South Korea:
Black Marketing of U.S. Goods and Efforts to Prevent It
T-NSIAD-90-1: Published: Oct 19, 1989. Publicly Released: Oct 19, 1989.
Additional Materials:
- Full Report:
Contact:
GAO discussed its review of U.S. military and Department of Defense civilian personnel involvement in black marketing activities in South Korea, involving the transfer of duty-free goods acquired from commissaries and base exchanges to unauthorized individuals for profit. GAO noted that: (1) neither the U.S. nor South Korean government was satisfied with the other government's attempts to prevent black marketing; (2) the U.S. government also criticized South Korea's trade restrictions and high tariffs; (3) the exact extent of black marketing and its costs to the U.S. government are unknown; (4) numerous South Korean markets' large displays of duty-free goods and the corresponding high volume of commissary and exchange sales of those goods indicated widespread black market activity; (5) exchange and commissary management and employees did not enforce the ration control system for maintaining data on personnel expenditures and reporting suspicious expenditures; (6) black marketers could avoid detection by purchasing a few items at several stores, using commissary and exchange cashiers as accomplices, and using fraudulent ration control documents; (7) some officials believed that military personnel allowance limits for consumable goods were too high, since most military personnel lived on base and ate at military dining facilities; and (8) some ration-free items were also popular black market items.
Dec 9, 2020
-
International Trade:
Observations On Whether Women's Rights and Economic Interests Are Protected or Promoted by U.S. Trade Preference ProgramsGAO-21-190: Published: Dec 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 9, 2020.
Dec 2, 2020
-
Foreign Assistance:
USAID Should Analyze Data on the Timeliness of ExpendituresGAO-21-51: Published: Dec 2, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 2, 2020.
Nov 19, 2020
-
Global Food Security:
Information on Spending and Types of Assistance Provided by the United States and Other DonorsGAO-21-47R: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020.
Nov 9, 2020
-
Human Trafficking:
Agencies Have Taken Steps to Strengthen International Anti-trafficking ProjectsGAO-21-53: Published: Nov 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 9, 2020. -
Rule of Law Assistance:
State and USAID Could Improve Monitoring EffortsGAO-21-14: Published: Nov 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 9, 2020.
Oct 27, 2020
-
Forced Labor Imports:
DHS Increased Resources and Enforcement Efforts, but Needs to Improve Workforce Planning and MonitoringGAO-21-106: Published: Oct 27, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 27, 2020.
Oct 2, 2020
-
Combating Wildlife Trafficking:
Agencies Work to Address Human Rights Abuse Allegations in Overseas Conservation ProgramsGAO-21-139R: Published: Oct 2, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 2, 2020.
Sep 22, 2020
-
Cyber Diplomacy:
State Has Not Involved Relevant Federal Agencies in the Development of Its Plan to Establish the Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies BureauGAO-20-607R: Published: Sep 22, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 22, 2020.
Sep 15, 2020
-
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs:
Commerce Should Improve Its Exclusion Request Process and Economic Impact ReviewsGAO-20-517: Published: Sep 15, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 15, 2020.
Sep 14, 2020
-
Conflict Minerals:
Actions Needed to Assess Progress Addressing Armed Groups' Exploitation of MineralsGAO-20-595: Published: Sep 14, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 2020.
Looking for more? Browse all our products here