South Korea exports to Canada

캐나다 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$998.9M

-12.6% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+33.0%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$12.40B

+24.4% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$10.88B

balance $1.51B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $998.9 million of goods to Canada, down 12.6% from September 2026 and up 33.0% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Canada totalled $12.40 billion, up 24.4% from the 12 months before ($9.96 billion).

Canada ranked 14th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 13th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $6.88 billion or 55.5% of exports to Canada.

Imports from Canada in October 2026 were $1.08 billion (up 121.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $81.6 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 Canada: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 93.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$6.88B	55.5%	+22.2%	$540.8M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$1.14B	9.2%	+20.4%	$64.5M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$933.5M	7.5%	-1.8%	$92.9M
72	Iron and steel	$651.1M	5.3%	+28.4%	$49.6M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$420.2M	3.4%	+675.1%	$65.1M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$307.8M	2.5%	+16.2%	$26.7M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$288.8M	2.3%	+13.8%	$21.0M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$255.3M	2.1%	+61.6%	$25.3M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$173.5M	1.4%	+14.8%	$10.1M
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$165.3M	1.3%	+50.6%	$7.1M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$152.8M	1.2%	+105.7%	$5.9M
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$107.0M	0.9%	+25.5%	$12.4M
71	Pearls, precious stones and precious metals	$94.9M	0.8%	+102.1%	$1.3M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$82.4M	0.7%	-7.2%	$6.6M
74	Copper and articles thereof	$75.6M	0.6%	+520.8%	$6.7M
29	Organic chemicals	$70.4M	0.6%	+27.7%	$12.0M
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$60.2M	0.5%	+10.8%	$4.4M
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$51.2M	0.4%	+6.4%	$5.0M
48	Paper and paperboard	$47.0M	0.4%	+83.7%	$3.3M
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$39.9M	0.3%	-12.8%	$3.6M
28	Inorganic chemicals	$34.4M	0.3%	+38.2%	$1.9M
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$26.7M	0.2%	+71.2%	$1.3M
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$26.6M	0.2%	+24.6%	$1.9M
03	Fish, crustaceans and other seafood	$17.9M	0.1%	+28.0%	$1.6M
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$17.7M	0.1%	+8.1%	$1.7M

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 847 headings exported to Canada in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8703	Passenger cars	$6.56B	52.9%	+21.5%	$513.2M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$384.9M	3.1%	+937.9%	$53.3M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$318.6M	2.6%	-13.9%	$18.8M
8542	Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips)	$256.6M	2.1%	+190.0%	$1.0M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$234.0M	1.9%	+22.4%	$19.6M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$208.3M	1.7%	+54.9%	$18.7M
7216	Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel	$197.3M	1.6%	+13.6%	$15.5M
7210	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, coated or plated	$182.2M	1.5%	+18.4%	$15.5M
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$142.3M	1.1%	+121.7%	$5.4M
7305	Large-diameter tubes and pipes of iron or steel (over 406.4 mm)	$122.4M	1.0%	+268.8%	$8.9M
8413	Pumps for liquids	$116.2M	0.9%	+9.3%	$11.9M
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$115.3M	0.9%	+18.3%	$10.0M
7225	Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel	$107.1M	0.9%	+52.2%	$10.6M
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$97.6M	0.8%	+19.8%	$6.4M
7606	Aluminium plates, sheets and strip	$94.3M	0.8%	+55.9%	$2.9M
8451	Dryers, ironing and other textile finishing machinery	$85.4M	0.7%	-5.4%	$10.2M
8544	Insulated wire and cable	$84.6M	0.7%	+161.7%	$2.6M
7208	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled	$83.5M	0.7%	+73.5%	$2.4M
7106	Silver	$80.8M	0.7%	+109.3%	$44K
8419	Machinery for treating materials by a change of temperature	$69.6M	0.6%	+90.6%	$6.7M
8418	Refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps	$69.2M	0.6%	-2.6%	$8.6M
8479	Machines and mechanical appliances with individual functions	$65.4M	0.5%	+15.9%	$4.6M
8422	Dishwashers and packaging, filling or labelling machinery	$63.5M	0.5%	+6.8%	$7.8M
8501	Electric motors and generators	$63.1M	0.5%	+20.3%	$6.0M
1902	Pasta and noodles (including instant noodles)	$62.8M	0.5%	+38.8%	$8.4M
8504	Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors	$62.3M	0.5%	-29.2%	$591K
4002	Synthetic rubber	$60.9M	0.5%	+3.4%	$2.9M
8701	Tractors	$60.6M	0.5%	+82.5%	$2.4M
7306	Other welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron or steel	$52.5M	0.4%	+1.0%	$2.6M
8450	Washing machines, household or laundry-type	$49.3M	0.4%	+5.8%	$5.9M

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$998.9M	+33.0%	192,565 t	$5.19	$1.08B	1,383,108 t
September 2026	$1.14B	+38.5%	265,775 t	$4.30	$1.29B	2,523,598 t
August 2026	$853.0M	+9.0%	209,531 t	$4.07	$911.6M	1,794,703 t
July 2026	$1.05B	+30.8%	195,971 t	$5.36	$940.4M	1,977,242 t
June 2026	$1.17B	+24.6%	233,355 t	$5.00	$962.0M	2,039,874 t
May 2026	$1.12B	+16.9%	227,801 t	$4.92	$1.14B	2,171,704 t
April 2026	$1.15B	+28.9%	157,285 t	$7.28	$1.12B	2,394,143 t
March 2026	$1.12B	+25.6%	194,104 t	$5.79	$816.5M	2,155,869 t
February 2026	$911.6M	+11.6%	162,457 t	$5.61	$784.9M	1,914,732 t
January 2026	$1.07B	+45.3%	182,218 t	$5.86	$731.6M	1,666,860 t
December 2025	$939.9M	+8.5%	182,393 t	$5.15	$622.5M	1,364,955 t
November 2025	$874.9M	+24.6%	132,593 t	$6.60	$480.3M	1,293,605 t
October 2025	$751.0M	-17.8%	114,959 t	$6.53	$487.6M	1,142,208 t
September 2025	$825.5M	+4.1%	165,251 t	$5.00	$745.0M	1,769,317 t
August 2025	$782.9M	+0.1%	120,367 t	$6.50	$429.5M	925,736 t
July 2025	$802.6M	-14.7%	116,110 t	$6.91	$670.8M	1,863,993 t
June 2025	$936.2M	+4.8%	212,556 t	$4.40	$543.7M	1,629,668 t
May 2025	$959.7M	+1.8%	172,148 t	$5.57	$550.5M	1,767,554 t
April 2025	$888.6M	-8.6%	142,065 t	$6.25	$516.8M	1,256,889 t
March 2025	$895.3M	+3.0%	160,529 t	$5.58	$540.4M	1,265,639 t
February 2025	$816.9M	+5.9%	127,607 t	$6.40	$443.2M	1,175,114 t
January 2025	$734.8M	-18.9%	126,936 t	$5.79	$542.6M	1,525,520 t
December 2024	$866.0M	+6.5%	162,599 t	$5.33	$493.3M	1,185,963 t
November 2024	$702.1M	-12.4%	88,964 t	$7.89	$547.8M	1,137,655 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.