Full trade & compliance profile
South Korea — Trade & Compliance
South Korea's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
21
trade agreements
8
cargo treaties
13.64%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
South Korea beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1China18.9%
- 2USA18.1%
- 3Viet Nam8.1%
- 4Taiwan5.4%
- 5China, Hong Kong SAR5.0%
Top import sources
- 1China22.6%
- 2USA11.5%
- 3Japan6.7%
- 4Saudi Arabia5.1%
- 5Australia4.8%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Electrical machinery32.3%
- 2Vehicles13.1%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances11.7%
- 4Mineral fuels & oils7.6%
- 5Plastics5.1%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils26.1%
- 2Electrical machinery18.2%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances10.9%
- 4Optical/medical instruments3.5%
- 5Vehicles3.1%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1USA+2.27pp
- 2Taiwan+1.75pp
- 3China, Hong Kong SAR+0.83pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Vehicles+2.37pp
- 2Ships & boats+0.88pp
- 3Electrical machinery+0.63pp
Declining export goods
- 1Mineral fuels & oils−1.45pp
- 2Plastics−0.86pp
- 3Iron & steel−0.58pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Korea, Republic of2021
Korea, Republic of - Central America2019
Korea, Republic of - Colombia2016
Canada - Korea, Republic of2015
China - Korea, Republic of2015
Korea, Republic of - New Zealand2015
Korea, Republic of - Viet Nam2015
Korea, Republic of - Australia2014
Korea, Republic of - Türkiye2013
Korea, Republic of - United States2012
EU - Korea, Republic of2011
Peru - Korea, Republic of2011
ASEAN - Korea, Republic of2010
Korea, Republic of - India2010
EFTA - Korea, Republic of2006
Korea, Republic of - Singapore2006
Korea, Republic of - Chile2004
Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) - Accession of China2002
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)1976
Protocol on Trade Negotiations (PTN)1973
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
- ✓International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers, 1972. Geneva, 2 December 1972
Fiscal & Tariffs
MFN applied tariff
13.64%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top mineral output
steel, crude
66.7M tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 42 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