Containers are stacked at a port in Busan, Tuesday. Yonhap
Korea's trade minister on Tuesday discussed countermeasures against Washington's proposed tariffs on dozens of countries, including Asia's fourth-largest economy, over their alleged failure to enforce import bans on products made through forced labor.
Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with officials from related ministries to discuss the progress of Seoul's talks with Washington regarding the issue, as well as follow-up measures, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, without elaborating on details.
The discussions came as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) recently proposed imposing tariffs of 10 percent or 12.5 percent on products from 60 trading partners over their alleged failure to enforce import bans on products made with forced labor.
Korea is among the dozens of economies that would face the 12.5 percent levy.
