# Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea Agriculture and food Export Opportunities (HS 01-24)

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Explore Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea HS 01-24 agriculture and food export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea (PRK)
- Sector: Agriculture and food
- HS chapters: HS 01-24
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $30.9M
- Products: 21
- Buyer markets: 13
- Average CAGR: -0.2%
- Global sector size: $85.0B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $47.8B | $5.5K | $62.4B | -6.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210690 - Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $14.7B | $148.7K | $5.9B | -14.6% | 8 | +0.0% |
| HS 030617 - Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $4.5B | $4.6K | $4.2B | +10.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030633 - Crustaceans: live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not | $1.7B | $4.6M | $2.0B | +20.8% | 1 | +1.1% |
| HS 190590 - Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $5.5B | $4.4K | $1.7B | -11.6% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 081190 - Fruit, edible: fruit and nuts n.e.s. in heading no. 0811, uncooked or cooked, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $849.7M | $16.5K | $1.2B | -10.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 081090 - Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $1.1B | $190.7K | $1.1B | +19.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $1.8B | $3.1K | $890.0M | -5.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 041000 - Animal products: edible, n.e.s. in this or other chapters | $597.5M | $409.5 | $741.8M | -12.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 121490 - Forage products including swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, sainfoin, clover, forage kale, lupines, vetches etc., pelletised or otherwise | $457.5M | $432.5 | $667.6M | -9.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $501.9M | $217.1K | $665.2M | -2.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 140490 - Vegetable products: n.e.s. in chapter 14 | $613.2M | $117.5K | $612.4M | +3.2% | 1 | +0.4% |
| HS 030752 - Molluscs: octopus (Octopus spp.), frozen | $687.3M | $21.5 | $579.8M | -40.9% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 240220 - Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $662.4M | $20.8M | $578.0M | +7.5% | 1 | +34.8% |
| HS 200819 - Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $798.5M | $3.8M | $553.6M | +32.3% | 1 | +0.5% |
| HS 081040 - Fruit, edible: cranberries, bilberries and other fruits of the genus vaccinium, fresh | $310.1M | $377.5K | $543.9M | +66.8% | 1 | +0.4% |
| HS 071080 - Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, n.e.c. in chapter 7 | $559.3M | $52.7K | $503.6M | -6.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 030363 - Fish: frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $584.3M | $179.8K | $470.4M | -19.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 210390 - Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $380.7M | $9.0K | $451.2M | +25.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 200989 - Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $406.2M | $339.3K | $428.4M | +41.4% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $453.8M | $36.8K | $416.6M | +32.2% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- China (CHN): $77.5B calculated opportunity across 14 products.
- Mexico (MEX): $1.5B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Germany (DEU): $1.3B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Austria (AUT): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Japan (JPN): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG): $651.6M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Spain (ESP): $579.8M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Afghanistan (AFG): $578.0M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- France (FRA): $563.1M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Australia (AUS): $558.6M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Thailand (THA): $460.6M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Former Arab Republic of Yemen (YEM): $416.6M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 081040: +66.8% average CAGR, $543.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 200989: +41.4% average CAGR, $428.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 200819: +32.3% average CAGR, $553.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 100630: +32.2% average CAGR, $416.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 210390: +25.8% average CAGR, $451.2M calculated opportunity.
- HS 030633: +20.8% average CAGR, $2.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 081090: +19.1% average CAGR, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 030617: +10.2% average CAGR, $4.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 240220: +7.5% average CAGR, $578.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 140490: +3.2% average CAGR, $612.4M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 210690: 8 buyer markets, $5.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 190590: 3 buyer markets, $1.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 120190: 1 buyer markets, $62.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 030617: 1 buyer markets, $4.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 030633: 1 buyer markets, $2.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 081190: 1 buyer markets, $1.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 081090: 1 buyer markets, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 120740: 1 buyer markets, $890.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 041000: 1 buyer markets, $741.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 121490: 1 buyer markets, $667.6M calculated opportunity.

## Method

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## 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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