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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 20-101.3 

TRADE AND INVESTMENT 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and the REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

Effected by exchange of letters at Seoul and 

Washington December 12 and 30, 2019 

Entered into force January 1, 2020 
 

 

NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)— 

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

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international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

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or authentication thereof.” 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20508 

December 30, 2019 

Park, Byunghong 

Deputy Minister for Food Industry Policy 

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 

Republic of Korea 

Dear Mr. Park, 

l have the honor to acknowledge· receipt of your letter of December 12, 2019, which reads as 

follows: 

I have the honor to confirm the following agreement reached between the Government of the 

Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Government of the United States of America (United 

States) concerning the 408,700 metric ton (MT) World Trade Organization (WTO) tariff-rate 

quota (TRQ) for rice (the "Rice TRQ") maintained by the Government of Korea and the 

country-specific quota for the United States (the "U.S. CSQ") established within the Rice 

TRQ pursuant to the "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF 

AUSTRALIA, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 

THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE 

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM" 

1. Each year, Korea shall: 

a. conduct tenders at regular intervals throughout the year for the importation of rice under 

the U.S. CSQ; 

b. by January 31, publish on an official website the TRQ tender schedule, including the 

schedule of tenders under the U.S. CSQ, for the year; and 

c. by the last day of February, conduct the first tender of the year for the importation of 

rice under the U.S. CSQ. 

2. Korea shall not permit the importation under the U.S. CSQ of any rice, including 

rice grown in the United States, that has been processed in a third country. 

3. Korea shall ensure that tendering for imports under the U.S. CSQ is conducted in a 

competitive manner. 

4. Korea and the United States shall meet on a bilateral basis annually to review 

matters related to the Rice TRQ. Korea shall also ensure that representatives of the 

Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (aT) meet annually, unless 

otherwise agreed, with representatives of the U.S. private sector to discuss matters 

related to rice trade. 
Park, Byunghong 

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I have the honor to propose that this letter and your letter of confirmation in reply shall 

constitute an agreement between our two Governments, which shall enter into force on 

January 1, 2020. 

I have the honor to confirm that your letter and this reply shall constitute an agreement between 

our two Governments, and shall enter into force on January 1, 2020. 

Sincerely, 

Ambassador Gregory F. Doud 

Chief Agricultural Negotiator 

United States of America 
December \ l.. 2019 

Ambassador Gregory F. Doud 

Chief Agricultural Negotiator 

Office of the United States Trade Representative 

Executive Office of the President 

United States of America 

Dear Ambassador Doud, 

I have the honor to confirm the following agreement reached between the 

Government of the Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Government of the United 

States of America (United States) concerning the 408,700 metric ton (MT) World 

Trade Organization (WTO) tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for rice (the "Rice TRQ") 

maintained by the Government of Korea and the country-specific quota for the United 

States (the "U.S. CSQ") established within the Rice TRQ pursuant to the 

"AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF AUSTRALIA, THE 

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, THE KINGDOM 

OF THAILAND, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE SOCIALIST 

REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM" 

1. Each year, Korea shall: 

a. conduct tenders at regular intervals throughout the year for the importation 

of rice under the U.S. CSQ; 

b. by January 31, publish on an official website the TRQ tender schedule, 

including the schedule of tenders under the U.S. CSQ, for the year; and 

c. by the last day of February, conduct the first tender of the year for the 

importation of rice under the U.S. CSQ. 

2. Korea shall not permit the importation under the U.S. CSQ of any rice, 

including rice grown in the United States, that has been processed in a third country. 

3. Korea shall ensure that tendering for imports under the U.S. CSQ is conducted 

in a competitive manner. 
4. Korea and the United States shall meet on a bilateral basis annually to review 

matters related to the Rice TRQ. Korea shall also ensure that representatives of the 

Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (aT) meet annually, unless 

otherwise agreed, with representatives of the U.S. private sector to discuss matters 

related to rice trade. 

I have the honor to propose that this letter and your letter of confirmation in 

reply shall constitute an agreement between our two Governments, which shall enter 

into force on January 1, 2020. 

Sincerely, 

Park, Byunghong 

Deputy Minister for Food Industry Policy 

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 

Republic of Korea