# Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea Import Opportunities

Explore Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $2.0B
- Import CAGR: +43.1%
- Trade openness: 0.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 670300 | Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked: wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the like | $168.9M | +27.0% | 1 | 10000 |
| 2 | HS 290511 | Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | $89.3M | +29.5% | 2 | 9922 |
| 3 | HS 261690 | Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) | $75.6M | +18.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 4 | HS 150790 | Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $89.0M | +7.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 5 | HS 391810 | Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles | $42.3M | +12.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 6 | HS 800110 | Tin: unwrought, not alloyed | $28.9M | +21.9% | 2 | 10000 |
| 7 | HS 540769 | Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments | $34.4M | +12.9% | 1 | 10000 |
| 8 | HS 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $29.6M | +9.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 9 | HS 600632 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $29.0M | +8.1% | 1 | 10000 |
| 10 | HS 940350 | Furniture: wooden, for bedroom use | $20.6M | +17.2% | 1 | 10000 |
| 11 | HS 290124 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene | $15.0M | +63.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 12 | HS 630533 | Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile materials, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like, not flexible intermediate bulk containers | $16.2M | +21.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 13 | HS 391620 | Vinyl chloride polymers: monofilament, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked | $14.5M | +31.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 14 | HS 292242 | Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereof | $20.8M | +7.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 15 | HS 920110 | Musical instruments: pianos, upright, including automatic pianos | $16.2M | +16.8% | 1 | 10000 |
| 16 | HS 030367 | Fish: frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $15.9M | +17.1% | 1 | 10000 |
| 17 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $22.0M | +4.5% | 1 | 10000 |
| 18 | HS 690722 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $14.7M | +19.0% | 1 | 10000 |
| 19 | HS 283620 | Carbonates: disodium carbonate | $17.7M | +9.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 20 | HS 080521 | Fruit, edible: mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), fresh or dried | $17.7M | +9.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 21 | HS 690721 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5% | $16.4M | +11.8% | 1 | 10000 |
| 22 | HS 160100 | Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood, and food preparations based on these products | $15.5M | +13.9% | 1 | 10000 |
| 23 | HS 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $17.4M | +7.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 24 | HS 611030 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $15.2M | +12.0% | 2 | 10000 |
| 25 | HS 940370 | Furniture: plastic | $10.7M | +33.2% | 1 | 10000 |
| 26 | HS 090421 | Spices: fruits of the genus Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, neither crushed nor ground | $10.6M | +25.1% | 2 | 9989 |
| 27 | HS 392590 | Plastics: builders' ware, n.e.s. or included in heading no. 3925 | $12.3M | +17.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 28 | HS 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.s. in chapter 39 | $16.0M | +7.3% | 1 | 10000 |
| 29 | HS 030349 | Fish: tuna, frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.4 (excluding fillets, livers, roes and other fish meat of heading no. 0304) | $9.5M | +38.5% | 1 | 10000 |
| 30 | HS 441233 | Plywood: with sheets of wood only: not bamboo: each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut | $12.1M | +13.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 31 | HS 650500 | Hats and other headgear: knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed: hair-nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed | $10.2M | +19.7% | 2 | 9999 |
| 32 | HS 080810 | Fruit, edible: apples, fresh | $11.8M | +12.9% | 1 | 10000 |
| 33 | HS 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $12.9M | +9.2% | 1 | 10000 |
| 34 | HS 050510 | Animal products: feathers and down used for stuffing, not further worked than cleaned, disinfected or treated for preservation | $13.5M | +9.0% | 1 | 10000 |
| 35 | HS 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $11.9M | +9.0% | 1 | 10000 |
| 36 | HS 550320 | Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | $15.0M | +0.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 37 | 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 | $11.6M | +11.1% | 7 | 9345 |
| 38 | HS 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $11.8M | +9.8% | 1 | 10000 |
| 39 | HS 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $14.1M | +2.4% | 1 | 10000 |
| 40 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $11.6M | +8.7% | 1 | 10000 |
| 41 | HS 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $11.0M | +10.5% | 1 | 10000 |
| 42 | HS 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $18.1M | -6.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 43 | HS 392010 | Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | $13.6M | +2.6% | 1 | 10000 |
| 44 | HS 911490 | Clock or watch parts: n.e.s. in heading no. 9114 | $7.5M | +29.4% | 1 | 10000 |
| 45 | HS 690723 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 10% | $9.3M | +16.0% | 1 | 10000 |
| 46 | HS 611595 | Hosiery and footwear: without applied soles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excluding graduated compression hosiery, panty hose, tights, full or knee-length hosiery measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex) | $8.0M | +19.4% | 1 | 10000 |
| 47 | HS 310230 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution | $7.0M | +28.8% | 1 | 10000 |
| 48 | HS 600192 | Fabrics: pile fabrics (excluding long pile and loop pile), of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $9.1M | +12.2% | 1 | 10000 |
| 49 | HS 590310 | Textile fabrics: impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with poly(vinyl chloride) | $7.7M | +18.1% | 1 | 10000 |
| 50 | HS 590320 | Textile fabrics: impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with polyurethane | $8.7M | +12.6% | 1 | 10000 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## 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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