据悉，韩国和中国近来宣布双方即将达成的自由贸易协议将历时15年时间消除中国进口韩国基础油和润滑油关税。根据贸易协议，中国将最终取消现有对进口韩国基础油、润滑油和润滑脂征收的6%的关税。进口关税将从自由贸易协议实施起的15年内逐步等量削减，直至最终取消。

    中国与美国是全球两大润滑油市场，而韩国是中国最大的基础油供应国之一。随着关税的逐步取消，业内专家预测韩国将超过新加坡成为中国最大的基础油供应国。

 

摘译自《亚洲润滑油报告》2015年3月24日

 

原文如下：

 

China-Korea Pact Removes Duty Slowly

 

By Jeongmae Choi · March 24, 2015

 

South Korea and China recently announced that their forthcoming free-trade pact will take 15 years to eliminate Chinese tariffs on South Korean base oils and lubricants.Under the trade pact, China will eliminate the existing 6 percent customs duty imposed on base oils, lubricating oils and lubricating greases imported from South Korea. The plan will reduce duties in 15 equal annual stages beginning on its implementation date, which has not yet been set.

 

China is one of the two largest lubricant markets along with the United States, and it relies on South Korea as one of its largest sources of base oil imports. With trade duties eased, experts predict that South Korea could overpass Singapore as China’s top supplier.