U.S., Korea to begin consultations on textile rule-of-origin changes in FTA

Editor's note: This story was updated after initial publication to include comment from USTR. Washington and Seoul will hold consultations under the auspices of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement to discuss revising the rules of origin for textile products that are not commercially available in either country. Last month the U.S. agreed to “expedite the commercial availability review process” for three textile products requested by Korea, which asked that both governments “begin consultations to modify the rules of origin...