# South Korea exports to Côte d'Ivoire: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $152.4M in goods exports to Côte d'Ivoire. 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 | $152.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 77.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 19 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 30.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $84.9M | 25.5% | High attention |
| 2 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $144.2M | 38.7% | Watch |
| 3 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $113.0M | 9.3% | High attention |
| 4 | 283711 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium | $49.3M | 16.6% | High attention |
| 5 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $70.0M | 23% | High attention |
| 6 | 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 | $119.6M | 54.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 390230 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary forms | $14.2M | 19.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $55.9M | 22.1% | High attention |
| 9 | 030355 | Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other fish meat of heading 0304 | $242.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 030351 | Fish: frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $24.5M | 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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