South Korea exports to the United Kingdom

영국 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$759.0M

+11.6% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+57.0%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$8.34B

+20.3% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$4.66B

balance $3.68B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $759.0 million of goods to the United Kingdom, up 11.6% from September 2026 and up 57.0% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to the United Kingdom totalled $8.34 billion, up 20.3% from the 12 months before ($6.93 billion).

The United Kingdom ranked 20th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 21st in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $2.83 billion or 34.0% of exports to the United Kingdom.

Imports from the United Kingdom in October 2026 were $458.4 million (up 69.0% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $300.7 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 the United Kingdom: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 94.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$2.83B	34.0%	+4.5%	$189.4M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$1.20B	14.3%	+40.7%	$137.3M
71	Pearls, precious stones and precious metals	$848.1M	10.2%	+132.1%	$159.5M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$640.6M	7.7%	-3.3%	$35.3M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$540.3M	6.5%	+165.7%	$57.2M
72	Iron and steel	$389.3M	4.7%	-12.0%	$27.9M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$299.6M	3.6%	+145.8%	$55.2M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$296.6M	3.6%	+7.6%	$18.5M
88	Aircraft and spacecraft	$265.2M	3.2%	+1.1%	$18.3M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$139.4M	1.7%	+19.7%	$8.6M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$124.4M	1.5%	+5.2%	$7.8M
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$96.3M	1.2%	+36.3%	$5.3M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$69.2M	0.8%	-37.2%	$2.0M
93	Arms and ammunition	$43.1M	0.5%	-14.6%	$1,500
29	Organic chemicals	$42.9M	0.5%	+26.7%	$2.1M
89	Ships and boats	$42.0M	0.5%	-68.3%	$9,432
97	Works of art and antiques	$37.1M	0.4%	+1.8%	$770K
95	Toys, games and sports equipment	$33.4M	0.4%	+77.5%	$3.3M
48	Paper and paperboard	$31.0M	0.4%	+37.0%	$1.3M
74	Copper and articles thereof	$30.3M	0.4%	+72.5%	$1.3M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$29.3M	0.4%	-27.7%	$2.5M
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$26.0M	0.3%	+12.9%	$2.8M
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$25.7M	0.3%	+95.2%	$2.9M
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$23.9M	0.3%	-8.0%	$1.4M
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$19.2M	0.2%	-11.2%	$1.5M

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 804 headings exported to the United Kingdom in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8703	Passenger cars	$2.46B	29.5%	-2.6%	$170.1M
7106	Silver	$493.4M	5.9%	+101.4%	$124.6M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$455.5M	5.5%	+164.9%	$50.9M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$450.2M	5.4%	+37.4%	$31.7M
7110	Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form	$321.6M	3.9%	+202.2%	$25.3M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$266.0M	3.2%	+208.7%	$53.9M
8807	Parts of aircraft and spacecraft	$259.0M	3.1%	-0.9%	$18.3M
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$241.4M	2.9%	+327.1%	$8.3M
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$180.4M	2.2%	+30.0%	$10.6M
8504	Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors	$173.0M	2.1%	+29.1%	$43.3M
7210	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, coated or plated	$172.9M	2.1%	-15.9%	$16.2M
8411	Gas turbines and turbo-jets	$149.6M	1.8%	-13.1%	$2.0M
8544	Insulated wire and cable	$145.3M	1.7%	+182.1%	$27.9M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$130.1M	1.6%	+0.6%	$10.7M
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$103.3M	1.2%	+1.2%	$7.8M
7209	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, cold-rolled	$97.1M	1.2%	+56.6%	$6.1M
1902	Pasta and noodles (including instant noodles)	$82.2M	1.0%	+46.1%	$4.6M
7207	Semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel	$75.4M	0.9%	-13.4%	$0
3307	Shaving, deodorant, bath and other toiletry preparations	$68.8M	0.8%	+240.5%	$3.7M
8429	Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery	$57.8M	0.7%	+32.6%	$1.4M
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$55.1M	0.7%	+17.7%	$3.5M
8431	Parts for cranes, excavators and other heavy machinery	$51.3M	0.6%	+11.6%	$3.3M
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$50.6M	0.6%	-37.4%	$427K
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$43.6M	0.5%	+9.6%	$2.1M
9306	Bombs, missiles, ammunition and parts	$42.6M	0.5%	-15.4%	$0
3902	Polymers of propylene, in primary forms	$42.3M	0.5%	+26.5%	$2.0M
8901	Cargo ships, tankers and passenger ships	$42.0M	0.5%	-68.3%	$0
8523	Solid-state storage devices, discs and other recording media	$41.2M	0.5%	+159.6%	$7.3M
8473	Parts and accessories for computers and office machines	$39.0M	0.5%	-2.6%	$117K
7208	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled	$38.8M	0.5%	-47.2%	$5.3M

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

Featured industry: cosmetics exports to the United Kingdom, by 6-digit product.

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$759.0M	+57.0%	119,565 t	$6.35	$458.4M	13,526 t
September 2026	$679.9M	-10.3%	92,223 t	$7.37	$388.7M	13,208 t
August 2026	$770.8M	+19.7%	295,997 t	$2.60	$391.0M	11,995 t
July 2026	$902.8M	+25.5%	130,657 t	$6.91	$376.7M	11,961 t
June 2026	$735.2M	+20.8%	97,486 t	$7.54	$422.6M	14,349 t
May 2026	$568.0M	-6.2%	84,033 t	$6.76	$380.0M	13,297 t
April 2026	$731.5M	+24.3%	130,502 t	$5.61	$422.9M	13,413 t
March 2026	$665.5M	+31.9%	87,382 t	$7.62	$367.4M	12,413 t
February 2026	$574.7M	+19.3%	109,364 t	$5.26	$417.7M	12,541 t
January 2026	$735.8M	+32.1%	93,917 t	$7.83	$248.4M	11,080 t
December 2025	$598.0M	+21.8%	106,675 t	$5.61	$430.5M	14,043 t
November 2025	$618.3M	+25.6%	72,942 t	$8.48	$354.0M	11,535 t
October 2025	$483.4M	-27.7%	63,028 t	$7.67	$271.2M	12,581 t
September 2025	$758.3M	+45.9%	135,339 t	$5.60	$421.7M	13,178 t
August 2025	$643.9M	+26.4%	102,539 t	$6.28	$343.2M	14,135 t
July 2025	$719.3M	+44.6%	208,670 t	$3.45	$381.2M	15,202 t
June 2025	$608.4M	+17.7%	88,401 t	$6.88	$415.1M	16,821 t
May 2025	$605.7M	+12.1%	123,238 t	$4.91	$341.6M	83,063 t
April 2025	$588.6M	+25.7%	138,828 t	$4.24	$522.4M	202,502 t
March 2025	$504.6M	-6.6%	87,126 t	$5.79	$371.5M	10,160 t
February 2025	$481.6M	-9.4%	113,436 t	$4.25	$358.0M	10,598 t
January 2025	$556.9M	-35.5%	148,471 t	$3.75	$332.9M	13,827 t
December 2024	$491.2M	+2.6%	120,689 t	$4.07	$397.4M	15,047 t
November 2024	$492.4M	+22.0%	116,282 t	$4.23	$305.7M	12,905 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.