Trade lane

What South Korea buys from Sweden.

South Korea imported USD 1.9bn of manufactured and processed goods from Sweden in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything South Korea imported in these lines, and Sweden is its number 18 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Sweden dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.

Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.

USD 1.9bnfrom Sweden in 2024 (USD 1.8bn in 2022)
1 per centof South Korea's imports in these lines, USD 370bn from every source
187product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#18Sweden'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 Sweden for it at the border, Sweden'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 75 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340

    Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 176m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 17,362 a tonne, 12,752 tonnes
    USD 221min 2024
  2. 2

    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 imports37 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 140m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,548 a tonne, 13,081 tonnes
    USD 151min 2024
  3. 3

    Polymers, natural and modified natural: in primary forms (excluding alginic acid, its salts and esters)HS 391390

    Share of South Korea's imports58 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changefrom USD 13m in 2022
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 146min 2024
  4. 4

    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 imports2 per cent, 95 source countries
    Changedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 95m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 50,102 a tonne, 1,529 tonnes
    USD 77min 2024
  5. 5

    Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360

    Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,443 a tonne, 2,828 tonnes
    USD 58min 2024
  6. 6

    Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121

    Share of South Korea's imports35 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,716 a tonne, 4,206 tonnes
    USD 58min 2024
  7. 7

    Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of...HS 840890

    Share of South Korea's imports17 per cent, 33 source countries
    Changedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 14,387 a tonne, 3,446 tonnes
    USD 50min 2024
  8. 8

    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
    Changeup 290 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 48min 2024
  9. 9

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323

    Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 43min 2024
  10. 10

    Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110

    Share of South Korea's imports18 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,277 a tonne, 8,447 tonnes
    USD 36min 2024
  11. 11

    Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 71 source countries
    Changeup 388 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 105,300 a tonne, 312 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  12. 12

    Iron or steel, pig iron, spiegeleisen: powders (excluding alloy steel)HS 720529

    Share of South Korea's imports41 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,345 a tonne, 24,321 tonnes
    USD 33min 2024
  13. 13

    Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectorsHS 852990

    Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 83 source countries
    Changeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 32min 2024
  14. 14

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coilsHS 722540

    Share of South Korea's imports18 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,724 a tonne, 16,647 tonnes
    USD 29min 2024
  15. 15

    Ion-exchangers: based on polymers of heading no. 3901 to 3913, in primary formsHS 391400

    Share of South Korea's imports26 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 28min 2024
  16. 16

    Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999

    Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 100 source countries
    Changedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 63,593 a tonne, 334 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  17. 17

    Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219

    Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 80 source countries
    Changedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 127,511 a tonne, 156 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  18. 18

    Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of...HS 440712

    Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 578 a tonne, 31,330 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
  19. 19

    Chromatographs and electrophoresis instrumentsHS 902720

    Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 38 source countries
    Changedown 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 447,126 a tonne, 39 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  20. 20

    Alloy steel powdersHS 720521

    Share of South Korea's imports21 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,886 a tonne, 8,984 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  21. 21

    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 countries
    Changedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 17min 2024
  22. 22

    Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951

    Share of South Korea's imports29 per cent, 11 source countries
    Changeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,364 a tonne, 2,164 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  23. 23

    Tools: plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermetsHS 820900

    Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 474,372 a tonne, 27 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  24. 24

    Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 123 source countries
    Changeup 88 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 12min 2024
  25. 25

    Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190

    Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 32 source countries
    Changeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,757 a tonne, 1,361 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  26. 26

    Nickel: tubes and pipes, of nickel alloysHS 750712

    Share of South Korea's imports22 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changefrom USD 193k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 82,087 a tonne, 138 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  27. 27

    Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432

    Share of South Korea's imports17 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changeup 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 95,041 a tonne, 118 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  28. 28

    Engines: parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412HS 841290

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 59 source countries
    Changeup 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 100,639 a tonne, 109 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  29. 29

    Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 125 source countries
    Changeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 11min 2024
  30. 30

    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 countries
    Changeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 100,093 a tonne, 107 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  31. 31

    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 imports1 per cent, 90 source countries
    Changeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 73,194 a tonne, 145 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  32. 32

    Wood: coniferous species, other than of pine (Pinus spp.) or fir (Abies spp.) or spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not...HS 440719

    Share of South Korea's imports34 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 534 a tonne, 19,667 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  33. 33

    Machines: for mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirringHS 847982

    Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changeup 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 86,004 a tonne, 122 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  34. 34

    Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolledHS 722020

    Share of South Korea's imports16 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 15,417 a tonne, 670 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  35. 35

    Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for medical, surgical, dental or...HS 902221

    Share of South Korea's imports19 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changeup 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 116,767 a tonne, 88 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  36. 36

    Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 84,632 a tonne, 112 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  37. 37

    Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: other than saws and drillsHS 846729

    Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changeup 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  38. 38

    Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 44 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.2m a tonne, 7.8 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  39. 39

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

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 73 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 39,208 a tonne, 216 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  40. 40

    Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 721912

    Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changelevel with 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,109 a tonne, 2,029 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  41. 41

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, electrolytically plated or coated with zincHS 722591

    Share of South Korea's imports73 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changeup 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 8min 2024
  42. 42

    Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, burglar or fire alarms and similar, other than those of heading no. 8512 or 8530HS 853110

    Share of South Korea's imports17 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changeup 158 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 103,257 a tonne, 79 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  43. 43

    Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199

    Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2.3m a tonne, 3.4 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  44. 44

    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 countries
    Changeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 313,563 a tonne, 24 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  45. 45

    Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899

    Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 125 source countries
    Changedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,680 a tonne, 356 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  46. 46

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of South Korea's importsunder 1 per cent, 95 source countries
    Changeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 79,560 a tonne, 92 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  47. 47

    Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous woodHS 470321

    Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 762 a tonne, 8,912 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  48. 48

    Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210HS 721090

    Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,600 a tonne, 706 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  49. 49

    Products n.e.c. in heading 2404, intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body, for oral applicationHS 240491

    Share of South Korea's imports82 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changeup 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 122,266 a tonne, 53 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
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    Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 721921

    Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 179 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,135 a tonne, 1,025 tonnes
    USD 6min 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. Polymers, natural and modified natural: in primary forms (excluding alginic acid, its salts and esters)HS 391390USD 146m in 2024, from USD 13m in 2022. Sweden supplies 58 per cent of the line.
  2. Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199USD 33m in 2024, up 388 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Sweden supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  3. 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 848640USD 48m in 2024, up 290 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Sweden supplies 3 per cent of the line.
  4. Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for medical, surgical, dental or...HS 902221USD 10m in 2024, up 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Sweden supplies 19 per cent of the line.
  5. Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690USD 12m in 2024, up 88 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Sweden supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  6. Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432USD 11m in 2024, up 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Sweden supplies 17 per cent of the line.
  7. Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectorsHS 852990USD 32m in 2024, up 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). Sweden supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  8. Engines: parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412HS 841290USD 11m in 2024, up 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Sweden supplies 7 per cent of the line.
  9. Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolledHS 722020USD 10m in 2024, up 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Sweden supplies 16 per cent of the line.
  10. Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180USD 11m in 2024, up 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Sweden supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  11. Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499USD 11m in 2024, up 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Sweden supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  12. Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951USD 16m in 2024, up 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Sweden supplies 29 per cent of the line.
  13. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323USD 43m in 2024, up 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022). Sweden supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  14. Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439USD 11m in 2024, up 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Sweden supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  15. Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180USD 7m in 2024, up 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Sweden supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  16. Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360USD 58m in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022). Sweden supplies 13 per cent of the line.
  17. Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199USD 8m in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Sweden supplies 2 per cent of the line.
  18. Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340USD 221m in 2024, up 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 176m in 2022). Sweden supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  19. Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289USD 9m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Sweden supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  20. Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190USD 12m in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Sweden supplies 10 per cent of the line.
Where Sweden dominates

