South Korea exports to Ireland

아일랜드 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$422.9M

+65.7% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+856.7%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$2.06B

+69.2% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$1.57B

balance $489.8M

In October 2026, South Korea exported $422.9 million of goods to Ireland, up 65.7% from September 2026 and up 856.7% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Ireland totalled $2.06 billion, up 69.2% from the 12 months before ($1.22 billion).

Ireland ranked 40th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 51st in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was machinery, boilers and computers (HS 84), with $1.01 billion or 48.8% of exports to Ireland.

Imports from Ireland in October 2026 were $189.7 million (up 66.7% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $233.2 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 Ireland: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 73.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$1.01B	48.8%	+116.7%	$220.3M
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$322.0M	15.6%	-8.8%	$52.2M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$306.7M	14.9%	+247.0%	$110.6M
29	Organic chemicals	$227.2M	11.0%	+30.3%	$25.5M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$42.3M	2.1%	+47.6%	$2.9M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$42.2M	2.0%	+87.0%	$4.3M
72	Iron and steel	$22.7M	1.1%	+63.6%	$994K
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$16.7M	0.8%	+2.2%	$1.7M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$9.6M	0.5%	-16.7%	$839K
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$8.7M	0.4%	+199.4%	$340K
70	Glass and glassware	$8.2M	0.4%	+202.3%	$557K
35	Glues, modified starches and enzymes	$6.2M	0.3%	-1.7%	$699
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$5.5M	0.3%	+52.6%	$457K
73	Articles of iron or steel	$5.5M	0.3%	+13.4%	$581K
59	Coated or laminated textile fabrics	$5.2M	0.3%	-12.9%	$376K
48	Paper and paperboard	$3.9M	0.2%	+11.6%	$299K
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$3.8M	0.2%	+265.3%	$33K
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$3.7M	0.2%	+90.9%	$176K
68	Articles of stone, plaster, cement or mica	$2.4M	0.1%	+66.6%	$226K
71	Pearls, precious stones and precious metals	$1.6M	0.1%	-25.8%	$43K
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$1.5M	0.1%	-42.3%	$83K
03	Fish, crustaceans and other seafood	$1.5M	0.1%	–	$0
96	Miscellaneous manufactured articles	$1.4M	0.1%	+48.1%	$7,792
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$707K	0.0%	+14.4%	$88K
22	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$634K	0.0%	-16.0%	$65K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 405 headings exported to Ireland in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8473	Parts and accessories for computers and office machines	$925.4M	44.9%	+138.8%	$214.7M
8703	Passenger cars	$312.3M	15.1%	-10.4%	$51.7M
8523	Solid-state storage devices, discs and other recording media	$272.9M	13.2%	+296.8%	$107.9M
2934	Nucleic acids and other heterocyclic compounds	$98.9M	4.8%	+27.7%	$6.2M
2935	Sulphonamides	$76.1M	3.7%	+31.2%	$17.4M
8486	Machines for making semiconductors and flat panel displays	$58.9M	2.9%	-3.1%	$4.6M
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$42.0M	2.0%	+89.0%	$4.3M
2932	Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only	$29.6M	1.4%	+82.2%	$0
7210	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, coated or plated	$22.4M	1.1%	+67.1%	$992K
2933	Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only	$11.3M	0.5%	-11.8%	$860K
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$9.4M	0.5%	-17.5%	$833K
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$9.2M	0.4%	+148.2%	$490K
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$9.2M	0.4%	+1.5%	$870K
8542	Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips)	$8.9M	0.4%	+570.6%	$814K
3913	Natural polymers and modified natural polymers, etc.	$8.5M	0.4%	–	$0
7020	Other articles of glass	$8.1M	0.4%	+202.5%	$557K
8544	Insulated wire and cable	$8.0M	0.4%	+543.0%	$262K
3818	Doped chemical elements for electronics (wafers)	$8.0M	0.4%	+218.4%	$299K
3909	Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms	$6.0M	0.3%	-13.6%	$821K
8414	Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans	$5.9M	0.3%	+111.2%	$404K
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$5.7M	0.3%	+24.2%	$771K
5907	Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered, etc.	$5.2M	0.3%	-12.1%	$376K
3507	Enzymes, etc.	$5.2M	0.3%	-11.7%	$0
3906	Acrylic polymers in primary forms	$5.0M	0.2%	+85.1%	$349K
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$4.5M	0.2%	+70.0%	$401K
2905	Acyclic alcohols and their derivatives	$4.3M	0.2%	+35.7%	$0
7306	Other welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron or steel	$4.1M	0.2%	+22.3%	$469K
8411	Gas turbines and turbo-jets	$4.1M	0.2%	–	$0
4810	Paper and paperboard coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances	$3.8M	0.2%	+13.1%	$298K
9027	Instruments for physical or chemical analysis	$3.8M	0.2%	+18.8%	$480K

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$422.9M	+856.7%	6,773 t	$62.45	$189.7M	2,627 t
September 2026	$255.3M	+23.9%	7,452 t	$34.26	$160.0M	3,200 t
August 2026	$58.9M	-61.4%	3,882 t	$15.19	$118.8M	2,863 t
July 2026	$214.9M	+376.5%	5,500 t	$39.08	$172.4M	3,116 t
June 2026	$269.6M	+429.4%	5,754 t	$46.85	$125.1M	3,559 t
May 2026	$213.0M	+145.1%	3,931 t	$54.19	$122.8M	2,899 t
April 2026	$194.9M	+61.0%	6,358 t	$30.65	$103.1M	2,781 t
March 2026	$108.2M	-4.7%	5,337 t	$20.27	$120.6M	2,676 t
February 2026	$81.5M	-8.0%	3,468 t	$23.51	$92.4M	2,192 t
January 2026	$85.5M	+12.0%	7,872 t	$10.86	$102.4M	2,342 t
December 2025	$92.9M	-39.3%	8,202 t	$11.32	$154.8M	4,340 t
November 2025	$64.0M	-20.1%	7,340 t	$8.72	$109.7M	1,731 t
October 2025	$44.2M	-57.1%	5,628 t	$7.86	$113.8M	2,186 t
September 2025	$206.1M	+209.3%	7,450 t	$27.66	$101.9M	2,735 t
August 2025	$152.7M	+147.5%	5,510 t	$27.71	$123.2M	3,046 t
July 2025	$45.1M	-23.0%	3,889 t	$11.60	$97.0M	2,646 t
June 2025	$50.9M	-46.0%	4,695 t	$10.85	$83.9M	4,272 t
May 2025	$86.9M	-6.1%	3,278 t	$26.51	$140.6M	2,521 t
April 2025	$121.0M	+49.0%	9,136 t	$13.25	$155.5M	2,987 t
March 2025	$113.5M	+50.0%	5,560 t	$20.41	$101.8M	2,894 t
February 2025	$88.7M	+83.3%	6,206 t	$14.29	$123.6M	2,438 t
January 2025	$76.3M	+7.2%	4,660 t	$16.38	$106.5M	2,991 t
December 2024	$153.0M	+93.3%	3,485 t	$43.90	$90.1M	2,787 t
November 2024	$80.1M	+14.4%	3,770 t	$21.25	$84.3M	2,022 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.