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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $31.0M in goods exports to Nepal. 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 | $31.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 74.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 40.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 930190 | Military weapons: other than revolvers, pistols and arms of heading 9307: other weapons not elsewhere included in heading 9301 | $25.2M | 32.4% | High attention |
| 2 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $188.2M | 64.4% | High attention |
| 3 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $30.0M | 17.1% | Watch |
| 4 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $33.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $190.6M | 18.6% | High attention |
| 6 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $56.0M | 74.1% | Watch |
| 7 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $11.5M | 87.1% | Watch |
| 8 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $10.9M | 80.8% | Watch |
| 9 | 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 | $22.8M | 83.7% | Watch |
| 10 | 390140 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $26.1M | 0% | 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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