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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $124.2B in goods exports to the United States. 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 | $124.2B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 21.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 42 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 539 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 14.3% | 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 | $91.2B | 8.9% | Stable |
| 2 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $27.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $31.3B | 0% | Stable |
| 4 | 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $29.5B | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 852351 | Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $15.6B | 11.7% | Watch |
| 6 | 847330 | Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $32.4B | 15.3% | Stable |
| 7 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $22.4B | 13.7% | Watch |
| 8 | 271019 | Not reported | $33.7B | 21% | Stable |
| 9 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $25.1B | 22.5% | High attention |
| 10 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $17.0B | 6.1% | 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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