South Korea exports to Benin
베닝 · latest month: October 2026
Exports, October 2026
$3.6M
+61.1% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-7.0%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$42.0M
+2.9% vs 12 months before
Rank among destinations
132
of 239, last 12 months
Imports, last 12 months
$136K
balance $41.9M
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.6 million of goods to Benin, up 61.1% from September 2026 and down 7.0% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Benin totalled $42.0 million, up 2.9% from the 12 months before ($40.8 million).
Benin ranked 132nd of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, the same position as in the 12 months before.
The largest chapter was fish, crustaceans and other seafood (HS 03), with $16.3 million or 38.8% of exports to Benin.
Last 24 months
What South Korea exports to Benin: chapters
Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 32.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish, crustaceans and other seafood | $16.3M | 38.8% | +22.9% | $1.4M |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and electronics | $14.2M | 33.9% | -19.3% | $1.2M |
| 63 | Other made-up textile articles | $3.1M | 7.3% | +56.7% | $310K |
| 87 | Vehicles, parts and accessories | $1.4M | 3.2% | -33.0% | $282K |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | $1.3M | 3.0% | -25.3% | $0 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | $1.3M | 3.0% | 0.0% | $487 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, oils and their products | $824K | 2.0% | +321.6% | $0 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | $772K | 1.8% | +222.8% | $0 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | $706K | 1.7% | +164.5% | $0 |
| 32 | Dyes, pigments, paints and inks | $535K | 1.3% | +25.9% | $83K |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers and pictures | $444K | 1.1% | +283.5% | $128K |
| 84 | Machinery, boilers and computers | $434K | 1.0% | -34.4% | $36K |
| 90 | Optical, measuring and medical instruments | $196K | 0.5% | -71.6% | $21K |
| 62 | Clothing, not knitted or crocheted | $166K | 0.4% | – | $0 |
| 31 | Fertilisers | $111K | 0.3% | -12.7% | $74K |
| 33 | Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics | $83K | 0.2% | – | $66K |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | $63K | 0.1% | – | $33K |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard | $61K | 0.1% | -73.9% | $900 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | $45K | 0.1% | +12.6% | $0 |
| 65 | Headgear | $36K | 0.1% | – | $0 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $34K | 0.1% | – | $0 |
| 59 | Coated or laminated textile fabrics | $8,700 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 94 | Furniture, bedding and lighting | $3,963 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | $2,498 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | $1,656 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
Largest 4-digit headings
The 30 largest of 86 headings exported to Benin in the same 12 months.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0303 | Fish, frozen (excluding fillets) | $16.3M | 38.8% | +22.9% | $1.4M |
| 8507 | Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators) | $13.4M | 31.8% | -22.6% | $1.2M |
| 6309 | Worn clothing and other worn articles | $3.1M | 7.3% | +56.7% | $310K |
| 3822 | Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits) | $1.2M | 2.8% | +0.1% | $487 |
| 3002 | Blood products, vaccines and immunological products | $1.1M | 2.7% | -18.8% | $0 |
| 8703 | Passenger cars | $1.1M | 2.5% | -37.1% | $227K |
| 8525 | Broadcasting transmitters, television cameras and digital cameras | $841K | 2.0% | – | $0 |
