Korea International Trade Association
Acronym: KITA
General Information
Identification Code: 832390748861-69
Website: kita.org
Entity Form: Non-profit organization
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 2/1/2023
Last Update: 1/22/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Korea International Trade Association(KITA) was established in 1946 with the objective of advancing the Korean economy through trade, and is currently the largest business organization in Korea with over 70,000 member companies. Representing the interests of Korea's global traders, KITA serves a diverse range of roles including:
providing hands-on support to trade companies, drawing trade cooperation from the private sector, formulating new trade strategies, nurturing trade professionals and building trade infrastructure. With a widely established network of 13 domestic offices and 11 overseas branches in major cities, KITA has consolidated its position as a leading business organization dedicated to assisting SMEs in gaining foreign market entry and has actively contributed towards Korea's recent achievement of 1 trillion dollars in trade volume.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Competition
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- External relations
- Research and innovation
- Taxation
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: - Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
- EU Green Deal (CBAM)
- Anti-coercion Regulation
- Foreign Subsidy Regulation
- Privacy Regulations (GDPR, ePrivacy etc)
- REACH and SCIP
- Digital Strategy (DMA, DSA, European Chips Act, Data Act etc.)
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu 511
Post Code: 06164
City: Seoul
Country: KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Phone:
Indic Phone: 82
Phone Number: 15665114
EU Office
Address: Avenue Louise 66
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 026390990
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Membership Information
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 4
Members F T E: 3.25
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: - World Trade Center Seoul (WTC Seoul)
http://kita.org/about/wtcSeoul.do
- Korea Business Association Europe(KBA Europe)
https://kba-europe.com/member/membe-by-country/
- For KITA members, as we cannot upload a file we have created a link below ;
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mYCogBs-nZIwYdUEcU_i96mFgUqUZdHQMYqHsc1FvvQ/edit?amp;usp=embed_facebook#gid=0
Organisation Members: kba-europe.com
https://kba-europe.com/member/membe-by-country/?category1=%EB%B2%A8%EA%B8%B0%EC%97%90%28BE%29&mod=list&pageid=1
Current Job Opportunities
Lead Trade Policy Analyst
Korea International Trade Association
mid-levelBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025