# South Korea exports to Saudi Arabia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $5.3B in goods exports to Saudi Arabia. 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 | $5.3B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 82.2% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 20 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 317 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 36% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $4.5B | 54.8% | High attention |
| 2 | 853529 | Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage of 72.5kV or more | $451.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $6.7B | 46.9% | Watch |
| 4 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $2.5B | 39.1% | Watch |
| 5 | 850423 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA | $696.6M | 6.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 930120 | Military weapons: rocket launchers, flame-throwers, grenade launchers, torpedo tubes and similar projectors | $127.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $660.9M | 32.3% | High attention |
| 8 | 930690 | Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 | $425.4M | 32.3% | High attention |
| 9 | 870332 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 2500cc | $384.9M | 1.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 871000 | Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles: motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles | $864.8M | 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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