Top Import Products of South Korea

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24-Nov-2025

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South Korea
 

As the South Korea import data reveals, the nation's top import products for 2025 were prominently characterized by:

> Electrical machinery and equipment: 22.5%

> Machinery and mechanical appliances: 18.0%

> Mineral fuels and oils: 15.5%

> Vehicles and parts: 13.5%

> Pharmaceuticals: 9.0%

> Plastics: 6.0%

> Iron and steel: 5.5%

> Articles of iron or steel: 4.5%

> Fertilizers: 3.5%

> Optical, photographic, and medical instruments: 2.5%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 98.5% of South Korea's total import value for 2025. When analyzing South Korea's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were: Electrical machinery and equipment (USD 1.6 billion), Machinery and mechanical appliances (USD 1.3 billion), and Vehicles and parts (USD 1.0 billion), showing a robust upward trend.

Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of Mineral fuels and oils, Pharmaceuticals, and Plastics.

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 2025.

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 May-25 Jun-25 Growth% May-25 Share Jun-25 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 1,538
South Korea Importers Shipment 1,130,396 		Value $114,033,229.15 $5,883,904.66 redDownArrow -94.84% 2.27%
Shipment 46,535 965 redDownArrow -97.93% 11.54%


HSN Code:  00000000  00000205  00000208 
Importers : South Korea Importers 4,536
South Korea Importers Shipment 988,366 		Value $0 $0 redDownArrow 0% 0.00%
Shipment 53,810 0 redDownArrow -100.00% 13.34%
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  85176259 
Importers : South Korea Importers 993
South Korea Importers Shipment 618,677 		Value $341,205,127.62 $7,145,908.93 redDownArrow -97.91% 6.80%
Shipment 10,005 1,108 redDownArrow -88.93% 2.48%
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  42022100 
Importers : South Korea Importers 1,497
South Korea Importers Shipment 438,160 		Value $8,280,306.56 $2,201,552.81 redDownArrow -73.41% 0.17%
Shipment 3,574 637 redDownArrow -82.18% 0.89%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269099  39262090  39269059 
Importers : South Korea Importers 4,838
South Korea Importers Shipment 386,213 		Value $26,139,219.74 $664,197.89 redDownArrow -97.46% 0.52%
Shipment 8,991 656 redDownArrow -92.70% 2.23%
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  85285200  85285910 
Importers : South Korea Importers 331
South Korea Importers Shipment 269,926 		Value $73,629,014.4 $12,245,130.42 redDownArrow -83.37% 1.47%
Shipment 2,879 590 redDownArrow -79.51% 0.71%
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  64041910 
Importers : South Korea Importers 743
South Korea Importers Shipment 221,907 		Value $27,200,326.16 $4,305,441.18 redDownArrow -84.17% 0.54%
Shipment 2,277 243 redDownArrow -89.33% 0.56%
T-shirts, Singlets and other vests, Knitted or crocheted

HSN Code:  61091010  61091020  61099030 
Importers : South Korea Importers 3,048
South Korea Importers Shipment 208,123 		Value $32,646,581.44 $3,315,764.99 redDownArrow -89.84% 0.65%
Shipment 6,646 2,162 redDownArrow -67.47% 1.65%
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 2,262
South Korea Importers Shipment 207,760 		Value $10,135,877.79 $2,170,059.71 redDownArrow -78.59% 0.20%
Shipment 2,490 1,282 redDownArrow -48.51% 0.62%
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 2,686
South Korea Importers Shipment 205,446 		Value $15,138,690.21 $1,689,514.46 redDownArrow -88.84% 0.30%
Shipment 6,666 336 redDownArrow -94.96% 1.65%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900  87089510  87082100 
Importers : South Korea Importers 1,492
South Korea Importers Shipment 195,155 		Value $45,938,608.42 $38,974,179.1 redDownArrow -15.16% 0.92%
Shipment 5,554 1,638 redDownArrow -70.51% 1.38%
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 3,636
South Korea Importers Shipment 190,402 		Value $19,857,748.59 $1,020,828.95 redDownArrow -94.86% 0.40%
Shipment 3,328 763 redDownArrow -77.07% 0.83%
Slide fasteners and parts thereof

HSN Code:  96071900  96072000  96071100 
Importers : South Korea Importers 838
South Korea Importers Shipment 176,483 		Value $394,274.46 $114,306.92 redDownArrow -71.01% 0.01%
Shipment 428 120 redDownArrow -71.96% 0.11%
Electrical transformers, Static converters (for example, Rectifiers) and inductors

HSN Code:  85044090  85044019  85045093 
Importers : South Korea Importers 1,298
South Korea Importers Shipment 169,999 		Value $25,676,885.08 $3,658,370.36 redDownArrow -85.75% 0.51%
Shipment 4,228 463 redDownArrow -89.05% 1.05%
Other knitted or crocheted fabrics

HSN Code:  60062200  60063290  60069000 
Importers : South Korea Importers 1,152
South Korea Importers Shipment 169,224 		Value $431,353.87 $273,666.39 redDownArrow -36.56% 0.01%
Shipment 1,213 976 redDownArrow -19.54% 0.30%

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