Trade lane
What South Korea buys from the United Kingdom.
South Korea imported USD 3.7bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United Kingdom in 2024, down 7 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything South Korea imported in these lines, and the United Kingdom is its number 13 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the United Kingdom 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 3.7bnfrom the United Kingdom in 2024 (USD 4.0bn in 2022)
1 per centof South Korea's imports in these lines, USD 370bn from every source
400product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#13the United Kingdom'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 United Kingdom for it at the border, the United Kingdom'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 60 per cent of the lane.
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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 imports8 per cent, 23 source countriesChangefrom USD 19m in 2022Unit valueUSD 34,611 a tonne, 8,754 tonnesUSD 303min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of South Korea's imports11 per cent, 11 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 152m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 231min 2024 -
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WhiskiesHS 220830
Share of South Korea's imports79 per cent, 62 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 195m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,342 a tonne, 21,659 tonnesUSD 181min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of South Korea's imports16 per cent, 24 source countriesChangedown 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 340m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 91,861 a tonne, 1,388 tonnesUSD 127min 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 imports3 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 157m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 193,862 a tonne, 534 tonnesUSD 104min 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 imports3 per cent, 49 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 102m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,090 a tonne, 5,242 tonnesUSD 95min 2024 -
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Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359
Share of South Korea's imports39 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 141,814 a tonne, 566 tonnesUSD 80min 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 imports3 per cent, 100 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 271,237 a tonne, 206 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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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 imports19 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 105m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,925 a tonne, 3,273 tonnesUSD 55min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of South Korea's imports7 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 926,024 a tonne, 55 tonnesUSD 51min 2024 -
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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 importsunder 1 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 618,925 a tonne, 80 tonnesUSD 50min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 95 source countriesChangefrom USD 6m in 2022Unit valueUSD 110,746 a tonne, 407 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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Vitamins: vitamin C and its derivatives, unmixedHS 293627
Share of South Korea's imports57 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,444 a tonne, 2,086 tonnesUSD 41min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750
Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 180 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 39min 2024 -
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Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 742,336 a tonne, 52 tonnesUSD 39min 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 imports3 per cent, 99 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 542,332 a tonne, 71 tonnesUSD 39min 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 imports7 per cent, 38 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 842,230 a tonne, 41 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Lasers: other than laser diodesHS 901320
Share of South Korea's imports6 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 731,199 a tonne, 46 tonnesUSD 34min 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 countriesChangedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 93,222 a tonne, 354 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cellsHS 382100
Share of South Korea's imports13 per cent, 40 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 141,200 a tonne, 206 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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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 imports7 per cent, 9 source countriesChangefrom USD 192k in 2022Unit valueUSD 47,054 a tonne, 611 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Mollusc preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 1605.5, preparations such as pastes, sausages, prepared meals and the likeHS 160559
Share of South Korea's imports52 per cent, 23 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,808 a tonne, 2,381 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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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 imports42 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 872,020 a tonne, 32 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 252 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,836 a tonne, 3,485 tonnesUSD 27min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 827,103 a tonne, 30 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 24min 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 imports2 per cent, 92 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 347,067 a tonne, 68 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 90 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 46,326 a tonne, 483 tonnesUSD 22min 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 imports2 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 165,519 a tonne, 134 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by...HS 870350
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 7 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 40,890 a tonne, 535 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysisHS 902710
Share of South Korea's imports5 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 500,192 a tonne, 41 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles: other than of porcelain or chinaHS 691200
Share of South Korea's imports33 per cent, 78 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,353 a tonne, 1,428 tonnesUSD 20min 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 countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9.2m a tonne, 2.2 tonnesUSD 20min 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 countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,261 a tonne, 1,445 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 76 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,034 a tonne, 2,629 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 100 source countriesChangeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 105,999 a tonne, 171 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Carbon: lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposesHS 854590
Share of South Korea's imports34 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 17min 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 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 957,860 a tonne, 18 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190
Share of South Korea's imports21 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,243 a tonne, 7,745 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of South Korea's imports2 per cent, 80 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 177,316 a tonne, 96 tonnesUSD 17min 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 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 63,456 a tonne, 264 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of South Korea's imports4 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.6m a tonne, 9.7 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902781
Share of South Korea's imports10 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 559,532 a tonne, 27 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of South Korea's imports1 per cent, 109 source countriesChangeup 135 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 25,571 a tonne, 584 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 71 source countriesChangeup 218 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 15min 2024 -
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Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kWHS 841182
Share of South Korea's imports25 per cent, 5 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 9.9 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Machinery: for preparing or making up tobacco, n.e.c. in this chapterHS 847810
Share of South Korea's imports41 per cent, 16 source countriesChangefrom USD 20k in 2022Unit valueUSD 195,192 a tonne, 74 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Carbon electrodes: with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnacesHS 854519
Share of South Korea's imports64 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 14min 2024 -
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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 imports10 per cent, 40 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.4m a tonne, 5.5 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2HS 842129
Share of South Korea's imports3 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 178,964 a tonne, 73 tonnesUSD 13min 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.
