Top Export Products of South Korea

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

As the Kenya export data reveals, the nation's top export products for 2023 were prominently characterized by:

> Tea: 25%

> Horticultural Products: 15%

> Coffee: 10%

> Petroleum Products: 8%

> Chemicals: 7%

> Cement: 6%

> Fish: 5%

> Tobacco: 5%

> Textiles: 4%

> Iron and Steel: 3%

These top 10 export items represented a significant 88% of Kenya's total export value for 2023. When analyzing Kenya's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing export categories were Tea (USD 1 billion), Horticultural Products (USD 600 million), and Coffee (USD 400 million) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Petroleum Products, Chemicals, Textiles, as well as Cement.

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

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

Top Export Products of South korea

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

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

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

Top Products		2023	2022	Growth%	2023 Share	2022 Share
HSN Code: 000000 0000 000025 Exporters : South korea Exporters 287,839 South korea Exporters Shipment 3,241,197	Value	$2,544,161.76	$2,563,773.25	-0.76%	0.00%	0.00%
	Shipment	790,030	1,697,224	-53.45%	6.45%	13.98%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 HSN Code: 87082995 87089980 87089900 Exporters : South korea Exporters 15,132 South korea Exporters Shipment 2,963,678	Value	$14,477,928,039.17	$25,814,305,482.89	-43.92%	4.95%	8.52%
	Shipment	992,417	1,065,496	-6.86%	8.10%	8.78%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 HSN Code: 39269099 39262090 39269097 Exporters : South korea Exporters 24,366 South korea Exporters Shipment 1,647,141	Value	$1,669,133,437.28	$1,203,257,256.66	38.72%	0.57%	0.40%
	Shipment	601,876	495,287	21.52%	4.91%	4.08%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For HSN Code: 85369012 85369090 85369019 Exporters : South korea Exporters 16,988 South korea Exporters Shipment 1,212,879	Value	$1,741,919,220.75	$8,543,407,315.73	-79.61%	0.60%	2.82%
	Shipment	447,679	337,820	32.52%	3.65%	2.78%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles : HSN Code: 73181510 73181500 73181610 Exporters : South korea Exporters 16,353 South korea Exporters Shipment 1,089,312	Value	$748,601,298.98	$681,266,528.12	9.88%	0.26%	0.22%
	Shipment	380,634	360,338	5.63%	3.11%	2.97%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber HSN Code: 40169390 40169911 40169320 Exporters : South korea Exporters 14,907 South korea Exporters Shipment 743,928	Value	$559,910,745.21	$445,278,218.97	25.74%	0.19%	0.15%
	Shipment	268,748	242,229	10.95%	2.19%	2.00%
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: 85444922 85444941 85444949 Exporters : South korea Exporters 11,014 South korea Exporters Shipment 638,580	Value	$1,262,138,686.14	$2,993,967,592.33	-57.84%	0.43%	0.99%
	Shipment	231,989	191,387	21.21%	1.89%	1.58%
Self-adhesive plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, Tape, Strip and other flat shapes, Of plastics, Whether or not in rolls HSN Code: 39199099 39191099 39199090 Exporters : South korea Exporters 9,229 South korea Exporters Shipment 606,149	Value	$954,687,125.87	$833,700,225.75	14.51%	0.33%	0.28%
	Shipment	226,343	189,855	19.22%	1.85%	1.56%
Other articles of iron or steel - forged or stamped, But not further worked : HSN Code: 73269099 73269098 73269094 Exporters : South korea Exporters 14,839 South korea Exporters Shipment 552,192	Value	$927,057,279.29	$786,889,805.14	17.81%	0.32%	0.26%
	Shipment	197,894	193,057	2.51%	1.61%	1.59%
Electronic integrated circuits - electronic integrated circuits: HSN Code: 85423900 85423100 85423200 Exporters : South korea Exporters 7,257 South korea Exporters Shipment 488,863	Value	$24,769,453,561.69	$31,251,758,990.23	-20.74%	8.47%	10.31%
	Shipment	180,364	136,184	32.44%	1.47%	1.12%
Interchangeable tools for hand tools, Whether or not power-operated, Or for machine-tools (for example, For pressing, Stamping,Punching,Tapping,Threading,Drilling, Boring, Broaching, Milling, Turning or screw driving), Including dies for drawing or extrud HSN Code: 82075000 82073000 82079000 Exporters : South korea Exporters 6,971 South korea Exporters Shipment 471,242	Value	$834,283,149.05	$1,017,296,673.69	-17.99%	0.29%	0.34%
	Shipment	171,278	152,141	12.58%	1.40%	1.25%
Electrical capacitors, Fixed, Variable or adjustable (pre-set) HSN Code: 85322400 85322200 85322900 Exporters : South korea Exporters 4,005 South korea Exporters Shipment 437,074	Value	$616,908,621.95	$579,129,019.21	6.52%	0.21%	0.19%
	Shipment	173,888	119,830	45.11%	1.42%	0.99%
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8535, 8536 or 8537 HSN Code: 85389019 85389000 85389011 Exporters : South korea Exporters 4,921 South korea Exporters Shipment 414,209	Value	$425,612,597.83	$765,080,798.33	-44.37%	0.15%	0.25%
	Shipment	142,018	124,941	13.67%	1.16%	1.03%
Printed circuits HSN Code: 85340090 85340030 85340020 Exporters : South korea Exporters 2,234 South korea Exporters Shipment 369,579	Value	$1,875,900,929.09	$13,862,800,794.9	-86.47%	0.64%	4.57%
	Shipment	138,192	114,648	20.54%	1.13%	0.94%
Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), Including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations HSN Code: 33049990 33049900 33049930 Exporters : South korea Exporters 8,878 South korea Exporters Shipment 367,997	Value	$1,259,549,827.83	$629,804,427.76	99.99%	0.43%	0.21%
	Shipment	144,427	87,126	65.77%	1.18%	0.72%

