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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $205.5M in goods exports to Gabon. 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 | $205.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 98.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 3 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 1.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $273.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $36.0M | 27% | High attention |
| 3 | 271019 | Not reported | $182.6M | 12.2% | High attention |
| 4 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $12.1M | 47.6% | Watch |
| 5 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $13.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $19.2M | 31.5% | Watch |
| 7 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $30.3M | 84.5% | Watch |
| 8 | 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 | $25.6M | 78% | Watch |
| 9 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $11.5M | 48.8% | Watch |
| 10 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $11.2M | 11.2% | 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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