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

Understand reported exports from Laos 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/LAO-KOR/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Laos reported $72.2M in goods exports to South Korea. 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 | $72.2M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 82.7% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 4.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 440290 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated | $92.8M | 6.7% | High attention |
| 2 | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $207.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 902519 | Thermometers and pyrometers: (other than liquid filled, for direct reading), not combined with other instruments | $218.5M | 0% | Stable |
| 4 | 270111 | Coal: anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $626.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $758.6M | 0% | Stable |
| 6 | 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $1.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 780191 | Lead: unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element | $45.9M | 73.2% | Watch |
| 8 | 750120 | Nickel: oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy | $70.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 640391 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $115.5M | 50.1% | Watch |
| 10 | 620530 | Shirts: men's or boys', of man-made fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $79.3M | 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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