Korean trade association chair urges USTR to defer or lower proposed forced labor tariff The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) chair argued that there is "insufficient evidence" that the absence of an explicit forced labor prohibition in Korea imposes burdens on U.S. commerce. 2026.7.7
Korea Grand Sourcing Fair showcases local consumer goods at Coex The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) opened its annual sourcing fair in Seoul on Wednesday, highlighting consumer goods ranging from beauty products to packaged food. The event runs through Thursday at Coex. 2025.11.26
KITA, UAE's biz chamber establish joint committee to promote economic cooperation The Korea International Trade Association said Wednesday it has established a joint committee with the United Arab Emirates' business chamber aimed at expanding economic cooperation between the two countries. 2025.9.24
KITA creates Korea-Japan trade committee to foster 'economic synergy' The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) inaugurated a Korea-Japan cooperation committee on Wednesday, aimed at facilitating economic and trade collaboration between the two countries in the private sector. 2024.2.7
Trade parade Employees from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) celebrated a day ahead of the 60th anniversary of Trade Day, which falls on Dec. 5, in front of the Starfield COEX Mall in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. 2023.12.4
Korea's exports outlook worsens for fourth quarter Korea's exports are expected to worsen in the fourth quarter of the year amid a global economic slowdown, a trade body said Wednesday. The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said its export business survey index stood at 84.4 for the... 2022.10.5
![Yoon Jin-sik, chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, delivers welcoming remarks at the opening of the 2025 Korea Grand Sourcing Fair at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Nov. 26. The event runs through Nov. 27. [KOREA INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11942883.jpg?imageId=11942883&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![This photo provided by the Korea International Trade Association shows the launching ceremony of a joint committee on promoting economic cooperation between Korea and the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Sept. 22. [KOREA INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12115693.jpg?imageId=12115693&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Members of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA)'s Special Committee on ROK-Japan Cooperation pose for a photo at the establishment ceremony at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Wednesday, with the committee’s chair and Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Hyun-joon, third from left, and KITA Chairman Koo Ja-yeol, fourth from the left, in the front row. [KITA]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10785124.jpg?imageId=10785124&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Employees from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) pose for a photo a day ahead of the 60th anniversary of Trade Day, which falls on Dec. 5, in front of the Starfield COEX Mall in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. The Styrofoam signs they hold show Korea's major exports in chronological order, from squid in the 1960s up to Korean food in the 2010s, as well as automobiles and semiconductors in between. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10136049.jpg?imageId=10136049&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Containers are piled up at a port in Busan on Monday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10971103.jpg?imageId=10971103&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)