# Republic of Korea exporter opportunity index

This page reviews 336,952 screened market and product opportunities for Republic of Korea. It combines reported trade observations with calculated opportunity indicators.

## Summary

- Latest reported exports: $719.1B
- Calculated three-year addressable opportunity: $10.9T
- Active partner markets: 270
- FTA partners: 58
- Profile year: 2024

## Top Opportunities

| Rank | Buyer market | Product | Addressable 3-year value | Buyer CAGR | Exporter share | Share gap | Signal |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China (CHN) | HS 260111 Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $119.1B | +18.9% | 0% | 63.8% | Growing |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $115.5B | +4.7% | 0% | 61.1% | Declining |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $98.6B | +18.1% | 0% | 20.5% | Accelerating |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $72.9B | +13.8% | 0% | 38% | Slowing |
| 5 | China (CHN) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $64.8B | +33.7% | 0.1% | 41% | Growing |
| 6 | China (CHN) | HS 120190 Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $62.4B | +24.6% | 0% | 67.5% | Slowing |
| 7 | China (CHN) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $59.2B | +18.1% | 13.1% | 22.8% | Accelerating |
| 8 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $53.4B | +11.8% | 0.5% | 70.8% | Stable |
| 9 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $50.5B | +15.9% | 8.6% | 39.7% | Accelerating |
| 10 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847150 Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $45.6B | +11.1% | 0.1% | 61.7% | Stable |
| 11 | China (CHN) | HS 260300 Copper ores and concentrates | $35.0B | +20.3% | 0.3% | 32.2% | Growing |
| 12 | India (IND) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $33.8B | +21.1% | 0.1% | 35.4% | Accelerating |
| 13 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847130 Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $33.3B | +3.8% | 0.1% | 69.8% | Slowing |
| 14 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $32.5B | +11.6% | 0.4% | 77.2% | Growing |
| 15 | Japan (JPN) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $29.5B | +2.9% | 0% | 42.9% | Declining |
| 16 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 293719 Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and structural analogues: other than somatotropin, (its derivatives and structural anaologues) and insulin and its salts | $29.5B | +24.6% | 0% | 93% | Growing |
| 17 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $29.1B | +7.1% | 0% | 40.4% | Declining |
| 18 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870431 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $27.8B | +4.3% | 0% | 88.4% | Growing |
| 19 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 300490 Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $27.7B | +12.3% | 0% | 47.7% | Accelerating |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $27.2B | +20.6% | 0.2% | 57.6% | Growing |
| 21 | China (CHN) | HS 271111 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $27.1B | +39.1% | 0% | 34.9% | Accelerating |
| 22 | United Kingdom (GBR) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $26.2B | +15.3% | 0% | 23.7% | Declining |
| 23 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847180 Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $25.8B | +9.4% | 0.1% | 78.6% | Stable |
| 24 | China (CHN) | HS 720260 Ferro-alloys: ferro-nickel | $24.2B | +40.3% | 2% | 89.3% | Accelerating |
| 25 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 300215 Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $23.9B | +24.1% | 1.5% | 18.5% | Accelerating |
| 26 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $23.6B | +16.7% | 0.1% | 62.1% | Growing |
| 27 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 850760 Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $21.6B | +16.4% | 8.7% | 54.6% | Growing |
| 28 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $20.9B | +9.8% | 0.9% | 47.7% | Stable |
| 29 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 271012 Product description unavailable | $20.7B | +12.7% | 0% | 96.2% | Growing |
| 30 | China (CHN) | HS 710813 Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $20.7B | +31.4% | 0.2% | 60% | Accelerating |
| 31 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 300214 Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $20.5B | +33.7% | 10% | 68% | Accelerating |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $20.3B | +43.7% | 0% | 13% | Declining |
| 33 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 711590 Metal: precious or metal clad with precious metal, other than that of item no. 7115.10 | $20.0B | +21.5% | 0.6% | 56.7% | Growing |
| 34 | China (CHN) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $19.4B | +15.4% | 13% | 36.5% | Accelerating |
| 35 | Japan (JPN) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $19.3B | +12.3% | 0.1% | 84.6% | Growing |
| 36 | Germany (DEU) | HS 850760 Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $19.0B | +19.2% | 2.2% | 50.8% | Growing |
| 37 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 300490 Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $18.9B | +14% | 0.1% | 16.6% | Accelerating |
| 38 | Netherlands (NLD) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $18.5B | +6.5% | 0% | 31.1% | Declining |
| 39 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $18.3B | +12.8% | 0.5% | 95.9% | Growing |
| 40 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.8B | +32.1% | 0% | 45.5% | Growing |
| 41 | Japan (JPN) | HS 271111 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $17.7B | +6% | 0% | 41% | Growing |
| 42 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.3B | +12.8% | 0% | 13.5% | Slowing |
| 43 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.3B | +10.6% | 1.4% | 30.7% | Stable |
| 44 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 710813 Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $17.1B | +14.3% | 0.1% | 75.9% | Stable |
| 45 | China (CHN) | HS 847180 Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $16.8B | +19.1% | 0.1% | 63.7% | Accelerating |
| 46 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870323 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $16.7B | +3.9% | 11.8% | 16.3% | Growing |
| 47 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $16.7B | +4.4% | 2.5% | 50.9% | Stable |
| 48 | Germany (DEU) | HS 271121 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $16.4B | +4.2% | 0% | 72.5% | Declining |
| 49 | China (CHN) | HS 270210 Lignite: whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet | $16.3B | +47.5% | 0% | 89.5% | Slowing |
| 50 | China (CHN) | HS 270112 Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $16.2B | +24.7% | 0% | 26.6% | Growing |

