South Korea exports to Côte d'Ivoire
코트디봐르 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $14.6 million of goods to Côte d'Ivoire, down 3.5% from September 2026 and down 31.8% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Côte d'Ivoire totalled $202.2 million, up 7.5% from the 12 months before ($188.1 million).
Côte d'Ivoire ranked 94th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 92nd in the 12 months before.
The largest chapter was machinery, boilers and computers (HS 84), with $54.9 million or 27.2% of exports to Côte d'Ivoire.
Imports from Côte d'Ivoire in October 2026 were $8.3 million (down 45.1% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $6.4 million for the month.
Last 24 months
What South Korea exports to Côte d'Ivoire: chapters
Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 58.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Machinery, boilers and computers | $54.9M | 27.2% | -14.9% | $4.0M |
| 03 | Fish, crustaceans and other seafood | $43.2M | 21.3% | +89.2% | $55K |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | $27.0M | 13.4% | +16.2% | $5.0M |
| 87 | Vehicles, parts and accessories | $23.6M | 11.7% | +9.2% | $1.4M |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals | $21.2M | 10.5% | -4.5% | $2.5M |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | $5.6M | 2.8% | +36.3% | $435K |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibres | $4.5M | 2.2% | +161.3% | $153K |
| 34 | Soap, washing preparations and waxes | $3.8M | 1.9% | +1.2% | $55 |
| 63 | Other made-up textile articles | $3.0M | 1.5% | +19.6% | $344K |
| 56 | Wadding, felt, nonwovens and cordage | $2.1M | 1.0% | +17.7% | $0 |
| 90 | Optical, measuring and medical instruments | $2.0M | 1.0% | +27.4% | $56K |
| 32 | Dyes, pigments, paints and inks | $1.7M | 0.8% | -23.5% | $184K |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and electronics | $1.3M | 0.6% | -63.5% | $80K |
| 25 | Salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement | $1.3M | 0.6% | +17.7% | $0 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard | $1.2M | 0.6% | +54.8% | $100K |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | $1.1M | 0.6% | -59.8% | $30K |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | $894K | 0.4% | -75.5% | $0 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, oils and their products | $613K | 0.3% | +135.2% | $0 |
| 94 | Furniture, bedding and lighting | $521K | 0.3% | +328.9% | $57K |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | $398K | 0.2% | -7.9% | $145K |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers and pictures | $380K | 0.2% | -17.7% | $1,366 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | $360K | 0.2% | -21.2% | $3,475 |
| 33 | Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics | $337K | 0.2% | +207.6% | $14K |
| 24 | Tobacco and tobacco substitutes | $276K | 0.1% | -84.6% | $0 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | $268K | 0.1% | +91.7% | $83K |
Largest 4-digit headings
The 30 largest of 230 headings exported to Côte d'Ivoire in the same 12 months.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8429 | Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery | $43.5M | 21.5% | -20.5% | $3.2M |
| 0303 | Fish, frozen (excluding fillets) | $43.2M | 21.3% | +89.2% | $55K |
| 2837 | Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides | $18.4M | 9.1% | -6.6% | $2.0M |
| 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $17.0M | 8.4% | +86.2% | $3.2M |
| 8703 | Passenger cars | $14.2M | 7.0% | +10.3% | $653K |
| 3902 | Polymers of propylene, in primary forms | $8.8M | 4.4% | -33.3% | $1.6M |
| 2929 | Compounds with other nitrogen function | $4.9M | 2.4% | +166.2% | $372K |
| 8702 | Buses (motor vehicles for ten or more persons) | $4.6M | 2.3% | +18.2% | $165K |
