우리나라 관세자유지역의 효율적인 운영방안

Abstract

This paper aims to suggest the ideal models of establishing and managing Customs Free Zone(CFZ) through advanced cases and experiences of several leading countries. The study selected Germany, Hongkong, Singapore, USA, and UK as the case countries, which have some different schemes in systematizing CFZ according to economic structures, customs systems, balance of trade payment, geopolitical location and so on. Korea is planning to introduce CFZ at Pusan port in 2001 and offer attractive investment environments to foreigners with geographical and strategic advantages in the Eastern Asia. However, CF2s success or failure does not depend on declarations and catch phrases but reliable plans to provide more attractive incentives than foreign countries?by benchmarking their effective CFZ management and techniques. It is concluded that our government presents diverse inducements that provide the investors with incentives such as the alleviations of strict investment restrictions and tax burdens, the guarantee of free business activities and the total exemptions from tariffs and value added tax against the carried goods in th area. In addition to this, the nation will have to cooperate with local governments consistently and amicably.