South Korea Urges China to Resolve Urea Customs Clearance Amid Export Delays

Published on December 4, 2023

South Korea has called on China to promptly resolve a urea customs clearance issue after local companies reported experiencing delays in receiving urea supplies from China owing to customs procedures. China recently blocked the export of urea—a type of nitrogen used as fertilizer in agriculture and to curb diesel and industrial emissions—to South Korea without giving any reason, Yonhap News Agency reported. The measure has led the South Korean government to convene an emergency meeting involving the industry, finance, and foreign ministries aimed at addressing its impact on South Korean businesses. “We are convening a related emergency meeting and looking into the situation, but the Chinese government has not given its official position,” a finance ministry official told Yonhap on Dec. 3....

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