Trade lane

What South Korea buys from Malaysia.

South Korea imported USD 7.3bn of manufactured and processed goods from Malaysia in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything South Korea imported in these lines, and Malaysia is its number 8 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Malaysia 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 7.3bnfrom Malaysia in 2024 (USD 7.0bn in 2022)
2 per centof South Korea's imports in these lines, USD 370bn from every source
326product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#8Malaysia'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 Malaysia for it at the border, Malaysia'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 81 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    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 imports5 per cent, 68 source countries
    Changedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6.0m a tonne, 183 tonnes
    USD 1.1bnin 2024
  2. 2

    Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620

    Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 207 per cent on 2022 (USD 295m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 764,653 a tonne, 1,183 tonnes
    USD 905min 2024
  3. 3

    Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239

    Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 95 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 815m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.5m a tonne, 297 tonnes
    USD 729min 2024
  4. 4

    Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150

    Share of South Korea's imports20 per cent, 69 source countries
    Changefrom USD 8m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 285,819 a tonne, 1,710 tonnes
    USD 489min 2024
  5. 5

    Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)HS 903082

    Share of South Korea's imports34 per cent, 33 source countries
    Changeup 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 215m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 681,457 a tonne, 600 tonnes
    USD 409min 2024
  6. 6

    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 imports4 per cent, 100 source countries
    Changeup 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 114m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 169 tonnes
    USD 251min 2024
  7. 7

    Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090

    Share of South Korea's imports21 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 99 tonnes
    USD 172min 2024
  8. 8

    Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129

    Share of South Korea's imports21 per cent, 48 source countries
    Changeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 129m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 814,874 a tonne, 186 tonnes
    USD 152min 2024
  9. 9

    Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)HS 382319

    Share of South Korea's imports40 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 129m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 853 a tonne, 161,268 tonnes
    USD 138min 2024
  10. 10

    Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690

    Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 63 source countries
    Changedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 120m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 603,667 a tonne, 195 tonnes
    USD 118min 2024
  11. 11

    Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370

    Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 92 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 594,648 a tonne, 164 tonnes
    USD 97min 2024
  12. 12

    Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141

    Share of South Korea's imports12 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changeup 438 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 69 tonnes
    USD 79min 2024
  13. 13

    Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined...HS 392010

    Share of South Korea's imports31 per cent, 53 source countries
    Changedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 89m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,440 a tonne, 49,907 tonnes
    USD 72min 2024
  14. 14

    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...HS 190590

    Share of South Korea's imports17 per cent, 102 source countries
    Changeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,287 a tonne, 12,049 tonnes
    USD 64min 2024
  15. 15

    Copper: foil, not backed, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copperHS 741011

    Share of South Korea's imports16 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 99m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 15,108 a tonne, 4,041 tonnes
    USD 61min 2024
  16. 16

    Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762

    Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 92 source countries
    Changedown 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 159m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 468,665 a tonne, 129 tonnes
    USD 61min 2024
  17. 17

    Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic...HS 848640

    Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 265,052 a tonne, 204 tonnes
    USD 54min 2024
  18. 18

    Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayerHS 853224

    Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 58 source countries
    Changedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 187,748 a tonne, 240 tonnes
    USD 45min 2024
  19. 19

    Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, mittens and mitts other than surgical glovesHS 401519

    Share of South Korea's imports34 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 45min 2024
  20. 20

    Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely...HS 700529

    Share of South Korea's imports56 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changedown 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 143m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 230 a tonne, 194,035 tonnes
    USD 45min 2024
  21. 21

    Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351

    Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 62 source countries
    Changeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 28 tonnes
    USD 43min 2024
  22. 22

    Instruments and apparatus: specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)HS 903040

    Share of South Korea's imports29 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.6m a tonne, 16 tonnes
    USD 40min 2024
  23. 23

    Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves)HS 851660

    Share of South Korea's imports14 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,808 a tonne, 6,841 tonnes
    USD 40min 2024
  24. 24

    Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking pressureHS 902620

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 69 source countries
    Changedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 371,254 a tonne, 99 tonnes
    USD 37min 2024
  25. 25

    Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 88 source countries
    Changedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 33 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  26. 26

