Juhong KIM - Kim & Chang

Bio

Juhong Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in the areas of international trade and he advises clients on a wide range of customs/import and export regulatory issues in connection with goods imported to, and exported from, Korea.

As a member of the firm's International Trade &Customs Practice, he is active in advising clients on virtually all trade compliance issues such as customs audits, valuation, classification, country or origin marking, preferential duty treatment under various international trade agreements, export controls, trade sanctions, antidumping, and other related matters.

Mr. Kim also has extensive experience in a wide range of cross-border transactions, including share and asset purchases and joint ventures, corporate governance, competition law, and general corporate and commercial law matters. He has advised many multinational companies in setting up their Korean operations.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Kim practiced in the areas of international trade compliance and disputes at Baker & McKenzie in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Kim received his B.A. from Dickinson College and his J.D., and M.I.P. from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Mr. Kim also studied at International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan. He is admitted to the New York and the Washington, D.C. bars, and he is also admitted to US Court of International Trade.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2002-Present)

Baker & McKenzie, Washington, D.C. (2000-2002)

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Customs Audits

Advised in the automobile, automobile parts, cosmetic, IT, chemical, food and beverage, medical device and pharmaceutical industries prepare for customs field audits and provided on-site assistance.
Handled administrative and court appeals in connection with customs duty assessments by Korean Customs as a result of the customs field audits.

Customs Valuation

Counseled on optimal customs valuation of goods imported by multinational importers in Korea.
Involved in multinational clients from various challenges by Korean Customs regarding the acceptability of the declared import value through customs appeals.

Customs Classification

Advised in the development of strategic customs classification of IT, chemical, food and medical device products.
Obtained binding customs classification rulings from Korean Customs allowing clients to maximize duty-saving opportunities.

Free Trade Agreements

Assisted multinational importers with claiming preferential tariff treatment under various free trade agreements to which Korea is a member.

Customs Appeals

Handled against customs duty assessment cases (administrative and court appeals).

Country of Origin Marking

Counseled hand tools, luxury, sports goods, medical device and cosmetics companies on requirements of Korean country of origin marking rules.
Obtained administrative rulings on the applicability of various country of origin marking exceptions/exemptions.

Customs Border Protection/Parallel Imports

Assisted multinational holders of trademarks with customs border protection measures seeking to prevent importation of infringing goods.
Advised clients on potential measures against parallel imports.

Export Control

Advised clients on implications of Korean export control and trade sanctions laws and regulations.
Conducted compliance review of export control related matters of automobile parts, IT and machinery industries.

Antidumping/Trade Remedy Cases

Involved in foreign producers in antidumping investigations before the Korea Trade Commission.
Counseled a Korean automobile producer on the implications of potential safeguard case under the Korea-EU Free Trade Agreement.

M&A and Corporate

Assisted a major corporation in the global acquisition of shares and assets of a multinational company.
Advised multinational companies in the purchase or sale of domestic companies.
Advised multinational companies in connection with allegations of improper business conducts.
Provided multinational companies with expert assistance against challenges from the Korean customs authorities on customs and trade-related matters at administrative and court appeals.

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Awards

Client Choice Awards - Trade & Customs (Lexology, 2021)
Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Trade & Customs (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2023)
Leading Individual, Chambers Global, International Trade (Chambers and Partners, 2018-2023)
Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, International Trade (Chambers and Partners, 2018-2023)

Publications/Activities

Getting the Deal Through - Trade & Customs: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2016)

Education

Franklin Pierce Law Center (J.D. and M.I.P., 1997)

Dickinson College (B.A., 1994)

International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan (1992-1993)

Qualifications

Admitted to bar, New York, 2000; Washington, D.C., 2001 and US Court of International Trade, 2002

Languages

English, Korean and Japanese

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