Trade lane
What South Korea buys from the Netherlands.
South Korea imported USD 7.8bn of manufactured and processed goods from the Netherlands in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything South Korea imported in these lines, and the Netherlands is its number 7 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the Netherlands 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 7.8bnfrom the Netherlands in 2024 (USD 7.5bn in 2022)
2 per centof South Korea's imports in these lines, USD 370bn from every source
266product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#7the Netherlands'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 the Netherlands for it at the border, the Netherlands'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 89 per cent of the lane.
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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 imports38 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 4.8bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 4.5bnin 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690
Share of South Korea's imports21 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 701m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 513 tonnesUSD 868min 2024 -
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Optical elements: n.e.c. in heading no. 9002 (e.g. prisms and mirrors), mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding...HS 900290
Share of South Korea's imports49 per cent, 49 source countriesChangefrom USD 13m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 280min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 11 source countriesChangeup 313 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.2m a tonne, 49 tonnesUSD 107min 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 imports24 per cent, 14 source countriesChangeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,459 a tonne, 7,713 tonnesUSD 96min 2024 -
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Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes): diffraction apparatusHS 901210
Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 566,200 a tonne, 140 tonnesUSD 79min 2024 -
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Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isopreneHS 290124
Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 18 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 1,438 a tonne, 37,360 tonnesUSD 54min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 88 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 51m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 51 tonnesUSD 51min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 109 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 48min 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 countriesChangeup 415 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,903 a tonne, 2,282 tonnesUSD 39min 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 countriesChangeup 126 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 399,620 a tonne, 96 tonnesUSD 38min 2024 -
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Cranes: overhead travelling cranes on fixed supportHS 842611
Share of South Korea's imports96 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 88,412 a tonne, 425 tonnesUSD 38min 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 imports2 per cent, 90 source countriesChangeup 204 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 297,078 a tonne, 113 tonnesUSD 34min 2024 -
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Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transportHS 860900
Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 33min 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 imports1 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 32min 2024 -
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Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428HS 842890
Share of South Korea's imports16 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 122,097 a tonne, 255 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 75 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 28 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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Beer: made from maltHS 220300
Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 892 a tonne, 31,509 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 95 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 26min 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 importsunder 1 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 22min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 49 source countriesChangedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,134 a tonne, 1,187 tonnesUSD 22min 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 imports1 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 692,430 a tonne, 30 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,016 a tonne, 9,628 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), lactic acid, its salts and estersHS 291811
Share of South Korea's imports47 per cent, 23 source countriesChangedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,741 a tonne, 5,110 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150
Share of South Korea's imports23 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5.3m a tonne, 3.6 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139
Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3.1m a tonne, 5.9 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 97 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 19min 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 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,787 a tonne, 2,044 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Cocoa: powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 180500
Share of South Korea's imports36 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,364 a tonne, 4,084 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 18min 2024 -
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Shavers: with self-contained electric motorHS 851010
Share of South Korea's imports20 per cent, 28 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 73,476 a tonne, 237 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed...HS 902214
Share of South Korea's imports18 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 114,060 a tonne, 152 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of South Korea's imports20 per cent, 26 source countriesChangedown 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,474 a tonne, 1,103 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 99 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 385,276 a tonne, 42 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Dextrins and other modified starchesHS 350510
Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,478 a tonne, 10,551 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Aluminium: articles n.e.c. in heading 7616HS 761699
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 231 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 93,333 a tonne, 166 tonnesUSD 16min 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 imports1 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 399,997 a tonne, 36 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,463 a tonne, 9,734 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatusHS 901813
Share of South Korea's imports12 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 89,064 a tonne, 158 tonnesUSD 14min 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 countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,904 a tonne, 1,730 tonnesUSD 14min 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 imports1 per cent, 52 source countriesChangedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 8.1 tonnesUSD 14min 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 imports1 per cent, 92 source countriesChangeup 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 14min 2024 -
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Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes): diffraction apparatus: parts and accessoriesHS 901290
Share of South Korea's imports21 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 160 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.2m a tonne, 11 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for veterinary medicineHS 300242
Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 475,869 a tonne, 26 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Machinery: for liquefying air or gas, not used for domestic purposesHS 841960
Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 182 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 147,002 a tonne, 82 tonnesUSD 12min 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 imports2 per cent, 38 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 246,559 a tonne, 46 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Vehicles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8716HS 871680
Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 80,552 a tonne, 137 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 123 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 44,643 a tonne, 232 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Cocoa: paste, not defattedHS 180310
Share of South Korea's imports25 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,738 a tonne, 1,186 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Lasers: other than laser diodesHS 901320
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 255 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.9m a tonne, 5.4 tonnesUSD 10min 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.
