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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $12.9M in goods exports to Benin. 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 | $12.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 84.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 5 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 18.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 030354 | Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $24.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $15.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $41.7M | 23.3% | High attention |
| 4 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $25.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $27.7M | 56.2% | High attention |
| 6 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $52.2M | 95.2% | Watch |
| 7 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $90.8M | 57.1% | Watch |
| 8 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $144.8M | 2.1% | Watch |
| 9 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $66.1M | 76.7% | Watch |
| 10 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $26.8M | 97.9% | 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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