What South Korea buys from France.
South Korea imported USD 5.9bn of manufactured and processed goods from France in 2024, down 7 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything South Korea imported in these lines, and France is its number 10 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where France 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.
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what South Korea paid France for it at the border, France'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 58 per cent of the lane.
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Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather or of composition leatherHS 420221
Share of South Korea's imports33 per cent, 94 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 371m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 348min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 314m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15.2m a tonne, 20 tonnesUSD 300min 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 imports7 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 267m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 40,731 a tonne, 6,519 tonnesUSD 266min 2024 -
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Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499
Share of South Korea's imports29 per cent, 125 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 229m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 40,154 a tonne, 5,441 tonnesUSD 218min 2024 -
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Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420222
Share of South Korea's imports26 per cent, 91 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 129m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 151min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480
Share of South Korea's imports19 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 64,103 a tonne, 2,259 tonnesUSD 145min 2024 -
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Perfumes and toilet watersHS 330300
Share of South Korea's imports54 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 156m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 88,534 a tonne, 1,547 tonnesUSD 137min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, diodes other than light emitting diodes and photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made...HS 854149
Share of South Korea's imports45 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 138m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 125min 2024 -
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Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), cold-rolledHS 722692
Share of South Korea's imports92 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 239 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,331 a tonne, 7,137 tonnesUSD 124min 2024 -
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Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or lessHS 220421
Share of South Korea's imports30 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 133m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,605 a tonne, 6,229 tonnesUSD 103min 2024 -
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Wine: sparklingHS 220410
Share of South Korea's imports78 per cent, 46 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 32,900 a tonne, 2,183 tonnesUSD 72min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 83m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 93,204 a tonne, 765 tonnesUSD 71min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 90 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 61,614 a tonne, 1,153 tonnesUSD 71min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 11 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 6.2m a tonne, 11 tonnesUSD 71min 2024 -
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Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241
Share of South Korea's imports14 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 509,797 a tonne, 127 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
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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...HS 300215
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 52 source countriesChangefrom USD 8m in 2022Unit valueUSD 2.2m a tonne, 28 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300431
Share of South Korea's imports45 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 480 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 176,743 a tonne, 311 tonnesUSD 55min 2024 -
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Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950
Share of South Korea's imports14 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 75,315 a tonne, 706 tonnesUSD 53min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,019 a tonne, 2,836 tonnesUSD 51min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 61 source countriesChangedown 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 256m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,240 a tonne, 2,226 tonnesUSD 50min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 75m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 46 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating foodHS 841989
Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 77,253 a tonne, 602 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 46min 2024 -
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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 imports2 per cent, 100 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 98,298 a tonne, 429 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Cases and containers: of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420232
Share of South Korea's imports22 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 41min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 100 source countriesChangedown 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 126m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.9m a tonne, 8.2 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423
Share of South Korea's imports9 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,829 a tonne, 2,733 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Cases and containers: of a kind normally carried in the pocket or in the handbag, with outer surface of leather or of composition leatherHS 420231
Share of South Korea's imports19 per cent, 80 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 35min 2024 -
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Cosmetic and toilet preparations: lip make-upHS 330410
Share of South Korea's imports39 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 72,406 a tonne, 452 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronicsHS 381800
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 42 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 32min 2024 -
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Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoaHS 210500
Share of South Korea's imports46 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,797 a tonne, 4,066 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420292
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 99 source countriesChangeup 128 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 31min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3.9m a tonne, 7.8 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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Navigational instruments and appliances: for aeronautical or space navigation (excluding compasses)HS 901420
Share of South Korea's imports31 per cent, 34 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7.1m a tonne, 4.1 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 172,653 a tonne, 164 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Pharmaceutical goods: opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patientHS 300630
Share of South Korea's imports20 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 151,368 a tonne, 163 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 123 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,393 a tonne, 730 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed...HS 848340
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 24min 2024 -
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Halogenated olefin polymers: fluoro-polymers (other than polytetrafluoroethylene), in primary formsHS 390469
Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 23 source countriesChangedown 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,975 a tonne, 1,149 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121
Share of South Korea's imports14 per cent, 12 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,094 a tonne, 1,725 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 38 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 268,131 a tonne, 83 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Gases, rare: other than argonHS 280429
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 22min 2024 -
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Aluminium: table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof: pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the likeHS 761510
Share of South Korea's imports18 per cent, 48 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,629 a tonne, 1,726 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 119 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,764 a tonne, 3,066 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Electrical capacitors: fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 8532HS 853229
Share of South Korea's imports16 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 231 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 20min 2024 -
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Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectorsHS 852990
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 782,901 a tonne, 26 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 76 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,751 a tonne, 2,521 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 37 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valueUSD 249,916 a tonne, 77 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 125 source countriesChangedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,141 a tonne, 1,536 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 80 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 100,635 a tonne, 180 tonnesUSD 18min 2024
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.
- 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...HS 300215USD 62m in 2024, from USD 8m in 2022. France supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300431USD 55m in 2024, up 480 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). France supplies 45 per cent of the line.
