I Experienced Even This While Exporting Online

"'Online Export Regulation and Difficulty Discovery and Policy Proposal Contest'
Jungjin Gong, First Held This Year"

The Small and Medium Business Corporation (Chairman Kim Hak-do, hereinafter referred to as SBC) announced on the 23rd that it will hold the 'Online Export Regulation and Difficulty Discovery and Policy Proposal Contest' to raise interest and awareness of online exports and to hear voices from the field.

This contest is being launched for the first time this year to discover regulatory difficulties faced by small and medium enterprises due to the increasingly diverse forms of online exports and changes in domestic and international environments, and to expand channels to resolve them.

Anyone interested in online exports can participate in the contest, which is divided into a general category (anyone including exporting SMEs and industry workers) and a student category (students enrolled in graduate school or below). Applications can be submitted individually or as a team.

The contest theme is improvement ideas and policy proposals regarding regulations and difficulties that hinder online exports. Participants can choose one of four categories (multiple selections allowed): ▲ Customs (export declaration, certificate of origin, FTA, etc.) ▲ Logistics (international transportation, fulfillment, storage, and overseas import customs clearance, etc.) ▲ Sales (payment, marketing, etc.) ▲ Others (overseas certification, taxation, etc.).

Individuals or teams wishing to participate in the contest can apply online through the SBC GoBizKorea website by August 14. Submitted ideas will be evaluated based on concreteness, causal relationships and validity among items, timeliness, and feasibility.

Ahn Jung-gon, Head of SBC's Global Growth Division, said, "Excellent ideas discovered through this contest will be proposed to relevant ministries and actively reflected in next year's online export support project plans. We will continue to strive so that all parties in the online export field, including small and medium online export enterprises, logistics companies, and platform companies, can tangibly feel the effects of regulatory difficulty improvements."

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