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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $39.5B in goods exports to Taiwan. 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 | $39.5B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 63.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 26 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 322 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 12.3% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 854232 | Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $40.0B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 854239 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $27.4B | 20% | Stable |
| 3 | 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $19.7B | 0% | Stable |
| 4 | 271019 | Not reported | $5.5B | 66.6% | High attention |
| 5 | 847330 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $8.3B | 6.1% | Watch |
| 6 | 853400 | Circuits: printed | $4.4B | 29.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 290243 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: p-xylene | $1.2B | 19.8% | High attention |
| 8 | 848690 | Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessories | $5.2B | 2.8% | Watch |
| 9 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $636.5M | 16.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 852351 | Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $1.8B | 27.3% | 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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