Dem. People's Rep. of Korea Exports 2023
Complete list of Dem. People's Rep. of Korea's 80 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$393.31M
Total exports (2023)
#172
Global export rank
80
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea exported $393.31 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #172 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 80 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 92.1% of total export value. The leading export was of human hair, valued at $162.76 million — 41.4% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
80 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $291.85M | 74.20% |
| 2 | Poland | $10.29M | 2.62% |
| 3 | Senegal | $10.28M | 2.61% |
| 4 | Angola | $10.18M | 2.59% |
| 5 | Austria | $10.13M | 2.58% |
| 6 | Luxembourg | $6.80M | 1.73% |
| 7 | South Africa | $6.71M | 1.71% |
| 8 | Liberia | $5.74M | 1.46% |
| 9 | Nigeria | $5.66M | 1.44% |
| 10 | Togo | $4.69M | 1.19% |
| 11 | Fiji | $3.88M | 0.99% |
| 12 | Spain | $3.33M | 0.85% |
| 13 | Mozambique | $3.17M | 0.81% |
| 14 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $2.05M | 0.52% |
| 15 | Seychelles | $1.37M | 0.35% |
| 16 | Gabon | $1.25M | 0.32% |
| 17 | India | $1.07M | 0.27% |
| 18 | Barbados | $1.02M | 0.26% |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | $1.02M | 0.26% |
| 20 | Finland | $977,799 | 0.25% |
| 21 | Samoa | $962,125 | 0.24% |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | $946,386 | 0.24% |
| 23 | Niger | $858,020 | 0.22% |
| 24 | Rep. of Moldova | $670,864 | 0.17% |
| 25 | Netherlands | $668,924 | 0.17% |
| 26 | Indonesia | $651,436 | 0.17% |
| 27 | Costa Rica | $636,348 | 0.16% |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | $561,602 | 0.14% |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | $554,156 | 0.14% |
| 30 | Ethiopia | $497,361 | 0.13% |
| 31 | Uganda | $484,678 | 0.12% |
| 32 | Colombia | $431,467 | 0.11% |
| 33 | Brunei Darussalam | $395,167 | 0.10% |
| 34 | Oman | $381,933 | 0.10% |
| 35 | Gambia | $380,294 | 0.10% |
| 36 | Armenia | $288,368 | 0.07% |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | $198,213 | 0.05% |
| 38 | Bahamas | $191,276 | 0.05% |
| 39 | North Macedonia | $190,012 | 0.05% |
| 40 | Madagascar | $182,984 | 0.05% |
| 41 | Peru | $182,596 | 0.05% |
| 42 | Benin | $150,964 | 0.04% |
| 43 | Pakistan | $150,847 | 0.04% |
| 44 | Honduras | $118,962 | 0.03% |
| 45 | Czechia | $114,123 | 0.03% |
| 46 | Thailand | $110,937 | 0.03% |
| 47 | Central African Rep. | $105,089 | 0.03% |
| 48 | Lebanon | $88,155 | 0.02% |
| 49 | Slovenia | $79,515 | 0.02% |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | $73,420 | 0.02% |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | $61,175 | 0.02% |
| 52 | Ecuador | $59,064 | 0.02% |
| 53 | Eswatini | $50,550 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Guyana | $45,441 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | $39,789 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Belize | $30,242 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Italy | $29,555 | 0.01% |
| 58 | Ukraine | $27,892 | 0.01% |
| 59 | Dominica | $26,087 | 0.01% |
| 60 | Uruguay | $25,708 | 0.01% |
| 61 | Malawi | $24,372 | 0.01% |
| 62 | Kuwait | $24,266 | 0.01% |
| 63 | Nicaragua | $22,528 | 0.01% |
| 64 | Greece | $17,072 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Myanmar | $10,754 | 0.00% |
| 66 | Belgium | $9,614 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Albania | $9,316 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Brazil | $7,336 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Namibia | $4,197 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Romania | $2,862 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $2,464 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Denmark | $2,071 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Estonia | $1,766 | 0.00% |
| 74 | United Kingdom | $1,539 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Montenegro | $1,305 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Sweden | $1,036 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Portugal | $660 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | $508 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Slovakia | $321 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Bulgaria | $160 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 670420 | Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.c.: of human hair | $162.76M | 41.38% |
| 2 | 720221 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon | $31.57M | 8.03% |
| 3 | 261100 | Tungsten ores and concentrates | $25.94M | 6.60% |
| 4 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $22.26M | 5.66% |
