South Korea exports to Spain

스페인 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$337.3M

-1.1% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+21.1%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$4.13B

+18.0% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$2.87B

balance $1.26B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $337.3 million of goods to Spain, down 1.1% from September 2026 and up 21.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Spain totalled $4.13 billion, up 18.0% from the 12 months before ($3.50 billion).

Spain ranked 30th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 31st in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $1.57 billion or 38.1% of exports to Spain.

Imports from Spain in October 2026 were $214.7 million (up 4.2% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $122.5 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 Spain: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 92.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$1.57B	38.1%	+7.5%	$163.1M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$405.0M	9.8%	+73.8%	$27.4M
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$382.8M	9.3%	+499.4%	$26.5M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$376.3M	9.1%	+8.1%	$21.6M
72	Iron and steel	$292.6M	7.1%	-16.2%	$23.1M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$245.7M	6.0%	+1.8%	$15.0M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$103.0M	2.5%	+6.6%	$6.6M
29	Organic chemicals	$102.5M	2.5%	-37.2%	$7.7M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$76.8M	1.9%	+8.8%	$6.3M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$67.3M	1.6%	+44.7%	$6.1M
88	Aircraft and spacecraft	$67.2M	1.6%	+9,040%	$36K
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$56.4M	1.4%	-33.8%	$7.0M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$55.3M	1.3%	+18.4%	$2.3M
54	Man-made filaments	$30.8M	0.7%	-25.1%	$2.0M
74	Copper and articles thereof	$29.8M	0.7%	+71.2%	$850K
48	Paper and paperboard	$22.8M	0.6%	+108.5%	$2.4M
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$21.8M	0.5%	-23.8%	$1.8M
55	Man-made staple fibres	$19.5M	0.5%	+0.5%	$2.2M
03	Fish, crustaceans and other seafood	$18.3M	0.4%	-36.7%	$2.0M
36	Explosives and matches	$18.1M	0.4%	+69.9%	$4.0M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$16.4M	0.4%	-5.4%	$960K
71	Pearls, precious stones and precious metals	$14.3M	0.3%	+69.3%	$1.3M
15	Animal or vegetable fats and oils	$13.9M	0.3%	+208.9%	$0
28	Inorganic chemicals	$10.3M	0.2%	+14.8%	$457K
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$10.0M	0.2%	-8.7%	$280K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 691 headings exported to Spain in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8703	Passenger cars	$1.39B	33.7%	+4.4%	$150.9M
3826	Biodiesel	$279.0M	6.8%	+999.1%	$22.7M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$166.3M	4.0%	+195.5%	$8.7M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$123.8M	3.0%	+18.4%	$7.4M
7208	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled	$102.9M	2.5%	-7.9%	$3.7M
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$94.1M	2.3%	+15.8%	$3.8M
7210	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, coated or plated	$91.2M	2.2%	-36.7%	$11.1M
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$77.3M	1.9%	+9.2%	$5.0M
3824	Miscellaneous chemical preparations	$74.1M	1.8%	+592.5%	$888K
8802	Aeroplanes, helicopters and spacecraft	$66.5M	1.6%	–	$0
3902	Polymers of propylene, in primary forms	$65.9M	1.6%	-1.7%	$3.2M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$59.5M	1.4%	+45.5%	$5.1M
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$57.2M	1.4%	+13.4%	$3.8M
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$50.5M	1.2%	+152.1%	$4.7M
8409	Parts for internal combustion engines	$44.9M	1.1%	+14.5%	$3.8M
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$42.7M	1.0%	+8.8%	$4.2M
7601	Unwrought aluminium	$42.5M	1.0%	-2.0%	$6.8M
8504	Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors	$40.7M	1.0%	+328.8%	$4.4M
8536	Electrical switches, connectors and circuit protection (up to 1,000 V)	$38.9M	0.9%	+9.6%	$2.0M
8535	Electrical switches, fuses and circuit protection (over 1,000 V)	$38.9M	0.9%	+35.4%	$3.1M
2917	Polycarboxylic acids and their derivatives	$38.0M	0.9%	-60.8%	$2.2M
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$34.9M	0.8%	-12.3%	$2.3M
8479	Machines and mechanical appliances with individual functions	$28.3M	0.7%	-15.9%	$723K
3822	Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits)	$27.7M	0.7%	+10.9%	$2.7M
3906	Acrylic polymers in primary forms	$27.2M	0.7%	+57.3%	$2.8M
7209	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, cold-rolled	$24.4M	0.6%	+24.2%	$3.6M
7308	Steel structures and parts (bridges, towers, frameworks)	$24.3M	0.6%	+72.4%	$43K
8418	Refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps	$22.8M	0.6%	+4.5%	$2.0M
3920	Plates, sheets and film of plastics, not reinforced	$20.2M	0.5%	+7.2%	$1.4M
7419	Other articles of copper	$20.1M	0.5%	+161.2%	$1,766

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$337.3M	+21.1%	80,848 t	$4.17	$214.7M	57,935 t
September 2026	$341.0M	+25.5%	112,184 t	$3.04	$248.9M	108,642 t
August 2026	$275.0M	-6.8%	80,854 t	$3.40	$247.4M	40,888 t
July 2026	$481.6M	+40.3%	121,548 t	$3.96	$197.0M	36,740 t
June 2026	$328.2M	+27.2%	95,130 t	$3.45	$251.8M	44,679 t
May 2026	$354.6M	+33.5%	108,999 t	$3.25	$261.4M	104,733 t
April 2026	$318.6M	-17.7%	83,903 t	$3.80	$242.7M	41,405 t
March 2026	$436.9M	+56.9%	128,810 t	$3.39	$264.7M	37,625 t
February 2026	$290.7M	+3.7%	114,234 t	$2.55	$199.9M	32,295 t
January 2026	$303.5M	+25.4%	90,241 t	$3.36	$225.0M	60,006 t
December 2025	$355.2M	+11.8%	101,419 t	$3.50	$283.2M	126,624 t
November 2025	$303.1M	+8.4%	68,822 t	$4.40	$229.5M	82,296 t
October 2025	$278.5M	-1.6%	74,413 t	$3.74	$206.1M	41,899 t
September 2025	$271.8M	+19.3%	72,517 t	$3.75	$216.0M	42,514 t
August 2025	$295.0M	+16.1%	69,130 t	$4.27	$227.3M	70,736 t
July 2025	$343.3M	+17.0%	110,044 t	$3.12	$212.3M	42,514 t
June 2025	$258.0M	-6.6%	91,646 t	$2.81	$223.8M	52,536 t
May 2025	$265.6M	-4.0%	83,740 t	$3.17	$228.6M	49,031 t
April 2025	$387.0M	+35.4%	117,456 t	$3.29	$188.4M	44,573 t
March 2025	$278.4M	-19.4%	92,982 t	$2.99	$209.4M	43,481 t
February 2025	$280.4M	+0.5%	122,911 t	$2.28	$174.6M	38,197 t
January 2025	$242.0M	-9.1%	95,545 t	$2.53	$225.9M	103,082 t
December 2024	$317.7M	+6.5%	99,400 t	$3.20	$171.7M	33,577 t
November 2024	$279.6M	+1.6%	93,434 t	$2.99	$155.8M	33,317 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.