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South Korea: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of South Korea at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 614.9 billionGrowth −1.4% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:KR:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 720.8 billionGrowth +9.1% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:KR:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,227Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory45,310Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 84.5 billion−1.6%BACI:KR:2709:1:2024
28542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 53.2 billion+16.2%BACI:KR:8542:1:2024
32711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 34.1 billion−16.2%BACI:KR:2711:1:2024
42710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 25.5 billion+12.9%BACI:KR:2710:1:2024
58486 Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principallyUSD 18.4 billion+7.2%BACI:KR:8486:1:2024
62701 Coal: briquettesUSD 15.3 billion−19.0%BACI:KR:2701:1:2024
78703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 11.4 billion−17.0%BACI:KR:8703:1:2024
88471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 8.3 billion+13.3%BACI:KR:8471:1:2024
98517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 8.0 billion−25.5%BACI:KR:8517:1:2024
102601 Iron ores and concentratesUSD 7.8 billion−1.3%BACI:KR:2601:1:2024
118473 Machinery: parts and accessoriesUSD 6.0 billion+39.5%BACI:KR:8473:1:2024
128708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 5.2 billion+0.6%BACI:KR:8708:1:2024
138507 Electric accumulators, including separators thereforUSD 5.1 billion−42.6%BACI:KR:8507:1:2024
142603 Copper ores and concentratesUSD 4.7 billion−21.1%BACI:KR:2603:1:2024
153004 MedicamentsUSD 4.7 billion−3.8%BACI:KR:3004:1:2024
168544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 4.5 billion+4.3%BACI:KR:8544:1:2024
177601 Aluminium: unwroughtUSD 4.0 billion+8.0%BACI:KR:7601:1:2024
189031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machinesUSD 3.9 billion−1.6%BACI:KR:9031:1:2024
198411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesUSD 3.9 billion−1.8%BACI:KR:8411:1:2024
208504 Electric transformers, static convertersUSD 3.6 billion+1.7%BACI:KR:8504:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
18542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 138.2 billion+36.1%BACI:KR:8542:2:2024
28703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 70.7 billion+2.8%BACI:KR:8703:2:2024
32710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 51.5 billion−3.2%BACI:KR:2710:2:2024
48901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo shipsUSD 23.9 billion+55.2%BACI:KR:8901:2:2024
58708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 19.2 billion−7.3%BACI:KR:8708:2:2024
68524 Flat panel display modulesUSD 17.4 billion+0.6%BACI:KR:8524:2:2024
78473 Machinery: parts and accessoriesUSD 17.3 billion+77.0%BACI:KR:8473:2:2024
88523 Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devicesUSD 11.3 billion+81.9%BACI:KR:8523:2:2024
98529 Transmission apparatus: parts suitable for use solelyUSD 10.4 billion+21.7%BACI:KR:8529:2:2024
103002 Human bloodUSD 9.7 billion+13.9%BACI:KR:3002:2:2024
112902 Cyclic hydrocarbonsUSD 9.2 billion−1.1%BACI:KR:2902:2:2024
123304 Cosmetic and toilet preparations, beautyUSD 8.8 billion+12.5%BACI:KR:3304:2:2024
138486 Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principallyUSD 8.6 billion+27.8%BACI:KR:8486:2:2024
148517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 8.1 billion+1.3%BACI:KR:8517:2:2024
158507 Electric accumulators, including separators thereforUSD 7.8 billion−24.7%BACI:KR:8507:2:2024
167210 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 6.7 billion−2.1%BACI:KR:7210:2:2024
178479 Machinery and mechanical appliancesUSD 6.3 billion+1.4%BACI:KR:8479:2:2024
187208 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 6.2 billion−9.7%BACI:KR:7208:2:2024
193901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsUSD 5.6 billion−8.2%BACI:KR:3901:2:2024
203907 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, polycarbonatesUSD 5.5 billion+0.1%BACI:KR:3907:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-25. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of South Korea with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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