South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners, emphasizing that Seoul is already applying low duties on American products under the free trade agreement between the two nations.

South Korean officials have requested an exemption from U.S. reciprocal, steel and aluminium tariffs during their visit this week to Washington, the industry ministry said in a statement on Friday.

South Korea has formally filed a request with the Trump administration to exempt it from US plans to impose tariffs on its trade partners, local media reported Friday. South Korean Deputy Trade Minister Park Jong-won visited Washington this week and met with US officials, according to Yonhap News Agency.

South Korea's Deputy Trade Minister Park Jong-won has filed a request with the U.S. government to leave South Korea out of its new import tariff plans, highlighting the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) that has been in place for over a decade,

Seoul, South Korea - Recent Residents of Seoul, the South Korean Capital, have criticized the new tariff policies of the United States, saying that using tariffs as a tool to exert pressure on other countries will have negative consequences for global trade.

Korea's Deputy Trade Minister Park Jong-won has filed a request with the U.S. government to leave Korea out of its new import tariff plans, highlighting the Korea-U.S. FTA that has been in place for over a decade,