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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $668.3M in goods exports to Angola. 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 | $668.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 98.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 12 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 4.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271019 | Not reported | $793.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $43.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $41.0M | 24.5% | High attention |
| 4 | 841950 | Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposes | $19.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 390230 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary forms | $10.9M | 73.2% | High attention |
| 6 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $37.4M | 95.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $238.6M | 76.6% | High attention |
| 8 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $22.5M | 40.2% | High attention |
| 9 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $19.7M | 73% | High attention |
| 10 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $37.0M | 83% | 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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