Top Products		Oct-24	Nov-24	Growth%	Oct-24 Share	Nov-24 Share
HSN Code: 000000 0000 000025 Exporters : South korea Exporters 287,839 South korea Exporters Shipment 3,241,197	Value	$0	$0	0%	0.00%	0.00%
Shipment	61,349	65,731	7.14%	8.32%	28.80%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 HSN Code: 87082995 87089980 87089900 Exporters : South korea Exporters 15,132 South korea Exporters Shipment 2,963,678	Value	$206,562,921.73	$62,064,646.68	-69.95%	1.19%	0.90%
Shipment	63,775	9,250	-85.50%	8.65%	4.05%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 HSN Code: 39269099 39262090 39269097 Exporters : South korea Exporters 24,366 South korea Exporters Shipment 1,647,141	Value	$76,399,021.44	$8,794,289.47	-88.49%	0.44%	0.13%
Shipment	47,365	6,689	-85.88%	6.42%	2.93%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For HSN Code: 85369012 85369090 85369019 Exporters : South korea Exporters 16,988 South korea Exporters Shipment 1,212,879	Value	$115,236,255.01	$31,047,831.39	-73.06%	0.67%	0.45%
Shipment	39,572	7,992	-79.80%	5.37%	3.50%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles : HSN Code: 73181510 73181500 73181610 Exporters : South korea Exporters 16,353 South korea Exporters Shipment 1,089,312	Value	$20,153,271.83	$13,957,125.38	-30.75%	0.12%	0.20%
Shipment	11,685	7,024	-39.89%	1.58%	3.08%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber HSN Code: 40169390 40169911 40169320 Exporters : South korea Exporters 14,907 South korea Exporters Shipment 743,928	Value	$53,571,425.87	$6,838,285.06	-87.24%	0.31%	0.10%
Shipment	19,754	3,300	-83.29%	2.68%	1.45%
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: 85444922 85444941 85444949 Exporters : South korea Exporters 11,014 South korea Exporters Shipment 638,580	Value	$25,370,545.9	$33,612,693.83	32.49%	0.15%	0.49%
Shipment	5,692	2,381	-58.17%	0.77%	1.04%
Self-adhesive plates, Sheets, Film, Foil, Tape, Strip and other flat shapes, Of plastics, Whether or not in rolls HSN Code: 39199099 39191099 39199090 Exporters : South korea Exporters 9,229 South korea Exporters Shipment 606,149	Value	$50,272,180.78	$13,873,787.8	-72.40%	0.29%	0.20%
Shipment	16,942	1,476	-91.29%	2.30%	0.65%
Other articles of iron or steel - forged or stamped, But not further worked : HSN Code: 73269099 73269098 73269094 Exporters : South korea Exporters 14,839 South korea Exporters Shipment 552,192	Value	$8,127,407.55	$4,847,613.01	-40.35%	0.05%	0.07%
Shipment	2,304	1,953	-15.23%	0.31%	0.86%
Electronic integrated circuits - electronic integrated circuits: HSN Code: 85423900 85423100 85423200 Exporters : South korea Exporters 7,257 South korea Exporters Shipment 488,863	Value	$1,255,063,624.07	$579,268,046.28	-53.85%	7.25%	8.44%
Shipment	6,543	4,124	-36.97%	0.89%	1.81%
Interchangeable tools for hand tools, Whether or not power-operated, Or for machine-tools (for example, For pressing, Stamping,Punching,Tapping,Threading,Drilling, Boring, Broaching, Milling, Turning or screw driving), Including dies for drawing or extrud HSN Code: 82075000 82073000 82079000 Exporters : South korea Exporters 6,971 South korea Exporters Shipment 471,242	Value	$9,749,156.06	$21,033,779.9	115.75%	0.06%	0.31%
Shipment	8,063	5,626	-30.22%	1.09%	2.47%
Electrical capacitors, Fixed, Variable or adjustable (pre-set) HSN Code: 85322400 85322200 85322900 Exporters : South korea Exporters 4,005 South korea Exporters Shipment 437,074	Value	$37,321,054.88	$9,977,201.13	-73.27%	0.22%	0.15%
Shipment	12,041	3,129	-74.01%	1.63%	1.37%
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8535, 8536 or 8537 HSN Code: 85389019 85389000 85389011 Exporters : South korea Exporters 4,921 South korea Exporters Shipment 414,209	Value	$22,737,692.86	$5,302,668.42	-76.68%	0.13%	0.08%
Shipment	14,772	3,624	-75.47%	2.00%	1.59%
Printed circuits HSN Code: 85340090 85340030 85340020 Exporters : South korea Exporters 2,234 South korea Exporters Shipment 369,579	Value	$142,994,239.16	$20,891,719.15	-85.39%	0.83%	0.30%
Shipment	10,608	875	-91.75%	1.44%	0.38%
Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), Including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations HSN Code: 33049990 33049900 33049930 Exporters : South korea Exporters 8,878 South korea Exporters Shipment 367,997	Value	$7,020,096,499.61	$4,051,038,481.75	-42.29%	40.55%	59.05%
Shipment	10,067	4,767	-52.65%	1.37%	2.09%

Top Export Products of South Korea

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Top Export Products of South korea

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

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

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