The Korea Timber Importers Association welcomes the outcome of the Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations, which granted most-favored-nation status to timber products.

[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Forestry Newspaper=Reporter Park Se-jun] The Korea Professional Forestry Association (hereinafter referred to as the Professional Forestry Association) expressed its welcome regarding the results of the recent Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations. The leaders of South Korea and the United States announced the conclusion of the tariff negotiations at the summit meeting held in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, on the 29th. According to the results of the negotiations, it was decided that wood products would receive the most-favored-nation treatment, while the domestic market would not be further opened for agricultural products including rice and beef. The Professional Forestry Association stated, "This is a balanced achievement that protects both the nation's food and forest resources," and "The government's adherence to the principle of not further opening the domestic agricultural, forestry, and livestock markets is a victory for the entire domestic agricultural, forestry, and livestock industry."