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.
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.
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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 imports5 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6.0m a tonne, 183 tonnesUSD 1.1bnin 2024 -
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 countriesChangeup 207 per cent on 2022 (USD 295m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 764,653 a tonne, 1,183 tonnesUSD 905min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 815m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.5m a tonne, 297 tonnesUSD 729min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangefrom USD 8m in 2022Unit valueUSD 285,819 a tonne, 1,710 tonnesUSD 489min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 215m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 681,457 a tonne, 600 tonnesUSD 409min 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 imports4 per cent, 100 source countriesChangeup 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 114m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 169 tonnesUSD 251min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 118m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 99 tonnesUSD 172min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 129m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 814,874 a tonne, 186 tonnesUSD 152min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 129m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 853 a tonne, 161,268 tonnesUSD 138min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 120m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 603,667 a tonne, 195 tonnesUSD 118min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 594,648 a tonne, 164 tonnesUSD 97min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)HS 854141
Share of South Korea's imports12 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 438 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 69 tonnesUSD 79min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 89m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,440 a tonne, 49,907 tonnesUSD 72min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,287 a tonne, 12,049 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 99m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,108 a tonne, 4,041 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 159m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 468,665 a tonne, 129 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 265,052 a tonne, 204 tonnesUSD 54min 2024 -
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Electrical capacitors: fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayerHS 853224
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 47m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 187,748 a tonne, 240 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 45min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 69 per cent on 2022 (USD 143m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 230 a tonne, 194,035 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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 countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 28 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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 countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.6m a tonne, 16 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,808 a tonne, 6,841 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking pressureHS 902620
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 69 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 371,254 a tonne, 99 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 88 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 33 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Alcohols: saturated monohydric, butanols excluding item no. 2905.13HS 290514
Share of South Korea's imports43 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 782 a tonne, 44,328 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic, other than hair dryersHS 851632
Share of South Korea's imports32 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 31,601 a tonne, 1,059 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 119 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,108 a tonne, 10,168 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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 countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 95,811 a tonne, 323 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 154,176 a tonne, 196 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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 countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,035 a tonne, 2,001 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
32
Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isopreneHS 290124
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,386 a tonne, 21,377 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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 countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 44,089 a tonne, 667 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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 countriesChangeup 106 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 153,853 a tonne, 186 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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 countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,746 a tonne, 1,394 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices n.e.c. in heading no. 8541HS 854159
Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 41 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21.6m a tonne, 1.3 tonnesUSD 27min 2024 -
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 countriesChangedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,951 a tonne, 8,112 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 68,847 a tonne, 345 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiersHS 854233
Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 138m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.4m a tonne, 17 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
40
Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionHS 310210
Share of South Korea's imports8 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 432 a tonne, 53,975 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
41
Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 76 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,505 a tonne, 15,186 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,100 a tonne, 3,201 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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 countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 204,958 a tonne, 106 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
44
Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 79 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 22min 2024 -
45
Industrial fatty alcoholsHS 382370
Share of South Korea's imports23 per cent, 19 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,383 a tonne, 15,544 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
46
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining: oleic acidHS 382312
Share of South Korea's imports47 per cent, 9 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,235 a tonne, 17,071 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 931 a tonne, 21,099 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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 countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,502 a tonne, 13,080 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
49
Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851650
Share of South Korea's imports16 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,158 a tonne, 3,021 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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 countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,700 a tonne, 1,463 tonnesUSD 19min 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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 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.
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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