Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Pakistan reported $239.0M in goods exports to South Korea. 20 product types are marked for closer review, covering 41.1% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Pakistan to South Korea in the latest available year.
$239.0M in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
41.1% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
122 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Pakistan to South Korea. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 271012 makes up 30.8% of exports from Pakistan to South Korea. The main reason to review it is: Trade has varied substantially across reported years
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Product 271012HS6 271012 - six-digit product code | $18.4B | 79.3% | 0.9 | Watch |
| 2 | Sugars: molasses, from sugar cane, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugarHS6 170310 - six-digit product code | $78.3M | 0% | 1.1 | High attention |
| 3 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, unbleached, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2HS6 520812 - six-digit product code | $62.8M | 65.4% | 0.9 | High attention |
| 4 | Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not brokenHS6 120740 - six-digit product code | $166.1M | 3.9% | 0.8 | Watch |
| 5 | Steatite: natural, (not crushed or powdered), whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: talcHS6 252610 - six-digit product code | $11.2M | 0% | 0.7 | High attention |
| 6 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crochetedHS6 611020 - six-digit product code | $528.0M | 37.3% | 1.4 | Watch |
| 7 | Crustaceans: crabs, frozen (whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked by steaming or by boiling in water)HS6 030614 - six-digit product code | $150.7M | 34.6% | 0.7 | High attention |
| 8 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail saleHS6 520523 - six-digit product code | $64.4M | 77.6% | 0.6 | High attention |
| 9 | Ethyl alcohol and other spirits: denatured, of any strengthHS6 220720 - six-digit product code | $122.3M | 85.1% | 1 | High attention |
| 10 | Balls: inflatableHS6 950662 - six-digit product code | $16.1M | 15.7% | 0.7 | High attention |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Pakistan. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
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.
Pakistan reported $239.0M in goods exports to South Korea in 2024.
41.1% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.