# Dominican Republic exports to South Korea: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Dominican Republic 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/DOM-KOR/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Dominican Republic reported $147.7M in goods exports to South Korea. The overall review level is High 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 | $147.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 72.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 7 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 21.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 720260 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-nickel | $392.0M | 28.2% | High attention |
| 2 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $1.1B | 3.8% | Watch |
| 3 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $2.1B | 8.1% | High attention |
| 4 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.7B | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 901819 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.s. in item no. 9018.1 | $216.3M | 0.6% | Watch |
| 6 | 300610 | Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics, and surgical or dental adhesion barriers | $73.8M | 53.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 901910 | Mechano-therapy appliances: massage apparatus and psychological aptitude-testing apparatus | $409.1M | 50.6% | High attention |
| 8 | 300590 | Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles: (excluding adhesive dressings), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances, packaged for retail sale | $77.2M | 73.4% | High attention |
| 9 | 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $239.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 901832 | Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: tubular metal needles and needles for sutures | $38.1M | 0% | High attention |

## 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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