# Chile exports to South Korea: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Chile to South Korea, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CHL-KOR/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Chile reported $4.6B in goods exports to South Korea. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $4.6B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 28.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 27 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 31.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $4.7B | 8.1% | Stable |
| 2 | 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $2.5B | 41.9% | Watch |
| 3 | 283691 | Carbonates: lithium carbonate | $401.6M | 78.9% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 740200 | Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $315.5M | 30% | High attention |
| 5 | 020329 | Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $1.7B | 0% | Stable |
| 6 | 261310 | Molybdenum ores and concentrates: roasted | $752.4M | 28.2% | Watch |
| 7 | 282520 | Lithium oxide and hydroxide | $1.6B | 81.6% | Critical attention |
| 8 | 470329 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous wood | $671.0M | 25.3% | Stable |
| 9 | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $776.9M | 45.9% | High attention |
| 10 | 261390 | Molybdenum ores and concentrates: other than roasted | $328.0M | 50.1% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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