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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, South Korea reported $60.8B in goods exports to Vietnam. The overall review level is Critical 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 | $60.8B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 62.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 56 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 844 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 20.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $17.2B | 25.6% | High attention |
| 2 | 854239 | Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $21.0B | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 854232 | Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $12.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $26.7B | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $11.7B | 63.1% | Critical attention |
| 6 | 271019 | Not reported | $7.4B | 3.5% | Watch |
| 7 | 853400 | Circuits: printed | $5.1B | 38.8% | High attention |
| 8 | 852990 | Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $4.4B | 47.2% | High attention |
| 9 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $1.7B | 68.3% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 854233 | Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiers | $1.2B | 20.8% | 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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