    Alcohols: saturated monohydric, butanols excluding item no. 2905.13HS 290514

    Share of South Korea's imports43 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 782 a tonne, 44,328 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  27. 27

    Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic, other than hair dryersHS 851632

    Share of South Korea's imports32 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changedown 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 31,601 a tonne, 1,059 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  28. 28

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 119 source countries
    Changedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,108 a tonne, 10,168 tonnes
    USD 32min 2024
  29. 29

    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 imports2 per cent, 90 source countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 95,811 a tonne, 323 tonnes
    USD 31min 2024
  30. 30

    Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989

    Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 73 source countries
    Changedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 154,176 a tonne, 196 tonnes
    USD 30min 2024
  31. 31

    Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to...HS 844331

    Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 32 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 15,035 a tonne, 2,001 tonnes
    USD 30min 2024
  32. 32

    Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isopreneHS 290124

    Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changeup 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,386 a tonne, 21,377 tonnes
    USD 30min 2024
  33. 33

    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 imports7 per cent, 64 source countries
    Changedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 44,089 a tonne, 667 tonnes
    USD 29min 2024
  34. 34

    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 countries
    Changeup 106 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 153,853 a tonne, 186 tonnes
    USD 29min 2024
  35. 35

    Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20LHS 850811

    Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 19,746 a tonne, 1,394 tonnes
    USD 28min 2024
  36. 36

    Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices n.e.c. in heading no. 8541HS 854159

    Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 21.6m a tonne, 1.3 tonnes
    USD 27min 2024
  37. 37

    Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical woodHS 441231

    Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,951 a tonne, 8,112 tonnes
    USD 24min 2024
  38. 38

    Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399

    Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 68 source countries
    Changedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 68,847 a tonne, 345 tonnes
    USD 24min 2024
  39. 39

    Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiersHS 854233

    Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 43 source countries
    Changedown 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 138m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.4m a tonne, 17 tonnes
    USD 23min 2024
  40. 40

    Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionHS 310210

    Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 33 source countries
    Changedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 432 a tonne, 53,975 tonnes
    USD 23min 2024
  41. 41

    Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 76 source countries
    Changedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,505 a tonne, 15,186 tonnes
    USD 23min 2024
  42. 42

    Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposesHS 401512

    Share of South Korea's imports50 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,100 a tonne, 3,201 tonnes
    USD 23min 2024
  43. 43

    Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakersHS 851830

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 204,958 a tonne, 106 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  44. 44

    Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829

    Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 79 source countries
    Changeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 22min 2024
  45. 45

    Industrial fatty alcoholsHS 382370

    Share of South Korea's imports23 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,383 a tonne, 15,544 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  46. 46

    Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining: oleic acidHS 382312

    Share of South Korea's imports47 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,235 a tonne, 17,071 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  47. 47

    Glass fibres: (including glass wool), chopped strands, of a length of not more than 50mmHS 701911

    Share of South Korea's imports27 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 931 a tonne, 21,099 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  48. 48

    Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in...HS 291590

    Share of South Korea's imports17 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,502 a tonne, 13,080 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  49. 49

    Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851650

    Share of South Korea's imports16 per cent, 24 source countries
    Changedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,158 a tonne, 3,021 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  50. 50

    Photographic film: in rolls, (other than for colour photography), sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width exceeding 610mm and of a length exceeding...HS 370242

    Share of South Korea's imports36 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,700 a tonne, 1,463 tonnes
    USD 19min 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.

  1. Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150USD 489m in 2024, from USD 8m in 2022. Malaysia supplies 20 per cent of the line.
  2. Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141USD 79m in 2024, up 438 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 12 per cent of the line.
  3. Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620USD 905m in 2024, up 207 per cent on 2022 (USD 295m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  4. Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210USD 15m in 2024, up 176 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  5. Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330USD 251m in 2024, up 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 114m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  6. 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 853710USD 29m in 2024, up 106 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  7. Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)HS 903082USD 409m in 2024, up 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 215m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 34 per cent of the line.
  8. Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves)HS 851660USD 40m in 2024, up 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 14 per cent of the line.
  9. Cocoa: powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 180500USD 11m in 2024, up 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 22 per cent of the line.
  10. Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690USD 16m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  11. Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isopreneHS 290124USD 30m in 2024, up 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  12. Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933USD 12m in 2024, up 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  13. Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442USD 12m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  14. Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 3917.30HS 391739USD 12m in 2024, up 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 20 per cent of the line.
  15. Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090USD 172m in 2024, up 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 21 per cent of the line.
  16. Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices n.e.c. in heading no. 8541HS 854159USD 27m in 2024, up 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 13 per cent of the line.
  17. Microphones and stands thereforHS 851810USD 9m in 2024, up 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 10 per cent of the line.
  18. Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829USD 22m in 2024, up 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  19. Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20LHS 850811USD 28m in 2024, up 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  20. Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351USD 43m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
Where Malaysia dominates

