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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $20.0B in goods exports to Mexico. 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 | $20.0B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 84.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 28 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 585 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 15% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 847330 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $17.3B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $18.1B | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 847170 | Data processing machines: storage units | $5.3B | 2.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $11.5B | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 852351 | Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $5.0B | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $7.6B | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 854239 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $4.5B | 35.2% | Watch |
| 8 | 870829 | Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts | $6.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $1.6B | 17.5% | High attention |
| 10 | 841430 | Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipment | $1.4B | 14.2% | 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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