South Korea exports to the Bahamas
바하마 · latest month: October 2026
Exports, October 2026
$261.4M
+40,249% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+83,239%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$1.19B
+233.9% vs 12 months before
Rank among destinations
53
of 239, last 12 months
Imports, last 12 months
$296K
balance $1.19B
In October 2026, South Korea exported $261.4 million of goods to the Bahamas, up 40,249% from September 2026 and up 83,239% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to the Bahamas totalled $1.19 billion, up 233.9% from the 12 months before ($355.4 million).
The Bahamas ranked 53rd of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 78th in the 12 months before.
The largest chapter was ships and boats (HS 89), with $1.17 billion or 98.8% of exports to the Bahamas.
Last 24 months
What South Korea exports to the Bahamas: chapters
Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 28.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Ships and boats | $1.17B | 98.8% | +241.1% | $260.7M |
| 84 | Machinery, boilers and computers | $5.8M | 0.5% | +114.3% | $128K |
| 87 | Vehicles, parts and accessories | $3.4M | 0.3% | -44.2% | $259K |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and electronics | $1.6M | 0.1% | +0.8% | $66K |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | $1.1M | 0.1% | +1,398% | $0 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, oils and their products | $706K | 0.1% | +1.5% | $38K |
| 90 | Optical, measuring and medical instruments | $571K | 0.0% | +148.6% | $228K |
| 86 | Railway and tramway equipment | $195K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 82 | Tools and cutlery of base metal | $122K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | $49K | 0.0% | -35.1% | $1,553 |
| 33 | Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics | $39K | 0.0% | +283.1% | $4,903 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | $24K | 0.0% | -38.7% | $0 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $24K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 61 | Clothing, knitted or crocheted | $23K | 0.0% | -19.3% | $14K |
| 62 | Clothing, not knitted or crocheted | $18K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 88 | Aircraft and spacecraft | $15K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | $14K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports equipment | $7,648 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | $4,977 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 97 | Works of art and antiques | $3,300 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 34 | Soap, washing preparations and waxes | $1,570 | 0.0% | – | $445 |
| 63 | Other made-up textile articles | $950 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | $407 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 32 | Dyes, pigments, paints and inks | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 35 | Glues, modified starches and enzymes | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
Largest 4-digit headings
The 30 largest of 65 headings exported to the Bahamas in the same 12 months.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8901 | Cargo ships, tankers and passenger ships | $1.17B | 98.8% | +241.1% | $260.7M |
| 8703 | Passenger cars | $2.0M | 0.2% | -60.1% | $212K |
| 8409 | Parts for internal combustion engines | $1.8M | 0.1% | +74.2% | $63K |
| 8421 | Centrifuges and filtering or purifying machinery | $1.7M | 0.1% | +308.9% | $0 |
| 8704 | Motor vehicles for the transport of goods | $1.3M | 0.1% | +31.6% | $47K |
| 8507 | Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators) | $1.2M | 0.1% | -21.9% | $66K |
| 8481 | Taps, cocks and valves | $1.0M | 0.1% | +234.1% | $64K |
| 2711 | Petroleum gases (including LNG and LPG) | $706K | 0.1% | +1.5% | $38K |
| 7308 | Steel structures and parts (bridges, towers, frameworks) | $602K | 0.1% | +1,933% | $0 |
| 8413 | Pumps for liquids | $590K | 0.0% | +90.7% | $0 |
| 9026 | Instruments for measuring flow, level or pressure | $253K | 0.0% | +831.9% | $38K |
| 8531 | Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus, etc. | $253K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 7306 | Other welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron or steel | $235K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 7307 | Tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel | $219K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8609 | Shipping containers | $195K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9027 | Instruments for physical or chemical analysis | $190K | 0.0% | – | $190K |
| 8424 | Sprayers, spray guns and fire extinguishers | $181K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8415 | Air conditioners | $180K | 0.0% | +243.9% | $0 |
| 8480 | Moulds and moulding boxes | $125K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8205 | Hand tools, not elsewhere specified or included, etc. | $122K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8535 | Electrical switches, fuses and circuit protection (over 1,000 V) | $97K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9021 | Orthopaedic appliances, artificial body parts and hearing aids | $55K | 0.0% | +356.6% | $0 |
| 3822 | Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits) | $48K | 0.0% | -37.1% | $0 |
| 8702 | Buses (motor vehicles for ten or more persons) | $43K | 0.0% | +219.3% | $0 |
| 8426 | Ships' derricks, etc. | $41K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8483 | Transmission shafts, gears, gear boxes and clutches | $33K | 0.0% | -74.6% | $0 |
| 8414 | Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans | $28K | 0.0% | -54.1% | $0 |
| 3002 | Blood products, vaccines and immunological products | $24K | 0.0% | -38.7% | $0 |
| 2202 | Soft drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages | $24K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9018 | Medical, surgical and dental instruments | $24K | 0.0% | +135.6% | $0 |
A chapter is linked when exports to the Bahamas reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to the Bahamas.
Featured industry: cosmetics exports to the Bahamas, by 6-digit product.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $261.4M | +83,239% | 116,987 t | $2.23 | $1,180 | 1.9 t |
| September 2026 | $648K | -57.4% | 134 t | $4.82 | $3,057 | 76.5 t |
| August 2026 | $635K | +55.2% | 93.8 t | $6.77 | $636 | 4 kg |
| July 2026 | $236.0M | +102.8% | 36,446 t | $6.48 | $3,468 | 39.5 t |
| June 2026 | $130.9M | +13,902% | 76,045 t | $1.72 | $419 | 1.0 t |
| May 2026 | $233.2M | +24,202% | 36,114 t | $6.46 | $275K | 308 t |
| April 2026 | $771K | -46.5% | 216 t | $3.56 | $2,589 | 38.1 t |
| March 2026 | $219.4M | +87.8% | 39,761 t | $5.52 | $3,204 | 1.4 t |
| February 2026 | $286K | -83.9% | 52.3 t | $5.47 | $0 | 0 kg |
| January 2026 | $99.4M | -12.2% | 19,473 t | $5.11 | $2,339 | 26.5 t |
| December 2025 | $1.9M | +205.2% | 135 t | $14.09 | $2,797 | 69.9 t |
| November 2025 | $2.0M | +108.8% | 74.6 t | $26.17 | $1,050 | 151 kg |
| October 2025 | $314K | -77.6% | 108 t | $2.90 | $2,004 | 922 kg |
| September 2025 | $1.5M | +67.8% | 52.5 t | $29.00 | $5,403 | 1.7 t |
| August 2025 | $409K | -99.6% | 70.1 t | $5.83 | $4,010 | 36.2 t |
| July 2025 | $116.4M | +10,510% | 21,289 t | $5.47 | $802 | 1.2 t |
| June 2025 | $935K | +49.0% | 207 t | $4.52 | $5,741 | 58.1 t |
| May 2025 | $959K | -9.1% | 208 t | $4.61 | $3,569 | 29.3 t |
| April 2025 | $1.4M | -3.1% | 194 t | $7.43 | $1,170 | 461 kg |
| March 2025 | $116.8M | +9,085% | 21,324 t | $5.48 | $1,932 | 279 kg |
| February 2025 | $1.8M | +123.9% | 325 t | $5.48 | $3,450 | 4.7 t |
| January 2025 | $113.3M | +9,185% | 22,275 t | $5.08 | $493 | 691 kg |
| December 2024 | $625K | -60.3% | 111 t | $5.65 | $3,038 | 18 kg |
| November 2024 | $935K | +39.5% | 92.9 t | $10.06 | $3,041 | 177 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.