| 5 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $9.95M | 2.53% |
| 6 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $7.39M | 1.88% |
| 7 | 261390 | Molybdenum ores and concentrates: other than roasted | $6.78M | 1.72% |
| 8 | 850239 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered | $6.35M | 1.61% |
| 9 | 700529 | Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground) | $6.09M | 1.55% |
| 10 | 284920 | Carbides: of silicon, whether or not chemically defined | $5.39M | 1.37% |
| 11 | 500200 | Silk: raw silk (not thrown) | $4.41M | 1.12% |
| 12 | 910811 | Watch movements: complete and assembled, electrically operated, with mechanical display only or with a device to which a mechanical display can be incorporated | $4.06M | 1.03% |
| 13 | 850490 | Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereof | $3.77M | 0.96% |
| 14 | 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $3.68M | 0.94% |
| 15 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $3.68M | 0.94% |
| 16 | 870390 | Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703 | $3.61M | 0.92% |
| 17 | 670419 | False beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like: of synthetic textile materials | $2.67M | 0.68% |
| 18 | 380190 | Graphite or other carbon based preparations: in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures | $2.53M | 0.64% |
| 19 | 500300 | Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock) | $2.31M | 0.59% |
| 20 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $2.26M | 0.57% |
| 21 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.09M | 0.53% |
| 22 | 890120 | Tankers | $2.04M | 0.52% |
| 23 | 030351 | Fish: frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.95M | 0.49% |
| 24 | 310430 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium sulphate | $1.89M | 0.48% |
| 25 | 330129 | Oils, essential: n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $1.89M | 0.48% |
| 26 | 854370 | Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543 | $1.87M | 0.48% |
| 27 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $1.82M | 0.46% |
| 28 | 720610 | Iron or non-alloy steel: ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | $1.76M | 0.45% |
| 29 | 920590 | Musical instruments: wind, other than brass, (eg. clarinet, bagpipes, pipe organs), other than fairground organs and mechanical street organs | $1.71M | 0.44% |
| 30 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $1.69M | 0.43% |
| 31 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $1.47M | 0.37% |
| 32 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $1.32M | 0.34% |
| 33 | 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used | $1.28M | 0.32% |
| 34 | 720270 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-molybdenum | $1.27M | 0.32% |
| 35 | 721090 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210 | $1.26M | 0.32% |
| 36 | 670411 | Wigs: complete, of synthetic textile materials | $1.11M | 0.28% |
| 37 | 681591 | Stone articles and articles of other mineral substances: containing magnesite, dolomite or chromite | $1.10M | 0.28% |
| 38 | 292910 | Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanates | $1.05M | 0.27% |
| 39 | 390190 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901 | $1.05M | 0.27% |
| 40 | 852190 | Video recording or reproducing apparatus: other than magnetic tape-type | $1.02M | 0.26% |
| 41 | 030354 | Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $1.00M | 0.25% |
| 42 | 460219 | Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles: of vegetable materials (not bamboo or rattan), made directly to shape from plaiting materials or made up from goods of heading no. 4601: articles of loofah | $946,733 | 0.24% |
| 43 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $924,957 | 0.24% |
| 44 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $901,587 | 0.23% |
| 45 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $838,778 | 0.21% |
| 46 | 870332 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc | $822,410 | 0.21% |
| 47 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $773,977 | 0.20% |
| 48 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $773,862 | 0.20% |
| 49 | 902129 | Dental fittings: other than artificial teeth | $757,118 | 0.19% |
| 50 | 860721 | Railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock: parts, air brakes and parts thereof | $649,320 | 0.17% |
| 51 | 721011 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of 0.5mm or more | $623,212 | 0.16% |
| 52 | 930630 | Ammunition: cartridges and parts thereof n.e.c. in heading no. 9306 | $619,480 | 0.16% |
| 53 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $562,514 | 0.14% |
