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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $8.9B in goods exports to Türkiye. 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 | $8.9B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 46.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 5 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 164 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 22.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 291736 | Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: terephthalic acid and its salts | $1.6B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $2.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 300214 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $281.3M | 45.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 840733 | Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 250cc but not exceeding 1000cc | $601.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $2.2B | 12.2% | Watch |
| 6 | 721913 | Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm | $394.8M | 12.9% | High attention |
| 7 | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | $588.7M | 12.6% | Stable |
| 8 | 300213 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $207.2M | 9.6% | High attention |
| 9 | 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 | $1.8B | 10.5% | Stable |
| 10 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $1.4B | 20% | Stable |

## 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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