Top Import Products of South Korea

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

As the South Korea import data reveals, the nation's top import products for 2023 were prominently characterized by:

> Crude Oil: 25%

> Semiconductors: 20%

> Chemicals: 15%

> Machinery: 10%

> Plastics: 8%

> Iron and Steel: 6%

> Vehicles: 5%

> Electronics: 4%

> Pharmaceuticals: 4%

> Foodstuffs: 3%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of South Korea's total import value for 2023. When analyzing South Korea's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Crude Oil (USD 100 billion), Semiconductors (USD 80 billion), and Chemicals (USD 60 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Plastics, Iron and Steel, Vehicles, as well as Foodstuffs.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of South Korea’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of south korea

Top Import Products of South korea

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of South korea

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of South korea

Import Products of South korea
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1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL

Top Products		2023	2022	Growth%	2023 Share	2022 Share
Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, Cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, Whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, Made up of individually sheathed fibres, Whether or not assembled with HSN Code: 85443012 85444299 85443013 Importers : South korea Importers 1,943 South korea Importers Shipment 1,069,325	Value	$1,761,347,179.62	$10,262,538,400.5	-82.84%	0.79%	1.63%
	Shipment	419,834	251,947	66.64%	6.58%	4.59%
Telephone sets, Including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: other apparatus for the transmission or reception of vice, Images or other data, Including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a loc HSN Code: 85171300 85177921 85171200 Importers : South korea Importers 1,251 South korea Importers Shipment 840,039	Value	$24,582,893,759.09	$218,376,148,506.86	-88.74%	11.06%	34.66%
	Shipment	326,010	295,831	10.20%	5.11%	5.38%
HSN Code: Importers : South korea Importers 7,082 South korea Importers Shipment 833,940	Value	$0	$0	0%	0.00%	0.00%
	Shipment	313,115	392,331	-20.19%	4.91%	7.14%
Trunks, Suit-cases, Vanity-cases, Executive- cases, Brief-cases, School satchels, Spectacle cases, Binocular cases, Camera cases, Musical instrument cases, Gun cases, Holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, Insulated food or beverages bags, Toil HSN Code: 42029290 42022900 42023900 Importers : South korea Importers 1,843 South korea Importers Shipment 643,266	Value	$2,750,884,839.44	$10,246,547,319.59	-73.15%	1.24%	1.63%
	Shipment	237,465	230,845	2.87%	3.72%	4.20%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 HSN Code: 39269099 39262090 39269059 Importers : South korea Importers 6,257 South korea Importers Shipment 462,934	Value	$559,100,937.61	$7,440,661,571.2	-92.49%	0.25%	1.18%
	Shipment	173,624	138,660	25.22%	2.72%	2.52%