| 54 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $553,790 | 0.14% |
| 55 | 390230 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary forms | $533,413 | 0.14% |
| 56 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $515,631 | 0.13% |
| 57 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $510,297 | 0.13% |
| 58 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $488,785 | 0.12% |
| 59 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $481,199 | 0.12% |
| 60 | 540772 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic filaments (excluding nylon or other polyamides and polyesters), dyed | $473,520 | 0.12% |
| 61 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $449,077 | 0.11% |
| 62 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $433,871 | 0.11% |
| 63 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $416,046 | 0.11% |
| 64 | 710310 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $409,643 | 0.10% |
| 65 | 330499 | 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) | $406,692 | 0.10% |
| 66 | 841480 | Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414 | $402,102 | 0.10% |
| 67 | 261310 | Molybdenum ores and concentrates: roasted | $388,635 | 0.10% |
| 68 | 200989 | Juice: of any single fruit or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $371,236 | 0.09% |
| 69 | 120991 | Seeds: vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowing | $367,647 | 0.09% |
| 70 | 340420 | Waxes: artificial and prepared, of poly(oxyethylene) (polyethylene glycol) | $364,611 | 0.09% |
| 71 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $363,278 | 0.09% |
| 72 | 720229 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-silicon, containing by weight 55% or less of silicon | $350,287 | 0.09% |
| 73 | 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $329,665 | 0.08% |
| 74 | 293090 | Organo-sulphur compounds: n.e.c. in heading no. 2930 | $324,000 | 0.08% |
| 75 | 200819 | Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures) | $323,316 | 0.08% |
| 76 | 220299 | Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009 | $322,498 | 0.08% |
| 77 | 850710 | Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $317,876 | 0.08% |
| 78 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $314,003 | 0.08% |
| 79 | 901910 | Mechano-therapy appliances: massage apparatus and psychological aptitude-testing apparatus | $311,158 | 0.08% |
| 80 | 283711 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium | $307,018 | 0.08% |
| 81 | 670210 | Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof: articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of plastics | $303,963 | 0.08% |
| 82 | 853720 | 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 voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $299,686 | 0.08% |
| 83 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $298,576 | 0.08% |
| 84 | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors: optical fibre cables | $296,913 | 0.08% |
| 85 | 470730 | Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (e.g. newspapers, journals and similar printed matter) | $288,203 | 0.07% |
| 86 | 190211 | Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $279,246 | 0.07% |
| 87 | 600121 | Fabrics: looped pile fabrics, of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $277,653 | 0.07% |
| 88 | 843049 | Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled | $271,657 | 0.07% |
| 89 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $266,085 | 0.07% |
| 90 | 381239 | Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers: for rubber or plastics, other than mixtures of oligomers of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ) | $256,222 | 0.07% |
| 91 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $254,863 | 0.06% |
| 92 | 722540 | Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in coils | $253,872 | 0.06% |
| 93 | 850300 | Electric motors and generators: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502 | $247,458 | 0.06% |
| 94 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $246,899 | 0.06% |
| 95 | 811100 | Manganese: articles thereof, including waste and scrap | $245,321 | 0.06% |
| 96 | 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $244,976 | 0.06% |
| 97 | 870540 | Vehicles: concrete-mixer lorries | $223,481 | 0.06% |
| 98 | 110510 | Flour, meal and powder: of potatoes | $221,839 | 0.06% |
| 99 | 950790 | Fishing tackle n.e.c., butterfly nets, decoy birds (other than those of heading no. 9208 or 9705) and similar hunting or shooting requisites | $218,462 | 0.06% |
| 100 | 291732 | Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: dioctyl orthophthalates | $218,442 | 0.06% |