Lines where Malaysia supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Malaysia 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.

  1. Slaked lime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825HS 25222067 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 1m; 10 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 Malaysia'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.

  1. Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231Malaysia: USD 1.1bn at USD 6.0m a tonne. China: USD 1.9bn (8 per cent of the line) at USD 2.1m a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6.3m a tonne.
  2. Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620Malaysia: USD 905m at USD 764,653 a tonne. Japan: USD 2.7bn (23 per cent of the line) at USD 238,536 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 513,274 a tonne.
  3. Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Malaysia: USD 729m at USD 2.5m a tonne. China: USD 1.4bn (15 per cent of the line) at USD 1.1m a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3.3m a tonne.
  4. Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150Malaysia: USD 489m at USD 285,819 a tonne. China: USD 885m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 198,922 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 495,097 a tonne.
  5. Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits)HS 903082Malaysia: USD 409m at USD 681,457 a tonne. China: USD 28m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 155,020 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 708,946 a tonne.
  6. Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330Malaysia: USD 251m at USD 1.5m a tonne. Taiwan: USD 211m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 202,326 a tonne, 86 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 996,646 a tonne.
  7. Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090Malaysia: USD 172m at USD 1.7m a tonne. Japan: USD 142m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 1.3m a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 904,507 a tonne.
  8. Electrical apparatus: transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreHS 854129Malaysia: USD 152m at USD 814,874 a tonne. China: USD 309m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 379,046 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 633,098 a tonne.
  9. Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690Malaysia: USD 118m at USD 603,667 a tonne. United States: USD 1.4bn (35 per cent of the line) at USD 391,961 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 554,462 a tonne.
  10. Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370Malaysia: USD 97m at USD 594,648 a tonne. Germany: USD 46m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 285,180 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 367,512 a tonne.
  11. Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141Malaysia: USD 79m at USD 1.1m a tonne. China: USD 231m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 273,423 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.1m a tonne.
  12. 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...HS 190590Malaysia: USD 64m at USD 5,287 a tonne. China: USD 89m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 3,158 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,523 a tonne.
  13. Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Malaysia: USD 61m at USD 468,665 a tonne. China: USD 1.0bn (43 per cent of the line) at USD 129,532 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 410,550 a tonne.
  14. Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture or repair of masks and reticles, assembling semiconductor devices or electronic...HS 848640Malaysia: USD 54m at USD 265,052 a tonne. Japan: USD 393m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 138,990 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 290,241 a tonne.
  15. Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayerHS 853224Malaysia: USD 45m at USD 187,748 a tonne. Philippines: USD 45m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 138,067 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 289,875 a tonne.
  16. Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351Malaysia: USD 43m at USD 1.5m a tonne. China: USD 436m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 493,663 a tonne, 68 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.8m a tonne.
  17. Instruments and apparatus: specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)HS 903040Malaysia: USD 40m at USD 2.6m a tonne. Japan: USD 14m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 1.3m a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.2m a tonne.
  18. Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking pressureHS 902620Malaysia: USD 37m at USD 371,254 a tonne. China: USD 181m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 88,236 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 230,587 a tonne.
  19. Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779Malaysia: USD 35m at USD 1.1m a tonne. Vietnam: USD 2.2bn (77 per cent of the line) at USD 418,890 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 564,656 a tonne.
  20. Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic, other than hair dryersHS 851632Malaysia: USD 33m at USD 31,601 a tonne. China: USD 38m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 25,009 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 37,000 a tonne.
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 Malaysia'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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