Trade lane
What South Korea buys from Brazil.
South Korea imported USD 1.3bn of manufactured and processed goods from Brazil in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022. That is under 1 per cent of everything South Korea imported in these lines, and Brazil is its number 23 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Brazil dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
USD 1.3bnfrom Brazil in 2024 (USD 1.1bn in 2022)
under 1 per centof South Korea's imports in these lines, USD 370bn from every source
63product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#23Brazil's rank among South Korea's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what South Korea paid Brazil for it at the border, Brazil's share of everything South Korea imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 94 per cent of the lane.
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Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higherHS 220710
Share of South Korea's imports94 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 509m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,202 a tonne, 124,299 tonnesUSD 398min 2024 -
2
Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous woodHS 470329
Share of South Korea's imports28 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 174m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 518 a tonne, 379,390 tonnesUSD 197min 2024 -
3
Machinery: for filtering or purifying waterHS 842121
Share of South Korea's imports42 per cent, 59 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 148,268 a tonne, 881 tonnesUSD 131min 2024 -
4
Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 73 source countriesChangefrom USD 80k in 2022Unit valueUSD 185,138 a tonne, 393 tonnesUSD 73min 2024 -
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Furnaces: furnace burners, for pulverized solid fuel or gas, including combination burnersHS 841620
Share of South Korea's imports47 per cent, 29 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 19,311 a tonne, 2,453 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950
Share of South Korea's imports12 per cent, 51 source countriesChangefrom USD 33k in 2022Unit valueUSD 115,110 a tonne, 376 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139
Share of South Korea's imports9 per cent, 64 source countriesChangefrom USD 115k in 2022Unit valueUSD 148,746 a tonne, 272 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isopreneHS 290124
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,247 a tonne, 27,159 tonnesUSD 34min 2024 -
9
Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square)...HS 720712
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 6 source countriesChangedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 103m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 583 a tonne, 53,876 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210111
Share of South Korea's imports26 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,961 a tonne, 2,972 tonnesUSD 27min 2024 -
11
Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 54 source countriesChangefrom USD 1k in 2022Unit valueUSD 2,816 a tonne, 4,709 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than...HS 410712
Share of South Korea's imports27 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 50,234 a tonne, 235 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Dryers: for products n.e.c. in heading no. 8419, not used for domestic purposesHS 841939
Share of South Korea's imports17 per cent, 32 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 100,067 a tonne, 114 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 267 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 84,518 a tonne, 129 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
15
Vanadium oxides and hydroxidesHS 282530
Share of South Korea's imports20 per cent, 16 source countriesChangedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,968 a tonne, 1,033 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Silicon: containing by weight less than 99.99% of siliconHS 280469
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 22 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,221 a tonne, 3,977 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
17
Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous woodHS 470321
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 13 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 740 a tonne, 10,562 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Furnaces and ovens: parts of non-electric furnaces and ovens (including incinerators), of industrial or laboratory useHS 841790
Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 34 source countriesChangefrom USD 140k in 2022Unit valueUSD 94,488 a tonne, 79 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than leather...HS 410792
Share of South Korea's imports25 per cent, 28 source countriesChangedown 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
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Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951
Share of South Korea's imports9 per cent, 11 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 11,312 a tonne, 453 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 480411
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 527 a tonne, 8,641 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
22
Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives: salts thereof, other than meprobamate (INN), fluoroacetamide (ISO), monocrotophos (ISO) or...HS 292419
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 146 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4min 2024 -
23
Antibiotics: n.e.c. in heading no. 2941HS 294190
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 982,656 a tonne, 3.7 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
24
Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 109 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 3min 2024 -
25
Electric motors: AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 750W but not exceeding 75kWHS 850152
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 53 source countriesChangeup 398 per cent on 2022 (USD 613k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,667 a tonne, 458 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 3min 2024 -
27
Juice: orange, frozen, unfermented, (not containing added spirit), whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200911
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,398 a tonne, 854 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
28
Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 100 source countriesChangefrom USD 1k in 2022Unit valueUSD 102,038 a tonne, 28 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
29
Kraft paper and paperboard: sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803HS 480421
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 626 a tonne, 4,412 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
30
Wood: tropical (including unassembled strips and friezes for parquet flooring), continuously shaped along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or...HS 440922
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 13 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,723 a tonne, 970 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
31
Minerals: mixtures and articles of heat-insulating, sound-insulating or sound-absorbing mineral materials, other than those of heading no. 6811 or 6812 or of chapter 69HS 680690
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 28 source countriesChangefrom USD 326k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,521 a tonne, 537 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
32
Electric motors: of an output not exceeding 37.5WHS 850110
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 86 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 83,703 a tonne, 29 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
33
Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4016, of non-cellular rubberHS 401699
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 79 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 67,120 a tonne, 36 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
34
Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 61 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 79,560 a tonne, 27 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
35
Wood: sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, n.e.c. in heading no. 4407HS 440799
Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 237 a tonne, 9,157 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
36
Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 51 source countriesChangefrom USD 326k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 2min 2024 -
37
Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipmentHS 841430
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,651 a tonne, 453 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
38
Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plasticsHS 640299
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 80 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 29,225 a tonne, 67 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
39
Dextrins and other modified starchesHS 350510
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 33 source countriesChangefrom USD 88k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 2min 2024 -
40
Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 71 source countriesChangefrom USD 293k in 2022Unit valueUSD 139,707 a tonne, 14 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
41
Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 842k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,618 a tonne, 283 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
42
Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7227HS 722790
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 122 per cent on 2022 (USD 840k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 814 a tonne, 2,288 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
43
Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: monoalkylethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol n.e.c. in heading no....HS 290944
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 17 source countriesChangefrom USD 143k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,252 a tonne, 1,466 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
44
Protein: concentrates and textured protein substancesHS 210610
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 53 source countriesChangefrom USD 273k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 2min 2024 -
45
Iodides and iodide oxidesHS 282760
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 54,679 a tonne, 31 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
46
Lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically definedHS 292320
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 2min 2024 -
47
Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 172 per cent on 2022 (USD 586k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,351 a tonne, 1,178 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
48
Lustres: liquid lustres and similar preparationsHS 320730
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 775,434 a tonne, 2.0 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
49
Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoaHS 210500
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 28 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 4,809 a tonne, 315 tonnesUSD 2min 2024 -
50
Meters: gas, supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereofHS 902810
Share of South Korea's imports12 per cent, 28 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 69,550 a tonne, 21 tonnesUSD 1min 2024
Fastest growing
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than...HS 410712USD 12m in 2024, up 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Brazil supplies 27 per cent of the line.
- Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210111USD 27m in 2024, up 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Brazil supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isopreneHS 290124USD 34m in 2024, up 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Brazil supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous woodHS 470329USD 197m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 174m in 2022). Brazil supplies 28 per cent of the line.
Where Brazil dominates
Lines where Brazil supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Brazil ships at least 60 per cent of what South Korea imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higherHS 22071094 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 398m; 24 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Brazil's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to South Korea at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higherHS 220710Brazil: USD 398m at USD 3,202 a tonne. United States: USD 15m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 1,004 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,083 a tonne.
- Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous woodHS 470329Brazil: USD 197m at USD 518 a tonne. Japan: USD 11m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 397 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 648 a tonne.
- Machinery: for filtering or purifying waterHS 842121Brazil: USD 131m at USD 148,268 a tonne. China: USD 65m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 20,858 a tonne, 86 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 44,106 a tonne.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989Brazil: USD 73m at USD 185,138 a tonne. China: USD 327m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 12,964 a tonne, 93 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 42,030 a tonne.
- Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950Brazil: USD 43m at USD 115,110 a tonne. China: USD 88m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 14,812 a tonne, 87 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 41,625 a tonne.
- Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139Brazil: USD 40m at USD 148,746 a tonne. China: USD 112m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 17,120 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 45,170 a tonne.
- Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890Brazil: USD 13m at USD 2,816 a tonne. China: USD 1.8bn (93 per cent of the line) at USD 1,784 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,043 a tonne.
- Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, other than...HS 410712Brazil: USD 12m at USD 50,234 a tonne. Italy: USD 26m (60 per cent of the line) at USD 15,580 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 44,034 a tonne.
- Dryers: for products n.e.c. in heading no. 8419, not used for domestic purposesHS 841939Brazil: USD 11m at USD 100,067 a tonne. China: USD 24m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 11,663 a tonne, 88 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 42,116 a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Brazil: USD 11m at USD 84,518 a tonne. Ireland: USD 434m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 61,571 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 70,647 a tonne.
- Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous woodHS 470321Brazil: USD 8m at USD 740 a tonne. Chile: USD 28m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 544 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 740 a tonne.
- Furnaces and ovens: parts of non-electric furnaces and ovens (including incinerators), of industrial or laboratory useHS 841790Brazil: USD 7m at USD 94,488 a tonne. Germany: USD 8m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 26,426 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 50,522 a tonne.
- Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951Brazil: USD 5m at USD 11,312 a tonne. Sweden: USD 16m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 7,364 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,844 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What South Korea buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What this record says
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to South Korea with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Brazil's part of everything South Korea imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
What it does not say
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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