Korea International Trade Association


The KITA is a private non-profit trade organization founded in 1946 with 105 traders as its founding members. It is one of Korea's largest umbrella economic organizations and has more than 70,000 member firms, representing almost the entirety of Korea's international trade community.
KITA’s activities include support for overseas marketing and investment, promotion of international cooperation, provision of trade information and research, training of international trade specialists, and trade related consulting.
KITA runs the World Trade Center Seoul, commonly known as COEX, which includes two large office complexes, the Trade Tower and ASEM Tower. The WTCS has a number of subsidiaries and affiliates, including the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center and COEX Mall. KITA owns KTNET which is the National Paperless Trade Platform or Single Window operator and e-commerce infrastructure related service provider.
In May 2012, KITA announced major renovation plans for the COEX Mall. It will spend to the upgrade project. The renovation is needed to create passenger walkways between the new COEX Station on Seoul Subway Line 9, due for completion in 2014, with Samseong Station on Line 2. It is scheduled to start at the end of 2012 and for completed by November 2014. The floor space is expected to increased to 173,025 square meters from its current 152,116 square meters.

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Since 2000
From 1946 to 1999