- Optical elements: n.e.c. in heading no. 9002 (e.g. prisms and mirrors), mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding...HS 900290USD 280m in 2024, from USD 13m in 2022. The Netherlands supplies 49 per cent of the line.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989USD 39m in 2024, up 415 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112USD 107m in 2024, up 313 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180USD 34m in 2024, up 204 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 2 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 38m in 2024, up 126 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8716HS 871680USD 11m in 2024, up 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762USD 14m in 2024, up 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Cocoa: paste, not defattedHS 180310USD 10m in 2024, up 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- 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 870423USD 96m in 2024, up 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 56m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 24 per cent of the line.
- Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428HS 842890USD 31m in 2024, up 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- 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 21m in 2024, up 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440USD 18m in 2024, up 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in...HS 291590USD 8m in 2024, up 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Cranes: overhead travelling cranes on fixed supportHS 842611USD 38m in 2024, up 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 96 per cent of the line.
- Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed...HS 902214USD 17m in 2024, up 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Sugars: lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight 99% or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matterHS 170211USD 8m in 2024, up 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 35 per cent of the line.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442USD 19m in 2024, up 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Cocoa: powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 180500USD 18m in 2024, up 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 36 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789USD 10m in 2024, up 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690USD 48m in 2024, up 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 3 per cent of the line.
Where the Netherlands dominates
Lines where the Netherlands supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the Netherlands 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.
- Cranes: overhead travelling cranes on fixed supportHS 84261196 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 38m; 9 source countries in all.
- Photographic paper, paperboard and textiles: for colour photography (polychrome), (other than in rolls of a width exceeding 610mm), sensitised, unexposedHS 37032065 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 3m; 18 source countries in all.
- Linoleum, whether or not cut to shapeHS 59041092 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 2m; 7 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 the Netherlands'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.
- Machines and apparatus of heading 8486: parts and accessoriesHS 848690The Netherlands: USD 868m at USD 1.7m a tonne. United States: USD 1.4bn (35 per cent of the line) at USD 391,961 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 554,462 a tonne.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112The Netherlands: USD 107m at USD 2.2m a tonne. Germany: USD 9m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 573,291 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m 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 870423The Netherlands: USD 96m at USD 12,459 a tonne. Germany: USD 20m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 9,638 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,004 a tonne.
- Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes): diffraction apparatusHS 901210The Netherlands: USD 79m at USD 566,200 a tonne. Japan: USD 242m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 388,286 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 508,882 a tonne.
- Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779The Netherlands: USD 51m at USD 1.0m a tonne. Vietnam: USD 2.2bn (77 per cent of the line) at USD 418,890 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 564,656 a tonne.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989The Netherlands: USD 39m at USD 16,903 a tonne. China: USD 327m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 12,964 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 42,030 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 853710The Netherlands: USD 38m at USD 399,620 a tonne. China: USD 485m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 45,475 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 121,660 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180The Netherlands: USD 34m at USD 297,078 a tonne. Japan: USD 218m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 75,566 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 62,100 a tonne.
- Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428HS 842890The Netherlands: USD 31m at USD 122,097 a tonne. China: USD 63m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 10,068 a tonne, 92 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 33,251 a tonne.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking devices of heading no. 9031HS 903190The Netherlands: USD 30m at USD 1.1m a tonne. Japan: USD 62m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 421,206 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 500,798 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323The Netherlands: USD 22m at USD 18,134 a tonne. China: USD 356m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 11,224 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,134 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 847150The Netherlands: USD 21m at USD 692,430 a tonne. China: USD 885m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 198,922 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 495,097 a tonne.
- Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990The Netherlands: USD 19m at USD 2,016 a tonne. United States: USD 78m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 378 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,798 a tonne.
- Acids: carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), lactic acid, its salts and estersHS 291811The Netherlands: USD 19m at USD 3,741 a tonne. China: USD 16m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 1,717 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,928 a tonne.
- Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150The Netherlands: USD 19m at USD 5.3m a tonne. Ireland: USD 11m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 3.9m a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5.3m a tonne.
- Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139The Netherlands: USD 19m at USD 3.1m a tonne. United States: USD 62m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 791,755 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 977,256 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690The Netherlands: USD 18m at USD 8,787 a tonne. New Zealand: USD 88m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 6,420 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,027 a tonne.
- Shavers: with self-contained electric motorHS 851010The Netherlands: USD 17m at USD 73,476 a tonne. China: USD 35m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 43,705 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 81,020 a tonne.
- Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed...HS 902214The Netherlands: USD 17m at USD 114,060 a tonne. Japan: USD 6m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 68,019 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 146,427 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322The Netherlands: USD 17m at USD 15,474 a tonne. Mexico: USD 30m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 10,993 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,557 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What South Korea buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What this record says
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to South Korea with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is the Netherlands'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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