| 5501 | Synthetic filament tow | $4.5M | 2.2% | +173.2% | $153K |
| 8409 | Parts for internal combustion engines | $4.2M | 2.1% | +39.0% | $274K |
| 3402 | Surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations | $3.7M | 1.8% | +1.3% | $0 |
| 6309 | Worn clothing and other worn articles | $3.0M | 1.5% | +19.6% | $344K |
| 8704 | Motor vehicles for the transport of goods | $3.0M | 1.5% | +3.1% | $337K |
| 2836 | Carbonates and percarbonates (including lithium carbonate) | $2.5M | 1.2% | +14.5% | $447K |
| 5608 | Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope, etc. | $2.1M | 1.0% | +35.2% | $0 |
| 8431 | Parts for cranes, excavators and other heavy machinery | $1.7M | 0.8% | +87.3% | $75K |
| 3206 | Other colouring matter, etc. | $1.3M | 0.6% | -11.9% | $184K |
| 2523 | Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, etc. | $1.3M | 0.6% | +16.6% | $0 |
| 8708 | Parts and accessories of motor vehicles | $1.2M | 0.6% | -32.7% | $244K |
| 9018 | Medical, surgical and dental instruments | $1.0M | 0.5% | +995.6% | $6,124 |
| 8415 | Air conditioners | $996K | 0.5% | -11.0% | $69K |
| 3812 | Prepared rubber accelerators, etc. | $967K | 0.5% | -36.9% | $29K |
| 8507 | Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators) | $869K | 0.4% | -9.6% | $247 |
| 4810 | Paper and paperboard coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances | $757K | 0.4% | +74.2% | $0 |
| 3004 | Medicaments, in measured doses or retail packs | $683K | 0.3% | +322.7% | $0 |
| 8430 | Other earth-moving, boring and pile-driving machinery | $652K | 0.3% | – | $0 |
| 2710 | Refined petroleum oils | $613K | 0.3% | +244.5% | $0 |
| 8481 | Taps, cocks and valves | $560K | 0.3% | +34.7% | $113K |
| 9022 | X-ray and radiation apparatus | $456K | 0.2% | +57.0% | $0 |
| 8701 | Tractors | $441K | 0.2% | – | $0 |
A chapter is linked when exports to Côte d'Ivoire reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Côte d'Ivoire.
Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Côte d'Ivoire, by 6-digit product.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $14.6M | -31.8% | 7,294 t | $2.01 | $8.3M | 3,145 t |
| September 2026 | $15.2M | +24.5% | 6,855 t | $2.21 | $9.1M | 3,759 t |
| August 2026 | $14.6M | -1.4% | 7,536 t | $1.94 | $1.0M | 484 t |
| July 2026 | $18.1M | -12.7% | 7,863 t | $2.31 | $6.7M | 2,986 t |
| June 2026 | $16.1M | +7.4% | 6,811 t | $2.37 | $9.0M | 4,405 t |
| May 2026 | $12.2M | -28.3% | 5,013 t | $2.43 | $12.5M | 6,281 t |
| April 2026 | $15.2M | +11.3% | 6,462 t | $2.35 | $21.2M | 10,455 t |
| March 2026 | $18.7M | +17.9% | 8,468 t | $2.21 | $12.0M | 6,526 t |
| February 2026 | $21.1M | +18.9% | 10,082 t | $2.09 | $8.7M | 4,550 t |
| January 2026 | $18.3M | +74.0% | 8,086 t | $2.26 | $20.8M | 11,079 t |
| December 2025 | $24.4M | +52.3% | 56,985 t | $0.43 | $21.6M | 11,387 t |
| November 2025 | $13.7M | +5.2% | 5,686 t | $2.41 | $10.9M | 5,976 t |
| October 2025 | $21.5M | +36.6% | 53,289 t | $0.40 | $15.1M | 8,112 t |
| September 2025 | $12.2M | -18.8% | 6,704 t | $1.82 | $14.2M | 7,864 t |
| August 2025 | $14.8M | +7.8% | 6,307 t | $2.35 | $5.3M | 2,802 t |
| July 2025 | $20.8M | +69.9% | 8,114 t | $2.56 | $6.5M | 3,004 t |
| June 2025 | $15.0M | +49.0% | 6,706 t | $2.24 | $14.4M | 6,620 t |
| May 2025 | $17.0M | +15.5% | 6,695 t | $2.53 | $26.2M | 68,165 t |
| April 2025 | $13.6M | +8.9% | 6,755 t | $2.02 | $17.2M | 8,182 t |
| March 2025 | $15.9M | +3.3% | 7,781 t | $2.04 | $17.3M | 7,783 t |
| February 2025 | $17.7M | +15.9% | 10,280 t | $1.72 | $15.0M | 6,796 t |
| January 2025 | $10.5M | -23.1% | 4,782 t | $2.20 | $17.4M | 8,101 t |
| December 2024 | $16.0M | -12.0% | 8,604 t | $1.86 | $19.7M | 8,714 t |
| November 2024 | $13.0M | -43.7% | 6,719 t | $1.94 | $15.6M | 7,543 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.