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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $7.9M in goods exports to Malawi. 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 | $7.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 80% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 70.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $82.6M | 64.1% | High attention |
| 2 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $28.4M | 85.3% | High attention |
| 3 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $12.2M | 69.4% | Watch |
| 4 | 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 | $39.0M | 90.9% | Watch |
| 5 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $11.7M | 95.2% | Watch |
| 6 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $18.8M | 83.5% | Watch |
| 7 | 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 | $22.8M | 89.4% | Watch |
| 8 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $26.3M | 95.3% | Watch |
| 9 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $15.1M | 97.1% | 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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