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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $103.0M in goods exports to Ethiopia. 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 | $103.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 88.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 15 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 35.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 850423 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA | $35.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $41.3M | 33.8% | High attention |
| 3 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $213.1M | 51.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $17.0M | 57.5% | High attention |
| 5 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $57.4M | 5.8% | High attention |
| 6 | 390410 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | $15.6M | 43.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 390720 | Polyethers: in primary forms, excluding polyacetals | $17.6M | 62.1% | High attention |
| 8 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $27.8M | 14.1% | High attention |
| 9 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $47.0M | 59.6% | High attention |
| 10 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $10.9M | 48.2% | 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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