## Sector View

- Electrical machinery (HS2 85): $1.7T across 31,294 screened opportunities.
- Machinery (HS2 84): $1.3T across 48,148 screened opportunities.
- Vehicles (HS2 87): $890.3B across 9,454 screened opportunities.
- Mineral fuels (HS2 27): $732.9B across 1,108 screened opportunities.
- Precious stones and metals (HS2 71): $511.4B across 1,804 screened opportunities.
- Other or unclassified products (Other or unclassified products): $438.9B across 464 screened opportunities.
- Pharmaceutical products (HS2 30): $394.3B across 3,209 screened opportunities.
- Plastics (HS2 39): $315.6B across 13,524 screened opportunities.
- Organic chemicals (HS2 29): $303.5B across 11,360 screened opportunities.
- Optical and medical instruments (HS2 90): $284.5B across 15,266 screened opportunities.

## Reported Export Footprint

- China (CHN): $165.3B reported exports; YoY +11.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $124.5B reported exports; YoY +10.4%.
- Viet Nam (VNM): $61.2B reported exports; YoY +17.1%.
- Taiwan (TWN): $39.8B reported exports; YoY +55.1%.
- Japan (JPN): $30.1B reported exports; YoY +2.7%.
- Singapore (SGP): $23.0B reported exports; YoY +6.7%.
- Mexico (MEX): $20.0B reported exports; YoY +16%.
- India (IND): $19.2B reported exports; YoY +6.4%.

## Corridor Risk and Signals

- Viet Nam (VNM): Critical attention; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.
- China (CHN): Watch; Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure.
- Japan (JPN): Critical attention; Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG): Critical attention; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): Watch; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.
- Hungary (HUN): Critical attention; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.

## Region View

- Europe: $3.1T across 41 buyer markets.
- North America: $2.3T across 3 buyer markets.
- East Asia: $2.0T across 6 buyer markets.
- Southeast Asia: $1.1T across 11 buyer markets.
- Middle East: $720.8B across 15 buyer markets.
- South Asia: $524.4B across 8 buyer markets.
- Latin America and Caribbean: $407.9B across 33 buyer markets.
- Africa: $389.0B across 53 buyer markets.

## How to Read

Addressable opportunity is a calculated screening indicator, not a reported order value. Opportunities are included when latest buyer imports exceed $50.0K and at least 3 trade years are available.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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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