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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $2.2B in goods exports to Malta. 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 | $2.2B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 99.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 6 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 34% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $4.2B | 34.5% | High attention |
| 2 | 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $535.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 890120 | Tankers | $421.4M | 79.2% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 853400 | Circuits: printed | $57.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $450.0M | 90.7% | High attention |
| 6 | 854290 | Parts of electronic integrated circuits | $22.9M | 37.8% | High attention |
| 7 | 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $33.5M | 14.9% | Stable |
| 8 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $28.3M | 89.9% | High attention |
| 9 | 848690 | Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories | $10.1M | 9% | Watch |
| 10 | 840999 | Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | $38.0M | 32.7% | Stable |

## 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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