- 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 303m in 2024, from USD 19m in 2022. The United Kingdom supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440USD 45m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612USD 27m in 2024, up 252 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750USD 39m in 2024, up 180 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 10 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 17m in 2024, up 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690USD 15m in 2024, up 135 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or detecting ionising radiationsHS 903010USD 10m in 2024, up 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesHS 902219USD 8m in 2024, up 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 6 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 50m in 2024, up 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790USD 39m in 2024, up 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking pressureHS 902620USD 12m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112USD 231m in 2024, up 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 152m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Carbon: lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposesHS 854590USD 17m in 2024, up 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 34 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432USD 28m in 2024, up 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 42 per cent of the line.
- Carbon electrodes: with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnacesHS 854519USD 14m in 2024, up 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 64 per cent of the line.
- Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289USD 12m in 2024, up 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 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 902781USD 15m in 2024, up 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199USD 16m in 2024, up 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380USD 24m in 2024, up 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Titanium: other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108HS 810890USD 10m in 2024, up 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
Where the United Kingdom dominates
Lines where the United Kingdom supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the United Kingdom 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.
- WhiskiesHS 22083079 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 181m; 62 source countries in all.
- Carbon electrodes: with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnacesHS 85451964 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 14m; 30 source countries in all.
- Anti-knock preparations: based on lead compoundsHS 381111100 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 5m; 4 source countries in all.
- Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 30041071 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 3m; 20 source countries in all.
- Gin and genevaHS 22085063 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 2m; 35 source countries in all.
- Unmanned aircraft: for other than remote-controlled flight and other than for carriage of passengers with a maximum take-off weight more than 25kg but not more than 150kgHS 88069463 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 2m; 3 source countries in all.
- Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in item no. 4804.4, other than that of heading no. 4802...HS 48044970 per cent of South Korea's imports of the line, USD 2m; 6 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 United Kingdom'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.
- 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 870340The United Kingdom: USD 303m at USD 34,611 a tonne. Germany: USD 1.5bn (38 per cent of the line) at USD 15,597 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,560 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324The United Kingdom: USD 127m at USD 91,861 a tonne. Germany: USD 180m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 62,921 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 62,921 a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490The United Kingdom: USD 104m at USD 193,862 a tonne. Germany: USD 661m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 70,519 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 70,647 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323The United Kingdom: USD 95m at USD 18,090 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.
- Heterocyclic compounds: containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring in the structure, (other than malonylurea and its derivatives...HS 293359The United Kingdom: USD 80m at USD 141,814 a tonne. China: USD 60m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 39,448 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 118,737 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 United Kingdom: USD 56m at USD 271,237 a tonne. China: USD 485m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 45,475 a tonne, 83 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 121,660 a tonne.
- 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 840890The United Kingdom: USD 55m at USD 16,925 a tonne. China: USD 57m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 12,265 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,400 a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730The United Kingdom: USD 51m at USD 926,024 a tonne. United States: USD 558m (73 per cent of the line) at USD 599,734 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620The United Kingdom: USD 50m at USD 618,925 a tonne. Japan: USD 2.7bn (23 per cent of the line) at USD 238,536 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 513,274 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440The United Kingdom: USD 45m at USD 110,746 a tonne. China: USD 1.1bn (48 per cent of the line) at USD 41,406 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 93,204 a tonne.
- Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790The United Kingdom: USD 39m at USD 742,336 a tonne. United States: USD 78m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 338,557 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 391,825 a tonne.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180The United Kingdom: USD 39m at USD 542,332 a tonne. China: USD 258m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 57,457 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 235,787 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439The United Kingdom: USD 35m at USD 842,230 a tonne. Germany: USD 71m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 290,659 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 379,740 a tonne.
- Lasers: other than laser diodesHS 901320The United Kingdom: USD 34m at USD 731,199 a tonne. Germany: USD 158m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 534,642 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 781,729 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180The United Kingdom: USD 33m at USD 93,222 a tonne. Germany: USD 107m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 73,961 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 62,100 a tonne.
- Prepared culture media for the development or maintenance of micro-organisms (including viruses and the like) or of plant, human or animal cellsHS 382100The United Kingdom: USD 29m at USD 141,200 a tonne. France: USD 8m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 23,899 a tonne, 83 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 103,961 a tonne.
- 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 870360The United Kingdom: USD 29m at USD 47,054 a tonne. Germany: USD 144m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 22,987 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,157 a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432The United Kingdom: USD 28m at USD 872,020 a tonne. Sweden: USD 11m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 95,041 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 177,388 a tonne.
- Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612The United Kingdom: USD 27m at USD 7,836 a tonne. China: USD 763m (65 per cent of the line) at USD 3,556 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,980 a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191The United Kingdom: USD 25m at USD 827,103 a tonne. Turkey: USD 8m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 499,185 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.0m 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 United Kingdom'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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