中韩自由贸易协定将打击台湾纺织品出口

 

China-South Korea FTA to knock down Taiwan textile exports

A free trade agreement between South Korea and China could knock down Taiwanese textile exports to China to the tune of US $324 million per annum.
According to the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF), through the FTA, 85 per cent of South Korean textile exports to China may be granted duty-free status in the future,” Focus Taiwan reported.
TTF conservatively estimates the loss to Taiwanese textile exports to China at $324 million or even more, once the FTA between South Korea and China is implemented.
The TTF said currently Taiwan mainly exports fibres, yarns and fabrics to China, while South Korea ships fibres, apparels and accessories among the major items.
China and South Korea had announced earlier this month that they have concluded talks on the FTA, which is expected to go into effect in mid-2015.
The announcement has given rise to concern among Taiwanese textile exporters over South Korea's rising competitive edge in the huge China market.
As per a recent Taiwanese government assessment, among many goods, Taiwanese produced petrochemicals, textiles, machine tools and steel exports may be mainly impacted from the FTA.
The government said the FTA could hit total Taiwanese exports by 1.35 per cent or $3.75 billion per annum.
TTF said Taiwan should speed up the pace of signing a trade-in-goods agreement with China in a bid to stem the adverse impact of the China- South Korea FTA.
Earlier in January 2012, fibre2fashion had reported that a potential China-South Korea FTA, is likely to impact Taiwanese exports of more than 2,000 items to China, besides textiles.

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中韩自由贸易协定将打击台湾纺织品出口

韩国与中国间的自由贸易协定将击倒台湾对中国纺织品每年3.24亿美元的出口额。

据台湾纺织品协会(TTF)所说,通过自由贸易协定, 未来韩国85%的纺织品对中国出口或将获得免税地位。”焦点台湾报道。

TTF保守估计，一旦中韩间的自由贸易协定得以实现，台湾对中国纺织品出口的损失将达3.24亿美元甚至更多。

TTF说，目前台湾主要对中国出口纤维、纱线和面料,而韩国在主要项目中则出口纤维、服装及配件。

中国和韩国本月早前宣布,他们已经结束了自贸协定谈判,预计将于2015年年中生效。

公告引发了台湾纺织品出口商的担忧，因为韩国在巨大的中国市场的竞争优势在不断上升。

根据台湾政府最近的一份评估,在众多商品中,台湾生产的石化产品、纺织品、机床和钢铁出口可能受自由贸易协定的影响。

政府称自贸协定可能将打击台湾每年1.35%或37.5亿美元的出口额。

TTF说,台湾应加快与中国签订商品贸易协定的步伐,以遏制中韩自由贸易协定带来的负面影响。

早在2012年1月,fibre2fashion曾报道说,中韩间潜在的自由贸易协定可能会影响台湾对中国超过2000项产品的出口,除了纺织品。