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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $471.3M in goods exports to Oman. The overall review level is Watch.

## 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 | $471.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 43.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 28 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 34.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $7.2B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 291736 | Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: terephthalic acid and its salts | $444.2M | 87.3% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $988.6M | 95.7% | High attention |
| 4 | 720837 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | $60.7M | 65.2% | High attention |
| 5 | 730531 | Iron or steel: tubes and pipes (other than line pipe or casing of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines), longitudinally welded, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | $38.2M | 33.8% | High attention |
| 6 | 720810 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief | $24.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 720836 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | $18.7M | 17.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $942.7M | 77.8% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $54.3M | 45.5% | Stable |
| 10 | 261710 | Antimony ores and concentrates | $24.6M | 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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