# New Zealand exports to South Korea: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from New Zealand 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/NZL-KOR/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, New Zealand reported $1.4B in goods exports to South Korea. 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 | $1.4B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 42.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 28 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 26.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 081050 | Fruit, edible: kiwifruit, fresh | $162.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $2.7B | 31.4% | Stable |
| 3 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $76.4B | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 440321 | Wood: coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated, of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more | $88.3M | 64.4% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $1.7B | 23.9% | Stable |
| 6 | 760120 | Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | $1.2B | 10.8% | Stable |
| 7 | 040690 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | $183.9M | 18.3% | Stable |
| 8 | 040510 | Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $167.8M | 14.2% | High attention |
| 9 | 470321 | Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood | $275.1M | 25.8% | Stable |
| 10 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $1.5B | 49.4% | High attention |

## 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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