South Korea exports to Costa Rica
코스타리카 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $13.3 million of goods to Costa Rica, up 3.4% from September 2026 and down 8.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Costa Rica totalled $182.1 million, down 15.4% from the 12 months before ($215.2 million).
Costa Rica ranked 101st of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 90th in the 12 months before.
The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $71.5 million or 39.3% of exports to Costa Rica.
Imports from Costa Rica in October 2026 were $21.9 million (up 4.3% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $8.6 million for the month.
Last 24 months
What South Korea exports to Costa Rica: chapters
Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 70.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Vehicles, parts and accessories | $71.5M | 39.3% | -12.2% | $3.4M |
| 84 | Machinery, boilers and computers | $14.9M | 8.2% | -5.2% | $704K |
| 90 | Optical, measuring and medical instruments | $13.1M | 7.2% | +60.9% | $2.2M |
| 76 | Aluminium and articles thereof | $10.9M | 6.0% | +45.2% | $0 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | $10.8M | 5.9% | -26.7% | $9,121 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | $10.5M | 5.7% | -5.0% | $1.2M |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and electronics | $7.8M | 4.3% | -27.3% | $596K |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | $7.1M | 3.9% | +23.4% | $831K |
| 72 | Iron and steel | $6.6M | 3.6% | -80.7% | $2.2M |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $4.6M | 2.5% | +37.7% | $359K |
| 33 | Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics | $4.1M | 2.3% | +75.6% | $428K |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | $3.7M | 2.1% | -24.5% | $131K |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | $2.7M | 1.5% | +49.7% | $269K |
| 59 | Coated or laminated textile fabrics | $2.7M | 1.5% | +32.3% | $104K |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | $2.3M | 1.2% | +0.3% | $291K |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals | $1.7M | 0.9% | +20.7% | $49K |
| 34 | Soap, washing preparations and waxes | $1.6M | 0.9% | +2.1% | $77K |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, oils and their products | $804K | 0.4% | +48.5% | $57K |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | $610K | 0.3% | -27.1% | $4,498 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard | $593K | 0.3% | -45.6% | $61K |
| 25 | Salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement | $412K | 0.2% | +164.4% | $38K |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement or mica | $411K | 0.2% | +18.9% | $78K |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products | $375K | 0.2% | -6.5% | $32K |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | $293K | 0.2% | +13.0% | $25K |
| 35 | Glues, modified starches and enzymes | $221K | 0.1% | -32.2% | $0 |
Largest 4-digit headings
The 30 largest of 346 headings exported to Costa Rica in the same 12 months.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8703 | Passenger cars | $43.0M | 23.6% | -18.3% | $1.4M |
| 8704 | Motor vehicles for the transport of goods | $12.1M | 6.7% | -6.9% | $1.4M |
| 7601 | Unwrought aluminium | $10.9M | 6.0% | +45.4% | $0 |
| 3002 | Blood products, vaccines and immunological products | $10.3M | 5.6% | -27.2% | $2,354 |
| 9018 | Medical, surgical and dental instruments | $10.0M | 5.5% | +69.2% | $2.0M |
| 8702 | Buses (motor vehicles for ten or more persons) | $10.0M | 5.5% | +12.6% | $266K |
| 7225 | Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel | $6.4M | 3.5% | – | $2.2M |
| 8708 | Parts and accessories of motor vehicles | $6.2M | 3.4% | -8.5% | $354K |
| 2202 | Soft drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages | $4.6M | 2.5% | +39.4% | $335K |
