Soybean Producers Association in South Korea urges the Customs Service to take countermeasures and strengthen the inspection of the origin of mung bean

Published Oct 5, 2022

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The Korean Soybean Producers Association has expressed concern over a violation of Peruvian mung beans and red beans' country of origin and has appealed to the Customs Service to enhance inspection. The association visited the Daejeon Customs Service to raise concerns about the Korea-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and proposed measures such as including mung bean experts in the origin screening process, improving the country of origin inspection system, changing the issuance of certificates of origin, and increasing the purchase price of mung beans. The Customs Administration has reportedly responded positively to some of these requirements.

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As a large-scale violation of the country of origin of Peruvian mung beans and red beans was confirmed, members of the Korean Soybean Producers Association delivered a letter of protest to the Customs Service and demanded stronger inspection of origin. Members of the Korean Soybean Producers Association visited the Daejeon Customs Service on the 29th of last month and delivered a letter calling for measures related to imported mung beans from the Korea-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA). In the letter, they said, "Recently, the article related to the suspicion of disguising the origin of mung beans from Peru, and domestic mung bean farmers are concerned about serious damage." If it is being exported to the US, this is an act that seriously undermines the purpose of the Korea-Peru FTA.” The government urged the government to strengthen the country of origin examination of mung beans from Peru and to jointly prepare countermeasures to prevent related cases or ...

Source: Nongmin