商务部表示，中韩自贸区谈判于2012年5月启动，2014年11月，中韩两国元首在北京共同宣布结束实质性谈判。中韩自贸协定是我国迄今为止涉及国别贸易额最大、领域范围最为全面的自贸协定。韩方则表示，在韩国与其他国家签署的所有自贸协定中，中韩自贸协定的关税优惠对象数量最多。两国商定今年上半年正式签署协定。
根据规定，中国将在最长20年内实现零关税的产品达到税目的91%、进口额的85%，韩国零关税产品达到税目的92%、进口额的91%。中国将在电器电子领域针对电饭锅、洗衣机、冰箱、医疗仪器、家电零部件等产品实现零关税。韩国将分阶段取消电动机、变压器关税，并在15到20年内逐步取消手提包、高尔夫球杆等自华进口量较大的生活用品关税。
在制造业方面，汽车和零部件未被列入关税减让对象或中长期实现贸易自由化的对象。在农水产领域，韩国大米、辣椒、大蒜以及鱿鱼、带鱼等20种水产品目未被列入关税减让对象。
中韩自贸协定正式生效还有不少程序有待完成。首先，双方要将协定翻译成本国语言。中韩自贸协定文本和减税清单加在一起共达1077页，翻译工作需要相当长的时间。待文本翻译工作完成后，还需要走一系列的国内批准程序，然后两国正式签署用英文和本国语言拟写的协定。韩国媒体报道称，韩国政府计划今年上半年正式签署协定。最后，韩国政府还要将协定交给国会批准，若国会批准程序顺利进行，中韩自贸协定有望今年内正式生效。（中国进出口网）
Chinese Ministry of Commerce on the 25th announced, China and South Korea completed the initialed text of FTA, and confirmed the content of the agreement. So far, China and South Korea free trade negotiations has been completed.
The Commerce Department said China-ROK FTA negotiations started in May 2012 and the substantive negotiations finished in Beijing in November 2014. China and South Korea FTA is by far the biggest trade involving the country, the most comprehensive range of areas. ROK said that in all the FTA signed between South Korea and other countries, ROK FTA has the largest number of the tariff preference objects. The two countries agreed to sign a formal agreement in the first half of this year.
Under the regulations, in 20 years at most, China’s zero-tariff goods will reach 91% of tariff lines, 85% of imports, the Korean zero-tariff goods will reach 92% of tariff lines, 91% of imports. China will reduce the tariffs of the rice cookers, washing machines, refrigerators, medical equipment, appliance parts and other products to zero. South Korea will phase out the tariffs of motors and transformers, and phase out the tariffs of the handbags, golf clubs and other large household items imported from China in 15-20 years.
In manufacturing, automobiles and spare parts are not included in the tariff reduction or the object of long-term realization of the trade liberalization. In the field of Agriculture & Fisheries, Korean rice, pepper, garlic and squid, octopus and other aquatic projects are not included in the tariff reduction target.
There are many procedures to be done to make China-ROK FTA come into force. First, both sides need to translate the agreement into their own languages. China-ROK FTA text and list of tax cuts add up to 1077 pages, it will take a long time to translate them. After the translation work is completed, a series of domestic ratification procedures will be needed, and then both countries signed the English and the native language drafting agreements. South Korean media reported that the South Korean government planned to formally sign the agreement in the first half of this year. Finally, the FTA also needs to be approved by Congress, if it goes on smoothly, China-ROK FTA is expected to come into effect this year.
