Mega FTA시대 직접운송원칙에 관한 연구

A Study on the Direct Transport Principles in the Mega FTA Era

Purpose - This study examines the issues of direct transport principles that domestic import/export and international transport companies face, as well as easing the limitations of the direct transport requirements that have been raised in the existing bilateral FTAs following the expansion of the Mega FTA. It aims to test whether it is effective to loosen restrictions. Design/Methodology/Approach - For empirical analysis, the questionnaire was composed of the direct transport principle and the contents of the country of origin. Findings - According to the results of a study on 112 domestic logistics transport companies, the regression analysis revealed that the ease of transshipment via Mega FTA has a transport mitigation effect in the direct transport principle in terms of transport easing rather than customs clearance easing. Research Implications - The implications of the study are that the transport restrictions that were customary of the existing bilateral FTA direct transport principles are the characteristics of Mega FTA transport, which facilitates transshipment application through transit, revitalization of logistics transport, saving procedures for preparing documents for transit and transshipment, and ease of securing a logistics base. It was found that there is an indirect effect of easing the efficiency of logistics and transportation work.