korea (Rep. of) conclude income tax treaty negotiations
Korea (Rep. of) and Argentina concluded negotiations on an income tax treaty on 31 July 2026, according to a Korean government release on 3 August 2026. During a summit in Buenos Aires, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Argentine President
Read MoreCanada consults technical changes to Global Minimum Tax Act
The Department of Finance Canada has launched a consultation on draft amendments to the Global Minimum Tax Act that would update the definition of a "deduction/non-inclusion arrangement" under subsection 47(1). The Department of Finance Canada
Read MoreUS: Trump says USMCA matters more to Canada and Mexico
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, that he has no interest in revising the six-year-old US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), stating that the trade deal matters far more to Mexico and Canada than to the US. The position comes as
Read MoreUS: Trump threatens tariffs on Canada over cross-border wildfire smoke
US President Donald Trump renewed his threat to impose tariffs on Canada in response to wildfire smoke drifting across the border on 24 July 2026, telling reporters: "We're going to put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke." The statement
Read MoreCanada consults transfer pricing documentation amendments, various other tax measures
Canada's Department of Finance has released draft legislative proposals for public consultation on 23 July 2026 to implement a range of previously announced tax measures, along with other technical amendments to the country's tax
Read MoreKorea (Rep of.) introduces APA fast-track, expands tax support for foreign investors
South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) has introduced a Fast-track procedure for Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) renewals and rolled out a broader package of tax support measures for foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) aimed at strengthening the
Read More