South Korea exports to Brazil

브라질 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$569.9M

-4.0% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

-80.1%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$6.65B

-12.7% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$6.72B

balance -$70.2M

In October 2026, South Korea exported $569.9 million of goods to Brazil, down 4.0% from September 2026 and down 80.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Brazil totalled $6.65 billion, down 12.7% from the 12 months before ($7.62 billion).

Brazil ranked 22nd of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 19th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was electrical machinery and electronics (HS 85), with $2.84 billion or 42.7% of exports to Brazil.

Imports from Brazil in October 2026 were $1.10 billion (up 40.1% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $525.3 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 Brazil: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 85.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$2.84B	42.7%	+117.6%	$280.4M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$673.2M	10.1%	-9.0%	$57.7M
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$600.5M	9.0%	-0.8%	$39.3M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$510.1M	7.7%	+19.2%	$30.1M
72	Iron and steel	$456.2M	6.9%	-19.5%	$33.4M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$310.6M	4.7%	+30.4%	$24.4M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$247.7M	3.7%	+0.5%	$25.5M
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$208.9M	3.1%	+12.3%	$13.5M
29	Organic chemicals	$146.0M	2.2%	+7.2%	$6.7M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$108.9M	1.6%	+115.3%	$15.1M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$92.0M	1.4%	+284.0%	$12.4M
88	Aircraft and spacecraft	$61.7M	0.9%	-21.6%	$3.7M
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$61.0M	0.9%	+264.9%	$1.7M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$55.6M	0.8%	-13.3%	$4.0M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$46.5M	0.7%	+10.3%	$2.5M
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$29.1M	0.4%	+16.4%	$1.7M
28	Inorganic chemicals	$28.2M	0.4%	+10.2%	$2.3M
54	Man-made filaments	$17.2M	0.3%	-2.9%	$1.1M
55	Man-made staple fibres	$16.3M	0.2%	+19.3%	$636K
32	Dyes, pigments, paints and inks	$13.4M	0.2%	+10.9%	$1.0M
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$13.0M	0.2%	-0.8%	$640K
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$12.8M	0.2%	+80.7%	$2.3M
68	Articles of stone, plaster, cement or mica	$9.1M	0.1%	+2.8%	$707K
48	Paper and paperboard	$8.0M	0.1%	-6.2%	$636K
35	Glues, modified starches and enzymes	$6.6M	0.1%	+20.1%	$545K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 657 headings exported to Brazil in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8542	Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips)	$2.49B	37.5%	+153.8%	$261.1M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$541.6M	8.1%	+3.8%	$36.9M
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$190.7M	2.9%	-2.6%	$21.1M
7210	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, coated or plated	$160.3M	2.4%	+62.9%	$12.1M
8407	Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines	$148.7M	2.2%	-35.9%	$16.7M
3808	Insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and disinfectants	$146.8M	2.2%	+12.7%	$7.7M
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$121.3M	1.8%	+19.1%	$9.1M
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$98.8M	1.5%	+17.0%	$6.5M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$91.5M	1.4%	+308.3%	$12.3M
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$90.8M	1.4%	+13.6%	$6.8M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$88.2M	1.3%	+102.3%	$12.8M
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$83.0M	1.2%	+120.6%	$1.3M
7209	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, cold-rolled	$82.3M	1.2%	+6.4%	$1.7M
3906	Acrylic polymers in primary forms	$75.0M	1.1%	+13.5%	$4.3M
7208	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled	$74.8M	1.1%	-66.3%	$8.8M
7225	Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel	$62.8M	0.9%	-42.0%	$6.0M
8807	Parts of aircraft and spacecraft	$61.5M	0.9%	-21.7%	$3.7M
8207	Interchangeable tools for hand tools or machine tools	$53.0M	0.8%	+508.8%	$688K
8409	Parts for internal combustion engines	$51.6M	0.8%	+14.2%	$3.5M
8431	Parts for cranes, excavators and other heavy machinery	$50.7M	0.8%	+3.9%	$1.2M
8703	Passenger cars	$46.7M	0.7%	-31.7%	$1.1M
8479	Machines and mechanical appliances with individual functions	$42.9M	0.6%	+0.5%	$1.8M
3004	Medicaments, in measured doses or retail packs	$42.6M	0.6%	+35.2%	$3.4M
3822	Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits)	$38.8M	0.6%	+11.0%	$3.2M
8480	Moulds and moulding boxes	$37.9M	0.6%	+89.1%	$564K
9022	X-ray and radiation apparatus	$35.7M	0.5%	+52.0%	$2.8M
3902	Polymers of propylene, in primary forms	$35.6M	0.5%	+7.1%	$1.5M
8483	Transmission shafts, gears, gear boxes and clutches	$32.4M	0.5%	+26.3%	$2.2M
9031	Measuring or checking instruments and machines	$32.2M	0.5%	+98.0%	$1.6M
8415	Air conditioners	$31.0M	0.5%	-14.9%	$2.4M

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$569.9M	-80.1%	83,664 t	$6.81	$1.10B	1,928,361 t
September 2026	$593.9M	+23.6%	92,026 t	$6.45	$479.6M	1,080,480 t
August 2026	$617.6M	+72.4%	109,536 t	$5.64	$521.6M	1,384,308 t
July 2026	$692.2M	+72.1%	174,003 t	$3.98	$590.3M	1,285,196 t
June 2026	$641.7M	+59.8%	155,001 t	$4.14	$348.3M	764,289 t
May 2026	$561.0M	+38.5%	99,413 t	$5.64	$517.2M	1,041,070 t
April 2026	$650.0M	-0.5%	115,470 t	$5.63	$738.5M	2,083,839 t
March 2026	$582.8M	+37.0%	90,991 t	$6.41	$373.3M	972,042 t
February 2026	$458.7M	+7.5%	96,713 t	$4.74	$495.3M	1,367,481 t
January 2026	$394.7M	-2.6%	89,270 t	$4.42	$571.4M	1,345,429 t
December 2025	$479.0M	+17.2%	113,515 t	$4.22	$524.0M	1,581,738 t
November 2025	$407.8M	+4.6%	144,478 t	$2.82	$464.9M	1,456,599 t
October 2025	$2.86B	+634.5%	216,996 t	$13.18	$781.9M	2,069,922 t
September 2025	$480.4M	+9.3%	191,823 t	$2.50	$460.3M	1,260,640 t
August 2025	$358.2M	-22.7%	126,737 t	$2.83	$375.3M	1,042,847 t
July 2025	$402.3M	-16.5%	115,756 t	$3.48	$530.1M	1,151,109 t
June 2025	$401.5M	-8.1%	118,743 t	$3.38	$488.0M	1,362,302 t
May 2025	$405.2M	-10.2%	132,746 t	$3.05	$530.9M	1,263,100 t
April 2025	$653.5M	+31.9%	188,692 t	$3.46	$679.7M	1,805,049 t
March 2025	$425.5M	-6.1%	137,310 t	$3.10	$609.1M	1,395,082 t
February 2025	$426.8M	+3.5%	91,975 t	$4.64	$473.4M	1,168,400 t
January 2025	$405.0M	-3.7%	141,180 t	$2.87	$687.7M	1,701,760 t
December 2024	$408.8M	+5.7%	65,395 t	$6.25	$819.0M	1,743,892 t
November 2024	$389.9M	+17.3%	94,888 t	$4.11	$551.5M	1,569,916 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.