South Korea Exports & Imports by Commodity Group (Monthly)
Monthly South Korea Exports by Commodity Group (Foods & Consumer Goods, Raw Materials & Fuels, Light Industry Products, Heavy & Chemical Industry Products) and Imports by End-Use Category (Consumer Goods, Raw Materials, Capital Goods) in USD Million, compiled by the Korea Customs Service (KCS).
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| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | |
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| Exports by Commodity Group4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exports: Foods & Direct Consumer Goods | 1.1 | 0.98 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.06 | 1.21 | 1.17 | 0.93 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 1.16 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 1 | 0.85 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.04 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.94 | 0.89 | |
| Exports: Raw Materials & Fuels | 8.71 | 8.04 | 7.24 | 6.64 | 6.4 | 6.33 | 7.31 | 4.91 | 4.65 | 5.22 | 4.18 | 4.64 | 5.08 | 5 | 5.24 | 4.63 | 4.41 | 4.53 | 4.08 | 4.64 | 4.22 | 4.94 | 4.49 | 4.33 | 4.93 | 5.37 | 5.45 | 4.62 | 5.47 | 5.11 | 5.41 | 5.19 | 5.6 | 5.37 | 5.31 | 6.04 | 5.87 | |
| Exports: Light Industrial Products | 3.16 | 3.04 | 3.78 | 4.06 | 3.87 | 3.89 | 4.11 | 3.09 | 3.08 | 3.17 | 3.21 | 2.95 | 3.03 | 2.68 | 3.06 | 2.96 | 3.03 | 3.15 | 2.77 | 2.84 | 2.44 | 2.8 | 2.83 | 2.76 | 2.71 | 2.86 | 3.07 | 2.81 | 3.13 | 3.12 | 2.79 | 2.57 | 2.74 | 2.69 | 2.84 | 2.64 | 2.75 | |
| Exports: Heavy & Chemical Industrial Products | 108.08 | 86.32 | 87.1 | 90.12 | 76.22 | 74.31 | 74.78 | 58.71 | 57.09 | 60.01 | 52.32 | 50.94 | 56.63 | 49.62 | 51.37 | 51.24 | 48.79 | 49.23 | 50.21 | 43.81 | 41.67 | 52.57 | 47.96 | 49.37 | 49.96 | 48.48 | 47.9 | 48.97 | 48.45 | 46.88 | 47.39 | 43.46 | 45.51 | 48.61 | 46.4 | 45.38 | 45.13 | |
| Imports by End-Use Category3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imports: Consumer Goods | 10.28 | 9.12 | 8.96 | 9.88 | 8.84 | 9.62 | 9.24 | 9.27 | 10.03 | 9.72 | 9.38 | 10.18 | 10.08 | 8.74 | 9.24 | 8.49 | 8.68 | 9.15 | 9.04 | 8.15 | 7.85 | 8.24 | 7.82 | 9.25 | 8.25 | 8.62 | 8.87 | 7.89 | 8.65 | 9.35 | 8.44 | 7.3 | 8.75 | 8.15 | 8.35 | 8.5 | 8.22 | |
| Imports: Raw Materials & Fuels | 29.7 | 27.45 | 31.6 | 29.34 | 28.43 | 27.63 | 26.34 | 22.42 | 25.53 | 24.56 | 21.85 | 23.57 | 24.49 | 24.28 | 24.5 | 22.51 | 23.32 | 24.62 | 23.88 | 22.6 | 25.52 | 24.8 | 23.73 | 25.2 | 24.39 | 27.18 | 25.7 | 23.95 | 27.01 | 27.57 | 25.79 | 24.86 | 28.11 | 27.44 | 26.42 | 26.46 | 26.23 | |
| Imports: Capital Goods | 31.09 | 26.92 | 27.98 | 26.83 | 23.49 | 24.87 | 25.32 | 20.43 | 21.67 | 23.09 | 20.05 | 19.76 | 21.85 | 18.83 | 20.47 | 19.83 | 18.34 | 19.46 | 20.42 | 17.57 | 17.8 | 21.82 | 19.16 | 19.88 | 19.47 | 18.26 | 19.28 | 17.25 | 17.48 | 17.91 | 17.88 | 16.06 | 17.62 | 17.54 | 17.22 | 18.49 | 16.52 |
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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2000 to Sep 2026.
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Monthly South Korea Exports by Commodity Group (Foods & Consumer Goods, Raw Materials & Fuels, Light Industry Products, Heavy & Chemical Industry Products) and Imports by End-Use Category (Consumer Goods, Raw Materials, Capital Goods) in USD Million, compiled by the Korea Customs Service (KCS).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for South Korea Exports & Imports by Commodity Group (Monthly)?
- Exports: Foods & Direct Consumer Goods stood at 1.1 USD million in Sep 2026. That is +12.5% from Aug 2026 and −5.1% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the South Korea Exports & Imports by Commodity Group (Monthly) data go?
- The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2000 to Sep 2026. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.