Lines where Sweden supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Sweden 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. Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, electrolytically plated or coated with zincHS 72259173 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 8m; 7 source countries in all.
  2. Products n.e.c. in heading 2404, intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body, for oral applicationHS 24049182 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 6m; 8 source countries in all.
  3. Detonating capsHS 36034068 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 3m; 4 source countries in all.
  4. Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 72085362 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 2m; 11 source countries in all.
  5. Dairy machineryHS 84342067 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 1m; 11 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 Sweden'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. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Sweden: USD 77m at USD 50,102 a tonne. Italy: USD 241m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 25,567 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 70,647 a tonne.
  2. Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121Sweden: USD 58m at USD 13,716 a tonne. Spain: USD 11m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 10,750 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,191 a tonne.
  3. Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110Sweden: USD 36m at USD 4,277 a tonne. United States: USD 56m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 1,067 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,583 a tonne.
  4. Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199Sweden: USD 33m at USD 105,300 a tonne. China: USD 169m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 9,746 a tonne, 91 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,210 a tonne.
  5. Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coilsHS 722540Sweden: USD 29m at USD 1,724 a tonne. China: USD 56m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 951 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,386 a tonne.
  6. Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999Sweden: USD 21m at USD 63,593 a tonne. China: USD 118m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 8,385 a tonne, 87 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 40,020 a tonne.
  7. Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219Sweden: USD 20m at USD 127,511 a tonne. China: USD 83m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 36,538 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 177,316 a tonne.
  8. Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of...HS 440712Sweden: USD 18m at USD 578 a tonne. Russia: USD 82m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 460 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 520 a tonne.
  9. Chromatographs and electrophoresis instrumentsHS 902720Sweden: USD 17m at USD 447,126 a tonne. China: USD 20m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 251,421 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 451,877 a tonne.
  10. Tools: plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermetsHS 820900Sweden: USD 13m at USD 474,372 a tonne. Japan: USD 33m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 282,552 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 436,857 a tonne.
  11. Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190Sweden: USD 12m at USD 8,757 a tonne. China: USD 30m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 1,396 a tonne, 84 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,780 a tonne.
  12. Nickel: tubes and pipes, of nickel alloysHS 750712Sweden: USD 11m at USD 82,087 a tonne. Japan: USD 21m (42 per cent of the line) at USD 47,982 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 60,392 a tonne.
  13. Engines: parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412HS 841290Sweden: USD 11m at USD 100,639 a tonne. Denmark: USD 25m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 19,400 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 73,831 a tonne.
  14. Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180Sweden: USD 11m at USD 73,194 a tonne. Vietnam: USD 100m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 24,568 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 62,100 a tonne.
  15. Machines: for mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirringHS 847982Sweden: USD 10m at USD 86,004 a tonne. Germany: USD 45m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 50,741 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 63,716 a tonne.
  16. Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolledHS 722020Sweden: USD 10m at USD 15,417 a tonne. China: USD 12m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 2,653 a tonne, 83 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 8,902 a tonne.
  17. Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289Sweden: USD 9m at USD 84,632 a tonne. China: USD 339m (37 per cent of the line) at USD 62,862 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 174,002 a tonne.
  18. Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191Sweden: USD 9m at USD 1.2m a tonne. Canada: USD 26m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 674,181 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.0m a tonne.
  19. Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989Sweden: USD 8m at USD 39,208 a tonne. China: USD 327m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 12,964 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 42,030 a tonne.
  20. Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 721912Sweden: USD 8m at USD 4,109 a tonne. China: USD 64m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 2,323 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,707 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 Sweden'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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