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South Korea released its 2025 Economic Policy Directions, which include revised tariff rates and import quotas on 10 types of fruits, as follows:
Revised Tariff Rates and Import Quotas
Under this trade policy, bananas, pineapples mangoes, grapefruits, avocados, mangosteens are duty free from January to June 2025. There are also significant tariff reductions to durians, mandarins, and citrus pulp exported to South Korea. Oranges will benefit from a tariff reduction exclusively during January and February 2025.
All ten fruit categories are subject to specific import quotas. Outside of the said quotas, bananas, grapefruits, avocados, durians, mangosteens, and citrus pulp imported from the Philippines may still enjoy a preferential tariff rate under the Philippine-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
For questions and clarifications, please contact Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Seoul at Korea@dti.gov.ph and/or the DTI-EMB Market Innovation Division at mid@dti.gov.ph.