Monitors and projectors, Not incorporating television reception apparatus, Reception apparatus for television, Whether or not incorporating radio-broadcastreceivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus - cathode-ray tube monitors: HSN Code: 85287292 85285910 85285200 Importers : South korea Importers 521 South korea Importers Shipment 330,934	Value	$4,147,894,429.37	$14,952,482,655.36	-72.26%	1.87%	2.37%
	Shipment	149,077	82,244	81.26%	2.34%	1.50%
Slide fasteners and parts thereof HSN Code: 96071900 96072000 96071100 Importers : South korea Importers 1,226 South korea Importers Shipment 301,489	Value	$74,774,489.12	$2,980,995,443.58	-97.49%	0.03%	0.47%
	Shipment	105,052	128,015	-17.94%	1.65%	2.33%
Jerseys, Pullovers, Cardigans, Waistcoats and similar articles, Knitted or crocheted ---- of wool or fine animal hair : HSN Code: 61102000 61103000 61109000 Importers : South korea Importers 3,164 South korea Importers Shipment 293,878	Value	$1,456,763,578.93	$6,192,345,598.51	-76.47%	0.66%	0.98%
	Shipment	108,724	109,143	-0.38%	1.71%	1.99%
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, Plastics, Leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials - footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics : HSN Code: 64041190 64041990 64041900 Importers : South korea Importers 899 South korea Importers Shipment 293,177	Value	$1,595,293,734.8	$1,869,930,541.74	-14.69%	0.72%	0.30%
	Shipment	107,226	89,951	19.20%	1.68%	1.64%
Other knitted or crocheted fabrics HSN Code: 60062200 60063290 60069000 Importers : South korea Importers 1,592 South korea Importers Shipment 237,694	Value	$677,598,914.34	$15,567,162,657.56	-95.65%	0.30%	2.47%
	Shipment	91,913	78,245	17.47%	1.44%	1.42%
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, Of plastics; stoppers, Lids, Caps and other closures, Of plastics HSN Code: 39239090 39231090 39232199 Importers : South korea Importers 3,705 South korea Importers Shipment 232,462	Value	$273,157,433.57	$1,292,120,377.53	-78.86%	0.12%	0.21%
	Shipment	85,896	72,655	18.22%	1.35%	1.32%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 HSN Code: 87089900 87089510 87082100 Importers : South korea Importers 1,749 South korea Importers Shipment 227,790	Value	$1,699,304,846.03	$3,417,082,022.46	-50.27%	0.76%	0.54%
	Shipment	80,071	82,292	-2.70%	1.26%	1.50%
Women’s or girls’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided skirts, Trousers, Bib and brace overalls, Breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) ---- suits : HSN Code: 62046300 62046200 62044300 Importers : South korea Importers 4,520 South korea Importers Shipment 226,769	Value	$1,139,144,288.56	$3,300,663,453.17	-65.49%	0.51%	0.52%
	Shipment	83,083	72,586	14.46%	1.30%	1.32%
T-shirts, Singlets and other vests, Knitted or crocheted HSN Code: 61091010 61099030 61091020 Importers : South korea Importers 3,840 South korea Importers Shipment 221,972	Value	$878,927,962.46	$3,237,186,480.19	-72.85%	0.40%	0.51%
	Shipment	82,664	63,531	30.12%	1.30%	1.16%
Other made up articles, Including dress patterns HSN Code: 63079090 63071090 63079080 Importers : South korea Importers 1,162 South korea Importers Shipment 218,567	Value	$194,535,074.63	$1,254,782,370.19	-84.50%	0.09%	0.20%
	Shipment	85,487	78,648	8.70%	1.34%	1.43%

