Korea Wants More Exports From India To Increase Bilateral Trade : Fieo

CHENNAI : FIEO hosted a high profile Importers Delegation from Korea at Chennai. The Delegation Members comprise multi product importers including Rubber, Adhesives, pigment, dyes Cotton yarn, Natural colour, manmade fiber lighting products, food additives, chemicals and minerals

 

While welcoming the participants Dr. A. Sakthivel, Regional Chairman, FIEO Southern Region said that presently export from India is stagnant for more than 5 years and product profile is also narrow by 50 per cent of value of export from India is of mineral fuels / oil distillates (mainly naphtha). 

 

There is huge opportunity to export wide range of products from India including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, rubber products, textiles, leather etc.  He urged exporters to focus growing Korean market.

 

Mr. M. Rafeeque Ahmed, Vice President, FIEO while addressing the participants said Korea is a developed market and they are conscious on quality as well as timely delivery commitments.

 

He also informed that Korea is providing very low duty for Indian products under CEPA compared to any other countries and exporters need to utilize emerging opportunities for non-traditional products in Korea.

 

Mr Mangat Ram Sharma, Principal Secretary, MSME, Govt. of Tamilnadu in his address said that even though India has signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Korea, due to various reasons our exports as well as investment from Korea have not increased.  He urged the Korean business community to invest in Tamil Nadu which is having huge potential on infrastructure and manufacturing.

 

Mr. Hyung Tae Kim, Consul General of Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai said that, Korea is looking forward for continuous closer relationship with India not only on trade but also other areas including defence, culture and tourism.

 

Mr. Myoung-Jin Shin, Chairman, Korea Importers Association, Seoul, Korea  in his address said that there is huge opportunity for Indian exporters especially MSMEs to sell their products in Korea. Since Korea lacks natural resources, the import of raw materials and semi-finished goods is essential to the country’s industrial development and economic growth.

 

Korea import market is rapidly growing with 450 billion USD during the year 2016 with double digit growth.  Korea is having FTA with 53 countries including India, US, China, EU, Australia etc. and very active in RCEP negotiations.  He urged Indian exporters to utilize low import tariff offered by Korea, 1.5 per cent without imposing any NTBs.

 

 

 

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