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), cold-rolledHS 722692USD 124m in 2024, up 239 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022). France supplies 92 per cent of the line.
- Electrical capacitors: fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 8532HS 853229USD 20m in 2024, up 231 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). France supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Signalling apparatus: parts of safety, traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, airfields, parking facilities, port instalments...HS 853090USD 14m in 2024, up 167 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). France supplies 37 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890USD 16m in 2024, up 143 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). France supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materialsHS 420292USD 31m in 2024, up 128 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). France supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: syringes, with or without needlesHS 901831USD 16m in 2024, up 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). France supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290USD 16m in 2024, up 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). France supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612USD 51m in 2024, up 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022). France supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoaHS 210500USD 32m in 2024, up 87 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). France supplies 46 per cent of the line.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239USD 46m in 2024, up 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). France supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480USD 145m in 2024, up 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022). France supplies 19 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750USD 13m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). France supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950USD 53m in 2024, up 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022). France supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Clothing accessories: belts and bandoliers, of leather or of composition leatherHS 420330USD 10m in 2024, up 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). France supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating foodHS 841989USD 47m in 2024, up 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022). France supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Valves: for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissionsHS 848120USD 12m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). France supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Jackets and blazers: women's or girls', of wool or fine animal hair (not knitted or crocheted)HS 620431USD 10m in 2024, up 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). France supplies 17 per cent of the line.
- Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tilesHS 391810USD 8m in 2024, up 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). France supplies 13 per cent of the line.
Lines where France supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where France 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.
- Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, (excluding silicon-electrical or high speed steel), cold-rolledHS 72269292 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 124m; 9 source countries in all.
- Wine: sparklingHS 22041078 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 72m; 46 source countries in all.
- Turbo-propellers: of a power not exceeding 1100kWHS 84112186 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 13m; 6 source countries in all.
- Ensembles: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6204.2 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 62042974 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 8m; 23 source countries in all.
- Haymaking machineryHS 84333062 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 2m; 12 source countries in all.
- Ensembles: men's or boys', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6203.2 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 62032961 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 2m; 29 source countries in all.
- Balloons and dirigibles: gliders, hang gliders and other non-powered aircraft.HS 88010066 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 1m; 17 source countries in all.
- Machinery, auxiliary: dobbies and jacquards, card reducing, copying, punching or assembling machines for use therewithHS 84481162 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 1m; 5 source countries in all.
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where France'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.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231France: USD 300m at USD 15.2m a tonne. Taiwan: USD 15bn (62 per cent of the line) at USD 11.6m a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6.3m 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 300490France: USD 266m at USD 40,731 a tonne. Italy: USD 241m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 25,567 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 70,647 a tonne.
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499France: USD 218m at USD 40,154 a tonne. China: USD 36m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 20,411 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 29,183 a tonne.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480France: USD 145m at USD 64,103 a tonne. China: USD 213m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 12,518 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,115 a tonne.
- Perfumes and toilet watersHS 330300France: USD 137m at USD 88,534 a tonne. Spain: USD 18m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 32,579 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 65,852 a tonne.
- Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or lessHS 220421France: USD 103m at USD 16,605 a tonne. Italy: USD 48m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 8,398 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,317 a tonne.
- Wine: sparklingHS 220410France: USD 72m at USD 32,900 a tonne. Italy: USD 8m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 4,284 a tonne, 87 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,301 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440France: USD 71m at USD 93,204 a tonne. China: USD 1.1bn (48 per cent of the line) at USD 41,406 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 93,204 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180France: USD 71m at USD 61,614 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 100m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 24,568 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 62,100 a tonne.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112France: USD 71m at USD 6.2m a tonne. United States: USD 753m (37 per cent of the line) at USD 1.8m a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- 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...HS 300215France: USD 62m at USD 2.2m a tonne. China: USD 15m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 1.4m a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300431France: USD 55m at USD 176,743 a tonne. Italy: USD 9m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 136,451 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 192,809 a tonne.
- Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950France: USD 53m at USD 75,315 a tonne. China: USD 88m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 14,812 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 41,625 a tonne.
- Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612France: USD 51m at USD 18,019 a tonne. China: USD 763m (65 per cent of the line) at USD 3,556 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,980 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840France: USD 50m at USD 22,240 a tonne. China: USD 450m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 12,955 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 21,523 a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730France: USD 47m at USD 1.0m a tonne. United States: USD 558m (73 per cent of the line) at USD 599,734 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m a tonne.
- Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating foodHS 841989France: USD 47m at USD 77,253 a tonne. China: USD 154m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 12,297 a tonne, 84 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 61,419 a tonne.
- 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 853710France: USD 42m at USD 98,298 a tonne. China: USD 485m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 45,475 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 121,660 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330France: USD 40m at USD 4.9m a tonne. Vietnam: USD 2.8bn (47 per cent of the line) at USD 2.5m a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 996,646 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423France: USD 35m at USD 12,829 a tonne. Germany: USD 20m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 9,638 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,004 a tonne.
What South Korea buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
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 France'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.
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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