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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Kuwait reported $8.5B in goods exports to South Korea. 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 | $8.5B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 1.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 47.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $76.4B | 57.9% | Watch |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $18.4B | 13.3% | Stable |
| 3 | 890120 | Tankers | $1.4B | 71.9% | High attention |
| 4 | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene | $640.4M | 35.3% | High attention |
| 5 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $3.4B | 96.4% | Critical attention |
| 6 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $909.4M | 96.5% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 381519 | Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with an active substance other than nickel or precious metals or their compounds, n.e.c. or included | $294.6M | 21.6% | Watch |
| 8 | 290531 | Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | $204.3M | 15% | Watch |
| 9 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $1.7B | 68.3% | Watch |
| 10 | 270750 | Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) | $241.2M | 0% | 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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