# Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea exporter opportunity index

This page reviews 38,023 screened market and product opportunities for Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea. It combines reported trade observations with calculated opportunity indicators.

## Summary

- Latest reported exports: $406.7M
- Calculated three-year addressable opportunity: $3.0T
- Active partner markets: 270
- FTA partners: 0
- 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 | $118.9B | +18.9% | 0.2% | 63.7% | Accelerating |
| 2 | 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 | $93.1B | +18.1% | 0% | 35.8% | Slowing |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $65.7B | +17.4% | 0% | 50.3% | Slowing |
| 4 | China (CHN) | HS 120190 Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $62.4B | +24.6% | 0% | 67.5% | Slowing |
| 5 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | 0% | 48.2% | Slowing |
| 6 | China (CHN) | HS 260300 Copper ores and concentrates | $35.3B | +20.3% | 0% | 32.4% | Declining |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | HS 720260 Ferro-alloys: ferro-nickel | $24.7B | +40.3% | 0% | 91.2% | Accelerating |
| 9 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $23.6B | +16.7% | 0.1% | 62.1% | Growing |
| 10 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $23.1B | +8.4% | 0% | 45.2% | Growing |
| 11 | 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 | $21.3B | +9.8% | 0% | 48.6% | Declining |
| 12 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $18.4B | +12.8% | 0% | 96.3% | Declining |
| 13 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $18.1B | +10.6% | 0.1% | 32.1% | Stable |
| 14 | China (CHN) | HS 740311 Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $17.5B | +17.5% | 0.1% | 35.7% | Accelerating |
| 15 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $17.5B | +4.4% | 0% | 53.4% | Growing |
| 16 | China (CHN) | HS 270210 Lignite: whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet | $16.3B | +47.5% | 0% | 89.5% | Declining |
| 17 | China (CHN) | HS 270112 Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $16.2B | +24.7% | 0% | 26.6% | Accelerating |
| 18 | India (IND) | HS 851770 Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $14.8B | +18.2% | 0% | 82.4% | Accelerating |
| 19 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $13.5B | +16.9% | 0% | 73.4% | Declining |
| 20 | Singapore (SGP) | 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 | $13.0B | +6.4% | 0% | 39.1% | Growing |
| 21 | China (CHN) | HS 260600 Aluminium ores and concentrates | $12.9B | +29.3% | 0% | 75.2% | Slowing |
| 22 | Russia (RUS) | HS 870323 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $12.3B | +12.7% | 0% | 91.1% | Declining |
| 23 | Netherlands (NLD) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $11.8B | +12.2% | 0.3% | 31.8% | Accelerating |
| 24 | Canada (CAN) | HS 999999 Commodities not specified according to kind | $11.8B | +17.8% | 0% | 99.9% | Growing |
| 25 | Australia (AUS) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $10.7B | +13.8% | 0% | 29.2% | Growing |
| 26 | India (IND) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $10.5B | +20.9% | 0% | 81.3% | Declining |
| 27 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 711319 Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $10.2B | +10.1% | 0% | 44.8% | Declining |
| 28 | Indonesia (IDN) | HS 271012 Product description unavailable | $10.1B | +10.6% | 0% | 57.9% | Growing |
| 29 | China (CHN) | HS 852990 Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8525 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | $9.9B | +7.9% | 0% | 50.3% | Declining |
| 30 | Slovenia (SVN) | 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 | $9.7B | +17.9% | 0% | 77.7% | Declining |
| 31 | Germany (DEU) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $9.7B | +9.2% | 0.1% | 52% | Accelerating |
| 32 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 840820 Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87 | $9.3B | +18.2% | 0% | 91.8% | Accelerating |
| 33 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $8.8B | +5.2% | 0% | 64.1% | Stable |
| 34 | Russia (RUS) | HS 870322 Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $8.5B | +16.6% | 0% | 83.5% | Declining |
| 35 | Germany (DEU) | 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 | $8.4B | +3.5% | 0% | 68.5% | Growing |
| 36 | Japan (JPN) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $8.3B | +2.6% | 0% | 64.4% | Declining |
| 37 | India (IND) | 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 | $8.2B | +16.6% | 0% | 94.1% | Growing |
| 38 | China (CHN) | HS 851770 Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $7.6B | +8.7% | 0% | 46% | Slowing |
| 39 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $7.5B | +10.9% | 0% | 31.9% | Stable |
| 40 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $7.4B | +5.6% | 0% | 72.2% | Stable |
| 41 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $7.3B | +9.1% | 0% | 18.1% | Declining |
| 42 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $7.3B | +5.8% | 0% | 22.4% | Declining |
| 43 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $7.0B | +9% | 0% | 52.2% | Stable |
| 44 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $6.9B | +3.4% | 0% | 55.8% | Growing |
| 45 | United Kingdom (GBR) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $6.7B | +7.5% | 0% | 57.4% | Slowing |
| 46 | China (CHN) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $6.7B | +9.1% | 0% | 24.2% | Declining |
| 47 | China (CHN) | HS 854129 Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or more | $6.7B | +19.4% | 0% | 47.2% | Declining |
| 48 | China (CHN) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $6.7B | +8.8% | 0% | 29% | Accelerating |
| 49 | Malaysia (MYS) | 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 | $6.5B | +5.1% | 0% | 26.3% | Declining |
| 50 | India (IND) | 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 | $6.2B | +15.4% | 0% | 37.4% | Stable |

## Sector View

- Electrical machinery (HS2 85): $1.0T across 6,674 screened opportunities.
- Machinery (HS2 84): $388.3B across 7,107 screened opportunities.
- Vehicles (HS2 87): $210.8B across 2,064 screened opportunities.
- Ores, slag and ash (HS2 26): $186.5B across 28 screened opportunities.
- Other or unclassified products (Other or unclassified products): $165.6B across 80 screened opportunities.
- Plastics (HS2 39): $122.1B across 2,279 screened opportunities.
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (HS2 12): $66.6B across 63 screened opportunities.
- Iron and steel (HS2 72): $57.5B across 551 screened opportunities.
- Precious stones and metals (HS2 71): $55.7B across 158 screened opportunities.
- Optical and medical instruments (HS2 90): $52.7B across 1,607 screened opportunities.

## Reported Export Footprint

- China (CHN): $329.8M reported exports; YoY +17.3%.
- Poland (POL): $9.2M reported exports; YoY -3.3%.
- Austria (AUT): $6.7M reported exports; YoY -31.1%.
- Togo (TGO): $5.8M reported exports; YoY +36.9%.
- Zimbabwe (ZWE): $3.9M reported exports; YoY +643.2%.
- Suriname (SUR): $3.7M reported exports; YoY +74.5%.
- India (IND): $3.7M reported exports; YoY +277.2%.
- Luxembourg (LUX): $3.1M reported exports; YoY -54.6%.

## Corridor Risk and Signals

- China (CHN): High attention; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.
- Togo (TGO): High attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- Zimbabwe (ZWE): High attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- Austria (AUT): Watch; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- India (IND): High attention; Current trade remains materially below historical peaks.
- Poland (POL): Watch; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.

## Region View

- East Asia: $1.0T across 6 buyer markets.
- Europe: $729.9B across 38 buyer markets.
- North America: $382.4B across 2 buyer markets.
- Southeast Asia: $234.1B across 10 buyer markets.
- South Asia: $222.0B across 8 buyer markets.
- Latin America and Caribbean: $148.6B across 26 buyer markets.
- Middle East: $123.6B across 14 buyer markets.
- Africa: $84.1B across 46 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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