South Korea exports to Argentina

아르헨티나 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$24.9M

-30.4% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

-28.2%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$488.6M

-9.9% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$985.3M

balance -$496.7M

In October 2026, South Korea exported $24.9 million of goods to Argentina, down 30.4% from September 2026 and down 28.2% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Argentina totalled $488.6 million, down 9.9% from the 12 months before ($542.5 million).

Argentina ranked 71st of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 68th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was mineral fuels, oils and their products (HS 27), with $121.7 million or 24.9% of exports to Argentina.

Imports from Argentina in October 2026 were $285.2 million (up 202.3% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $260.3 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).

Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).

What South Korea exports to Argentina: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 78.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$121.7M	24.9%	+85.4%	$30K
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$89.9M	18.4%	+13.2%	$4.1M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$56.1M	11.5%	-22.1%	$4.1M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$47.8M	9.8%	-24.5%	$3.7M
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$43.1M	8.8%	-69.6%	$1.1M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$23.2M	4.7%	+208.9%	$1.3M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$18.8M	3.9%	-17.9%	$1.3M
29	Organic chemicals	$12.7M	2.6%	+3.5%	$910K
72	Iron and steel	$11.0M	2.3%	-35.7%	$523K
30	Pharmaceutical products	$10.7M	2.2%	+46.3%	$1.2M
28	Inorganic chemicals	$6.1M	1.3%	-10.2%	$396K
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$5.7M	1.2%	-1.7%	$169K
73	Articles of iron or steel	$5.6M	1.1%	+62.5%	$146K
54	Man-made filaments	$5.4M	1.1%	+121.5%	$1.5M
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$5.3M	1.1%	+51.8%	$846K
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$3.0M	0.6%	-39.5%	$306K
22	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$3.0M	0.6%	+59.8%	$388K
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$2.8M	0.6%	-36.9%	$181K
48	Paper and paperboard	$2.0M	0.4%	+27.2%	$239K
32	Dyes, pigments, paints and inks	$1.9M	0.4%	-41.1%	$154K
95	Toys, games and sports equipment	$1.8M	0.4%	+113.8%	$789K
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$1.4M	0.3%	+35.9%	$287K
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$1.3M	0.3%	+11.7%	$111K
60	Knitted or crocheted fabrics	$979K	0.2%	-43.5%	$29K
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$931K	0.2%	-27.4%	$171K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 500 headings exported to Argentina in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$121.5M	24.9%	+87.7%	$0
3906	Acrylic polymers in primary forms	$42.8M	8.8%	+31.0%	$1.9M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$22.3M	4.6%	+209.7%	$1.2M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$21.3M	4.4%	-5.6%	$671K
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$15.5M	3.2%	+22.2%	$1.0M
8429	Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery	$12.5M	2.6%	+23.9%	$1.8M
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$10.8M	2.2%	+78.0%	$440K
8421	Centrifuges and filtering or purifying machinery	$10.7M	2.2%	+76.4%	$140K
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$9.9M	2.0%	+75.2%	$0
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$9.9M	2.0%	+54.5%	$1.0M
8537	Electrical control and distribution boards	$9.8M	2.0%	-40.0%	$856K
8542	Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips)	$9.2M	1.9%	-20.9%	$1.1M
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$8.0M	1.6%	+0.5%	$778K
8703	Passenger cars	$6.7M	1.4%	-93.5%	$0
7202	Ferro-alloys	$5.4M	1.1%	–	$91K
5402	Synthetic filament yarn	$5.2M	1.1%	+167.2%	$1.4M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$4.6M	0.9%	-38.9%	$160K
2815	Caustic soda and caustic potash	$4.5M	0.9%	-14.9%	$231K
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$4.3M	0.9%	-40.1%	$520K
9022	X-ray and radiation apparatus	$4.3M	0.9%	-6.8%	$273K
3902	Polymers of propylene, in primary forms	$4.2M	0.9%	-21.2%	$89K
8702	Buses (motor vehicles for ten or more persons)	$4.2M	0.9%	-60.3%	$28K
8409	Parts for internal combustion engines	$4.1M	0.8%	+5.7%	$658K
8415	Air conditioners	$4.1M	0.8%	-18.4%	$110K
8207	Interchangeable tools for hand tools or machine tools	$3.9M	0.8%	+9.2%	$13K
2918	Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function	$3.6M	0.7%	-29.2%	$0
8529	Parts for display modules, televisions and broadcasting equipment	$3.5M	0.7%	-12.1%	$208K
2929	Compounds with other nitrogen function	$3.3M	0.7%	+109.4%	$150K
8543	Electrical machines and apparatus with individual functions	$3.1M	0.6%	+31.6%	$114K
3919	Self-adhesive plates, sheets and film of plastics	$2.9M	0.6%	-0.2%	$18K

A chapter is linked when exports to Argentina reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Argentina.

Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Argentina, by 6-digit product.

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$24.9M	-28.2%	4,921 t	$5.06	$285.2M	473,366 t
September 2026	$35.8M	-43.3%	7,704 t	$4.64	$94.5M	149,604 t
August 2026	$27.8M	-71.5%	6,845 t	$4.06	$120.1M	116,917 t
July 2026	$37.6M	-3.6%	7,170 t	$5.25	$73.1M	43,721 t
June 2026	$44.3M	-9.8%	9,591 t	$4.62	$66.5M	66,289 t
May 2026	$28.2M	-37.8%	6,779 t	$4.17	$54.6M	30,409 t
April 2026	$38.7M	+15.5%	8,824 t	$4.39	$28.9M	35,088 t
March 2026	$26.2M	-40.8%	5,691 t	$4.60	$86.1M	47,276 t
February 2026	$62.4M	+86.7%	61,914 t	$1.01	$19.1M	22,723 t
January 2026	$60.1M	+125.0%	65,703 t	$0.91	$44.5M	5,947 t
December 2025	$32.4M	-5.6%	7,432 t	$4.35	$45.6M	48,221 t
November 2025	$70.1M	+70.2%	66,708 t	$1.05	$67.2M	159,583 t
October 2025	$34.7M	-20.6%	6,769 t	$5.13	$94.3M	319,195 t
September 2025	$63.1M	+157.8%	44,223 t	$1.43	$63.0M	128,342 t
August 2025	$97.6M	+175.3%	67,865 t	$1.44	$79.1M	106,058 t
July 2025	$39.1M	+19.1%	14,215 t	$2.75	$48.6M	64,924 t
June 2025	$49.2M	+85.7%	7,703 t	$6.38	$78.0M	108,024 t
May 2025	$45.4M	+17.4%	10,282 t	$4.42	$36.3M	70,644 t
April 2025	$33.5M	-8.5%	8,193 t	$4.09	$59.5M	115,104 t
March 2025	$44.2M	+40.7%	8,287 t	$5.33	$65.1M	182,651 t
February 2025	$33.4M	+67.8%	6,719 t	$4.98	$72.0M	198,045 t
January 2025	$26.7M	+48.6%	6,224 t	$4.29	$111.3M	272,169 t
December 2024	$34.3M	+72.2%	7,422 t	$4.62	$120.3M	368,534 t
November 2024	$41.2M	+82.7%	7,385 t	$5.58	$89.6M	248,433 t

Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.