| 3304 | Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations | $3.7M | 2.1% | +81.4% | $343K |
| 7306 | Other welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron or steel | $3.4M | 1.9% | +39.1% | $130K |
| 8418 | Refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps | $3.1M | 1.7% | -12.5% | $229K |
| 8507 | Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators) | $2.8M | 1.6% | -16.2% | $170K |
| 2930 | Organo-sulphur compounds | $2.7M | 1.5% | -6.5% | $290K |
| 5902 | Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, etc. | $2.7M | 1.5% | +32.6% | $103K |
| 8429 | Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery | $2.5M | 1.4% | +57.1% | $113K |
| 2917 | Polycarboxylic acids and their derivatives | $2.2M | 1.2% | +48.7% | $406K |
| 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $2.1M | 1.2% | +130.9% | $0 |
| 8536 | Electrical switches, connectors and circuit protection (up to 1,000 V) | $2.0M | 1.1% | +1.7% | $166K |
| 8415 | Air conditioners | $2.0M | 1.1% | -7.5% | $141K |
| 3907 | Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms | $1.9M | 1.1% | +26.5% | $181K |
| 3902 | Polymers of propylene, in primary forms | $1.9M | 1.1% | +22.7% | $458K |
| 5404 | Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional, etc. | $1.8M | 1.0% | -17.8% | $203K |
| 3824 | Miscellaneous chemical preparations | $1.5M | 0.8% | +110.2% | $109K |
| 3903 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms | $1.2M | 0.7% | -4.5% | $188K |
| 3822 | Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits) | $1.2M | 0.7% | +10.8% | $160K |
| 3402 | Surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations | $1.2M | 0.7% | +2.4% | $58K |
| 2815 | Caustic soda and caustic potash | $1.2M | 0.7% | +102.2% | $38K |
| 9030 | Instruments for measuring electrical quantities | $1.2M | 0.6% | +1,262% | $515 |
| 2929 | Compounds with other nitrogen function | $1.1M | 0.6% | +910.9% | $50K |
A chapter is linked when exports to Costa Rica reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Costa Rica.
Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Costa Rica, by 6-digit product.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $13.3M | -8.9% | 4,760 t | $2.80 | $21.9M | 752 t |
| September 2026 | $12.9M | +3.9% | 2,664 t | $4.84 | $18.8M | 594 t |
| August 2026 | $13.8M | +18.8% | 3,955 t | $3.48 | $19.2M | 1,369 t |
| July 2026 | $18.6M | +8.7% | 4,102 t | $4.54 | $21.9M | 1,284 t |
| June 2026 | $16.8M | -5.6% | 3,569 t | $4.71 | $19.7M | 1,040 t |
| May 2026 | $14.1M | -39.1% | 3,793 t | $3.73 | $18.6M | 1,324 t |
| April 2026 | $17.2M | -35.2% | 6,875 t | $2.50 | $14.6M | 1,603 t |
| March 2026 | $18.5M | +4.2% | 4,407 t | $4.19 | $20.1M | 1,242 t |
| February 2026 | $14.4M | -51.6% | 3,961 t | $3.63 | $15.0M | 1,359 t |
| January 2026 | $13.2M | -1.8% | 3,724 t | $3.55 | $18.5M | 1,494 t |
| December 2025 | $12.6M | -25.8% | 3,283 t | $3.84 | $16.4M | 1,949 t |
| November 2025 | $16.6M | +19.9% | 4,186 t | $3.97 | $20.4M | 1,315 t |
| October 2025 | $14.6M | -11.7% | 3,141 t | $4.66 | $21.0M | 1,964 t |
| September 2025 | $12.4M | -7.7% | 3,311 t | $3.75 | $20.8M | 2,064 t |
| August 2025 | $11.6M | -58.3% | 2,387 t | $4.85 | $19.2M | 2,039 t |
| July 2025 | $17.1M | -22.6% | 3,192 t | $5.37 | $20.6M | 1,489 t |
| June 2025 | $17.8M | -33.7% | 3,634 t | $4.90 | $18.8M | 1,927 t |
| May 2025 | $23.2M | -4.1% | 22,536 t | $1.03 | $20.9M | 1,905 t |
| April 2025 | $26.6M | -4.9% | 25,325 t | $1.05 | $14.3M | 2,446 t |
| March 2025 | $17.7M | -27.7% | 4,189 t | $4.23 | $15.8M | 2,740 t |
| February 2025 | $29.7M | +55.8% | 37,561 t | $0.79 | $22.7M | 2,256 t |
| January 2025 | $13.5M | -24.5% | 3,742 t | $3.60 | $9.1M | 1,538 t |
| December 2024 | $17.0M | -8.1% | 3,700 t | $4.60 | $25.5M | 1,402 t |
| November 2024 | $13.9M | -71.7% | 3,778 t | $3.67 | $21.5M | 2,161 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.