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

Understand reported exports from Ukraine 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/UKR-KOR/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Ukraine reported $322.8M 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 | $322.8M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 39.7% | 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 | 49% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $2.4B | 45.8% | Stable |
| 2 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.2B | 61.7% | High attention |
| 3 | 851671 | Electro-thermic appliances: coffee or tea makers, of a kind used for domestic purposes | $79.4M | 15.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 852351 | Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $1.1B | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 151219 | Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $57.9M | 69.6% | High attention |
| 6 | 841229 | Engines: hydraulic power engines and motors, other than linear acting (cylinders) | $83.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 852349 | Optical media: recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $166.2M | 65.9% | High attention |
| 8 | 841350 | Pumps: reciprocating positive displacement pumps, n.e.s. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $274.8M | 5.8% | Watch |
| 9 | 841290 | Engines: parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412 | $157.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 730441 | Steel, stainless: cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced), tubes and pipes of circular cross-section | $139.7M | 86.5% | 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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