| 2710 | Refined petroleum oils | $824K | 2.0% | +321.6% | $0 |
| 2929 | Compounds with other nitrogen function | $772K | 1.8% | +222.8% | $0 |
| 4901 | Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, etc. | $444K | 1.1% | +283.5% | $128K |
| 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $370K | 0.9% | – | $0 |
| 3215 | Printing ink, writing or drawing ink and other inks, etc. | $269K | 0.6% | +4.4% | $83K |
| 3204 | Synthetic organic dyes and pigments | $258K | 0.6% | +57.4% | $0 |
| 6203 | Men's or boys' suits, jackets and trousers, not knitted | $166K | 0.4% | – | $0 |
| 8429 | Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery | $162K | 0.4% | – | $0 |
| 8704 | Motor vehicles for the transport of goods | $154K | 0.4% | -35.6% | $1,729 |
| 3004 | Medicaments, in measured doses or retail packs | $144K | 0.3% | -54.1% | $0 |
| 8409 | Parts for internal combustion engines | $126K | 0.3% | -77.2% | $10K |
| 3902 | Polymers of propylene, in primary forms | $126K | 0.3% | +285.0% | $0 |
| 3907 | Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms | $121K | 0.3% | +168.3% | $0 |
| 9020 | Other breathing appliances and gas masks, etc. | $116K | 0.3% | – | $0 |
| 3102 | Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous | $111K | 0.3% | -12.7% | $74K |
| 3304 | Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations | $78K | 0.2% | – | $61K |
| 3812 | Prepared rubber accelerators, etc. | $78K | 0.2% | -1.7% | $0 |
| 8415 | Air conditioners | $77K | 0.2% | – | $26K |
| 0207 | Poultry meat and offal, fresh, chilled or frozen | $63K | 0.1% | – | $33K |
| 4810 | Paper and paperboard coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances | $60K | 0.1% | -74.3% | $0 |
| 8702 | Buses (motor vehicles for ten or more persons) | $50K | 0.1% | – | $0 |
| 3920 | Plates, sheets and film of plastics, not reinforced | $49K | 0.1% | -73.8% | $0 |
| 8708 | Parts and accessories of motor vehicles | $45K | 0.1% | +122.6% | $45K |
A chapter is linked when exports to Benin reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Benin.
Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Benin, by 6-digit product.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $3.6M | -7.0% | 1,962 t | $1.83 | $6 | 0 kg |
| September 2026 | $2.2M | -41.5% | 1,444 t | $1.54 | $127K | 569 kg |
| August 2026 | $2.0M | -53.8% | 911 t | $2.22 | $12 | 2 kg |
| July 2026 | $3.1M | -32.1% | 1,718 t | $1.79 | $46 | 0 kg |
| June 2026 | $2.3M | -50.1% | 1,445 t | $1.59 | $4,596 | 63 kg |
| May 2026 | $3.6M | +0.6% | 1,520 t | $2.36 | $372 | 11 kg |
| April 2026 | $3.1M | +8.8% | 1,797 t | $1.74 | $0 | 0 kg |
| March 2026 | $3.2M | +42.2% | 1,966 t | $1.62 | $3,482 | 23 kg |
| February 2026 | $4.5M | +20.6% | 2,213 t | $2.05 | $21 | 0 kg |
| January 2026 | $4.6M | +194.9% | 2,816 t | $1.65 | $0 | 0 kg |
| December 2025 | $7.2M | +345.0% | 3,758 t | $1.90 | $10 | 0 kg |
| November 2025 | $2.6M | -36.2% | 1,093 t | $2.35 | $47 | 0 kg |
| October 2025 | $3.9M | +191.7% | 1,860 t | $2.07 | $11 | 0 kg |
| September 2025 | $3.8M | +97.9% | 2,375 t | $1.60 | $0 | 0 kg |
| August 2025 | $4.4M | +68.7% | 2,225 t | $1.96 | $0 | 0 kg |
| July 2025 | $4.5M | +85.1% | 2,857 t | $1.59 | $0 | 0 kg |
| June 2025 | $4.6M | +349.1% | 2,039 t | $2.26 | $9,156 | 42.0 t |
| May 2025 | $3.6M | +43.1% | 1,901 t | $1.88 | $0 | 0 kg |
| April 2025 | $2.9M | +64.0% | 1,031 t | $2.78 | $0 | 0 kg |
| March 2025 | $2.2M | +91.2% | 1,174 t | $1.91 | $0 | 0 kg |
| February 2025 | $3.8M | +241.5% | 2,533 t | $1.49 | $21 | 1 kg |
| January 2025 | $1.6M | +83.1% | 938 t | $1.68 | $37K | 99.7 t |
| December 2024 | $1.6M | -22.4% | 1,060 t | $1.52 | $37K | 99.9 t |
| November 2024 | $4.0M | +100.9% | 2,367 t | $1.70 | $77K | 122 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.