# South Korea exports to the Philippines: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $9.9B in goods exports to the Philippines. 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 | $9.9B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 63.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 12 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 234 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | 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 | 271019 | Not reported | $7.0B | 14.1% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $3.7B | 31.5% | Watch |
| 3 | 854232 | Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $2.6B | 74.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 854290 | Parts of electronic integrated circuits | $1.1B | 61.4% | Critical 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 | $1.8B | 50.3% | Watch |
| 6 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $753.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 854129 | Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $537.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 860310 | Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks: self-propelled, powered from an external source of electricity (excluding those of heading no. 8604) | $193.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 847330 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $1.6B | 52.7% | High attention |
| 10 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 80 volts, not fitted with connectors | $576.2M | 0% | 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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