As a peninsula country surrounded by the sea, Korea compensated for the shortcomings of the limited domestic market with trade, and the national economy was vulnerable to changes in the external environment due to high trade dependence due to the econ...
As a peninsula country surrounded by the sea, Korea compensated for the shortcomings of the limited domestic market with trade, and the national economy was vulnerable to changes in the external environment due to high trade dependence due to the economic structure led by imports and exports. As of 2019, the USA and Japan operate economic structures centered on the domestic market, so they can flexibly cope with external uncertainties with a foreign trade dependence of about 20%, but Korea's trade dependence is a whopping 63.5%, second only to Germany among the G-20 countries. Above, it is ranked 15th among OECD countries, and has a form of economic structure that relies heavily on foreign imports and exports.
Due to the lack of resources, Korea has developed a processing trade in which CKD import and process raw materials to make parts, and large companies export finished products through assembly and final processing. In particular, the automobile industry is a representative processing trade industry and an integrated industry in which various industrial parts and companies are connected to make automobiles, and it is Korea's flagship industry that accounts for more than 2% of the added value of Korea, and through technological advancement and the simplification and automation of manufacturing processes. By realizing cost reduction and strengthening industrial competitiveness based on comparative advantage, the automobile industry has become a major export industry in Korea.
The Korean automobile industry has been struggling with the growth of the used car distribution industry as it establishes laws and institutional rules and provides benefits such as tax reductions, focusing on the manufacture, sale, and service of new cars. Used car sales in the domestic market have already exceeded the sales of new cars, and exports of used cars have also increased, and are growing steadily every year.
The used car industry, which has a domestic distribution market size of more than KRW 22 trillion per year, is an important export industry if improvements such as the introduction of a systematic export logistics process, the application of import and export tariffs, and the introduction and implementation of policies to promote the used car industry are promoted. It can be expected that it can grow into a major industry of
This study investigates the trends of the used car industry at home and abroad, conducts prior research related to the export of used cars, draws the problems of the development of the used car industry based on comparative analysis of the latest statistical data and practical experience at the trade site, and measures to improve the export logistics process. Was reviewed.
As a result of researching the used car export logistics process in Korea, there is a lack of a standardized evaluation system for quality assurance necessary for the export of used cars and a standardized evaluation system for the quality assurance required for the export of used cars and the trade practice system due to the absence of a used car management and trading system. Problems such as the absence of a specialized system for purchasing used cars and parts, and the absence of an integrated business system capable of comprehensively handling them were able to be derived.
In addition, since there is no support system for post-export management, a relatively high tariff is imposed on domestic used cars, which are exported products from the destination country, resulting in a decrease in price competitiveness in the local market or restrictions on the age of vehicles. In spite of being exempt from customs duties by submitting a certificate of origin for used cars for export under the application of the FTA agreement, the institutional limitations of being able to obtain a certificate of origin for used cars in Korea and used cars in the automobile information management system It was possible to deduce that there is a problem in which information management is not performed.
This study is to improve the export competitiveness of used cars in Korea. To improve the problems that hinder the export of used cars as described above, the used car performance check, evaluation and management system was established, and a transparent transaction system and a standardized quality assurance system were established. It aims to improve the development of the used car industry in Korea by suggesting the establishment of an integrated vehicle information management system including used cars to improve structural problems such as, and establish a system for issuing a certificate of origin for the application of the FTA agreement.
This study aims to increase the export logistics of used cars in the era of global FTA agreements, and does not include comprehensive studies ranging from the distribution and supply of parts and automobile parts that make up new and used cars. There are limitations in research that cannot be done, and research approaches are limited to the effect of increasing exports of used cars following the conclusion of FTA agreements by region and country, and future export performance, so further studies are needed on the results after improving the used car export logistics process.