Ministry of Trade Industry and Resources

Trade Minister meets U.S. Senator Todd Young

Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) on June 26 (local time) in Washington D.C. to discuss bilateral trade issues. Trade Minister Yeo expressed commitment to establishing mutually beneficial Korea-U.S. trade relations and asked for support in facilitating a stable and predictable business environment for Korean companies with regard to the U.S.’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. date2025-06-27

Trade Minister meets U.S. Representative Young Kim

Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) on June 26 (local time) in Washington D.C. to discuss bilateral trade issues. Trade Minister Yeo expressed commitment to establishing mutually beneficial Korea-U.S. trade relations and asked for support in facilitating a stable and predictable business environment for Korean companies with regard to the U.S.’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. date2025-06-27

Trade Minister meets U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty

Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on June 26 (local time) in Washington D.C. to discuss bilateral trade issues. Trade Minister Yeo expressed commitment to establishing mutually beneficial Korea-U.S. trade relations and asked for support in facilitating a stable and predictable business environment for Korean companies with regard to the U.S.’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. date2025-06-27

Trade Minister meets U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman

Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) on June 25 (local time) in Washington D.C. to discuss bilateral trade issues. Trade Minister Yeo expressed commitment to establishing mutually beneficial Korea-U.S. trade relations and asked for support in facilitating a stable and predictable business environment for Korean companies with regard to the U.S.’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. date2025-06-27

Trade Minister meets U.S. Representative Carol Miller

Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met U.S. Representative Carol Miller (R-WV) on June 25 (local time) in Washington D.C. to discuss bilateral trade issues. Trade Minister Yeo expressed commitment to establishing mutually beneficial Korea-U.S. trade relations and asked for support in facilitating a stable and predictable business environment for Korean companies with regard to the U.S.’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. date2025-06-27

Trade Minister meets U.S. Representative Adrian Smith

Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chair of the Subcommittee on Trade of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, on June 25 (local time) in Washington D.C. to discuss bilateral trade issues. Trade Minister Yeo expressed commitment to establishing mutually beneficial Korea-U.S. trade relations and asked for support in facilitating a stable and predictable business environment for Korean companies with regard to the U.S.’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. date2025-06-27

Trade Minister meets White House Trade Advisor

Korea’s Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met with Benjamin LeRoy, the White House Special Advisor on International Trade and Finance to the U.S. Vice President, on June 25 (local time) in Washington D.C. to discuss bilateral trade issues and mutually beneficial solutions. date2025-06-26

Korea Trade Commission Holds 461st Meeting

The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE, Minister Ahn Duk-geun) held the 461st KTC meeting at the Government Complex Sejong on June 26, 2025, for deliberation and resolution on anti-dumping investigations. Regarding the investigations initiated in September 2024 on Chinese stainless steel plates, the KTC ruled that dumped imports of these products have caused material injury to the domestic industry and proposed a five-year anti-dumping duty of 21.62% to Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance. The said products are currently subject to a provisional anti-dumping duty of 21.62% since March 2025. The KTC also held a public hearing in two anti-dumping cases involving Chinese sodium dithionite and Thai particle boards,  both of which were launched in December 2024. Public hearings are held before a final determination to grant interested parties sufficient opportunity to make statements and ensure their rights of defense. Chinese sodium dithionite is currently subject to provisional anti-dumping duties ranging from 15.15% to 33.97% from June 21 to October 20, 2025. For Thai particle boards, the Ministry of Economy and Finance is reviewing whether to impose provisional duties of 11.82% to 17.19%, as recommended by the KTC. Both cases await final determinations in the second half of 2025 following due diligence procedures in Korea and overseas.   date2025-06-26

Korea’s retail industry grows 7.0% in May

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced today that Korea’s retail industry grew 7.0 percent year-on-year overall during the month of May 2025, with offline and online sales gaining 0.9 percent and 13.0 percent, respectively. MOTIE's monthly retail sales figures are based on surveys of 23 major retailers. Thirteen of them are brick-and-mortar retailers: three department store chains, three hypermarket chains, three convenience store chains, and four super supermarket (SSMs) operators. The remaining 10 are online retailers. By offline retail channel, sales at hypermarkets (up 0.2 percent) and department stores (up 2.3 percent) posted growth for the first time since the Seollal holiday season in January, led by high-priced items and increased revenue per visit. Convenience stores inched down 0.2 percent, whereas SSM operators (up 1.0 percent) maintained their upward trajectory for the third consecutive month, driven by the steady rise of visitors. By category, offline sales expanded in areas like food products (up 1.0 percent) and luxury goods (up 8.1 percent) such as jewelry and watches. In contrast, home appliances/culture (down 7.8 percent), kids/sports (down 2.5 percent), and fashion/miscellaneous (down 3.7 percent) experienced further slowdowns. As for online sales, services (up 37.3 percent) and food products (up 18.2 percent) retained solid growth on the backs of demand for food deliveries, e-coupons, travel packages, and cultural goods. However, fashion/clothing (down 4.6 percent) and sports (down 12.7 percent) continued their contraction.   date2025-06-25

Trade Minister meets Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S.

Korea’s Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman on June 24 (local time) in Washington D.C. to discuss trade issues. date2025-06-25