Top Products		Sep-24	Oct-24	Growth%	Sep-24 Share	Oct-24 Share
Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, Cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, Whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, Made up of individually sheathed fibres, Whether or not assembled with HSN Code: 85443012 85444299 85443013 Importers : South korea Importers 1,943 South korea Importers Shipment 1,069,325	Value	$83,569,293.76	$22,344,727.17	-73.26%	0.39%	0.50%
Shipment	35,262	1,341	-96.20%	9.55%	0.65%
Telephone sets, Including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: other apparatus for the transmission or reception of vice, Images or other data, Including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a loc HSN Code: 85171300 85177921 85171200 Importers : South korea Importers 1,251 South korea Importers Shipment 840,039	Value	$224,239,168.44	$8,521,895.68	-96.20%	1.04%	0.19%
Shipment	8,172	1,367	-83.27%	2.21%	0.67%
HSN Code: Importers : South korea Importers 7,082 South korea Importers Shipment 833,940	Value	$0	$0	0%	0.00%	0.00%
Shipment	0	0	0%	0.00%	0.00%
Trunks, Suit-cases, Vanity-cases, Executive- cases, Brief-cases, School satchels, Spectacle cases, Binocular cases, Camera cases, Musical instrument cases, Gun cases, Holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, Insulated food or beverages bags, Toil HSN Code: 42029290 42022900 42023900 Importers : South korea Importers 1,843 South korea Importers Shipment 643,266	Value	$7,929,684.02	$1,878,865.54	-76.31%	0.04%	0.04%
Shipment	2,633	699	-73.45%	0.71%	0.34%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 HSN Code: 39269099 39262090 39269059 Importers : South korea Importers 6,257 South korea Importers Shipment 462,934	Value	$12,519,936.7	$972,497.44	-92.23%	0.06%	0.02%
Shipment	7,783	674	-91.34%	2.11%	0.33%
Monitors and projectors, Not incorporating television reception apparatus, Reception apparatus for television, Whether or not incorporating radio-broadcastreceivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus - cathode-ray tube monitors: HSN Code: 85287292 85285910 85285200 Importers : South korea Importers 521 South korea Importers Shipment 330,934	Value	$69,325,630.55	$36,900,768.9	-46.77%	0.32%	0.83%
Shipment	2,532	1,481	-41.51%	0.69%	0.72%
Slide fasteners and parts thereof HSN Code: 96071900 96072000 96071100 Importers : South korea Importers 1,226 South korea Importers Shipment 301,489	Value	$1,396,779,087.42	$363,736.75	-99.97%	6.47%	0.01%
Shipment	1,714	590	-65.58%	0.46%	0.29%
Jerseys, Pullovers, Cardigans, Waistcoats and similar articles, Knitted or crocheted ---- of wool or fine animal hair : HSN Code: 61102000 61103000 61109000 Importers : South korea Importers 3,164 South korea Importers Shipment 293,878	Value	$74,926,223	$92,177,012.08	23.02%	0.35%	2.07%
Shipment	7,475	8,846	18.34%	2.02%	4.32%
Footwear with outer soles of rubber, Plastics, Leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials - footwear with outer soles of rubber or plastics : HSN Code: 64041190 64041990 64041900 Importers : South korea Importers 899 South korea Importers Shipment 293,177	Value	$16,210,671.47	$67,444,391.22	316.05%	0.08%	1.51%
Shipment	2,298	7,091	208.57%	0.62%	3.46%
Other knitted or crocheted fabrics HSN Code: 60062200 60063290 60069000 Importers : South korea Importers 1,592 South korea Importers Shipment 237,694	Value	$490,150.37	$333,216.71	-32.02%	0.00%	0.01%
Shipment	1,175	1,306	11.15%	0.32%	0.64%
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, Of plastics; stoppers, Lids, Caps and other closures, Of plastics HSN Code: 39239090 39231090 39232199 Importers : South korea Importers 3,705 South korea Importers Shipment 232,462	Value	$14,710,508.08	$1,422,536.41	-90.33%	0.07%	0.03%
Shipment	5,413	446	-91.76%	1.47%	0.22%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 HSN Code: 87089900 87089510 87082100 Importers : South korea Importers 1,749 South korea Importers Shipment 227,790	Value	$58,687,403.76	$13,738,396	-76.59%	0.27%	0.31%
Shipment	7,194	2,695	-62.54%	1.95%	1.32%
Women’s or girls’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided skirts, Trousers, Bib and brace overalls, Breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) ---- suits : HSN Code: 62046300 62046200 62044300 Importers : South korea Importers 4,520 South korea Importers Shipment 226,769	Value	$30,015,026.84	$3,592,566.96	-88.03%	0.14%	0.08%
Shipment	2,425	900	-62.89%	0.66%	0.44%
T-shirts, Singlets and other vests, Knitted or crocheted HSN Code: 61091010 61099030 61091020 Importers : South korea Importers 3,840 South korea Importers Shipment 221,972	Value	$61,196,477.51	$37,362,425.96	-38.95%	0.28%	0.84%
Shipment	5,323	6,138	15.31%	1.44%	3.00%
Other made up articles, Including dress patterns HSN Code: 63079090 63071090 63079080 Importers : South korea Importers 1,162 South korea Importers Shipment 218,567	Value	$2,651,765.44	$405,206.77	-84.72%	0.01%	0.01%
Shipment	1,834	61	-96.67%	0.50%	0.03%

Top Import Products of South Korea

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Top Import Products of South korea

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of South korea

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of South korea

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