'Mobile Export Voucher Briefing' to Be Held in Six Regions Nationwide

Ministry of Trade and KOTRA Hold Customized Briefings for Local Businesses
Special Lecture on Tariff Strategies and Voucher Consulting Provided
Visiting Seoul, Northern Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Busan, Gwangju, and Daegu

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on the 3rd that they will hold a "Mobile Export Voucher Briefing" to support local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in export activities and to address trade-related difficulties. The briefing sessions will take place in six regions nationwide (Seoul, Northern Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Busan, Gwangju, and Daegu) from today through the 18th.

KOTRA Headquarters Exterior. KOTRA

The export voucher program is a representative demand-driven export support initiative that allows SMEs to freely select and utilize overseas marketing services to strengthen their export capabilities, with costs supported in the form of vouchers.

This briefing is designed to help local businesses easily understand and utilize the export voucher system, which may seem complicated, and to provide consultation services. KOTRA will explain the export voucher service menu, usage methods, and procedures in a straightforward manner, and will operate customized consultation booths for each local company. After the briefing, KOTRA’s export specialists will also provide one-on-one consulting services to attendees.

There will also be a special lecture on the impact of and response strategies to the Korea-US tariff negotiations, which were concluded on October 29. The session will cover expected market changes by product category, response strategies, and solutions to issues faced by SMEs, such as certificates of origin, tariff disputes, and customs clearance delays.

KOTRA, together with the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, will also introduce programs for SMEs including buyer discovery and export support projects, short-term export insurance, export credit guarantees, and methods for receiving financial support such as foreign exchange risk management.

Kang Kyungsung, President of KOTRA, stated, "The export voucher is a representative customized export support program that allows companies to select and utilize the services they need." He added, "With uncertainties eased following the conclusion of the Korea-US tariff negotiations, we will do our utmost to help companies actively enter overseas markets by making full use of the export voucher program."

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