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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $571.5M in goods exports to Ecuador. 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 | $571.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 88.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 41 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 30% | 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 | $3.4B | 24.7% | High attention |
| 2 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $130.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 850300 | Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $49.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $84.4M | 77.8% | High attention |
| 5 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $93.7M | 43.2% | High attention |
| 6 | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $130.2M | 52.3% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $109.1M | 32.9% | Watch |
| 8 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $38.7M | 50.3% | High attention |
| 9 | 392321 | Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods | $26.1M | 7.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 870893 | Vehicle parts: clutches and parts thereof | $29.0M | 11.3% | 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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