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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $864.7M in goods exports to Colombia. 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 | $864.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 75.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 4 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 85 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 34.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $474.2M | 35% | Watch |
| 2 | 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $475.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $897.8M | 86.1% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $173.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | $79.5M | 20.9% | High attention |
| 6 | 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $225.8M | 58.4% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $118.5M | 7.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 340211 | Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | $47.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 271019 | Not reported | $1.5B | 27.6% | High attention |
| 10 | 390690 | Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms | $92.6M | 55.6% | 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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