South Korea exports to Israel

이스라엘 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$178.8M

+5.4% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+6.1%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$1.85B

-9.4% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$1.84B

balance $15.7M

In October 2026, South Korea exported $178.8 million of goods to Israel, up 5.4% from September 2026 and up 6.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Israel totalled $1.85 billion, down 9.4% from the 12 months before ($2.04 billion).

Israel ranked 44th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 40th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $903.3 million or 48.8% of exports to Israel.

Imports from Israel in October 2026 were $170.0 million (up 82.5% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $8.8 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 Israel: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 85.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$903.3M	48.8%	-13.3%	$95.8M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$229.4M	12.4%	+12.7%	$20.0M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$223.6M	12.1%	-31.2%	$15.7M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$104.5M	5.6%	+15.8%	$11.4M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$62.2M	3.4%	+19.5%	$5.5M
88	Aircraft and spacecraft	$45.5M	2.5%	-10.1%	$4.8M
28	Inorganic chemicals	$41.4M	2.2%	+106.8%	$6.9M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$41.1M	2.2%	+58.8%	$3.2M
29	Organic chemicals	$32.2M	1.7%	+45.3%	$2.3M
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$18.8M	1.0%	+42.6%	$2.3M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$14.0M	0.8%	-18.3%	$930K
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$12.5M	0.7%	-77.2%	$15K
30	Pharmaceutical products	$12.1M	0.7%	-11.8%	$766K
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$7.9M	0.4%	+10.1%	$884K
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$7.6M	0.4%	-60.2%	$148K
72	Iron and steel	$7.3M	0.4%	+7.8%	$688K
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$7.2M	0.4%	+18.9%	$637K
55	Man-made staple fibres	$7.0M	0.4%	-18.6%	$321K
70	Glass and glassware	$6.1M	0.3%	+7.6%	$270K
71	Pearls, precious stones and precious metals	$5.4M	0.3%	+66.5%	$1.1M
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$4.8M	0.3%	+14.8%	$230K
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$4.6M	0.2%	+134.5%	$720K
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$4.2M	0.2%	-23.7%	$218K
68	Articles of stone, plaster, cement or mica	$4.2M	0.2%	+2.4%	$177K
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$4.0M	0.2%	+20.2%	$199K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 571 headings exported to Israel in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8703	Passenger cars	$860.3M	46.5%	-14.4%	$93.0M
8429	Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery	$60.9M	3.3%	+11.4%	$4.1M
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$47.7M	2.6%	-6.4%	$1.9M
8807	Parts of aircraft and spacecraft	$45.5M	2.5%	-9.6%	$4.8M
8542	Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips)	$39.0M	2.1%	+130.3%	$4.3M
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$37.7M	2.0%	+50.4%	$4.8M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$35.4M	1.9%	+44.6%	$2.7M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$35.4M	1.9%	+4.0%	$2.8M
2849	Carbides, whether or not chemically defined	$27.4M	1.5%	+275.0%	$4.7M
8534	Printed circuits	$27.1M	1.5%	-11.3%	$2.0M
8486	Machines for making semiconductors and flat panel displays	$26.0M	1.4%	+42.1%	$2.2M
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$24.8M	1.3%	+13.2%	$2.7M
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$22.1M	1.2%	+29.8%	$1.5M
8418	Refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps	$21.0M	1.1%	-9.9%	$2.2M
8536	Electrical switches, connectors and circuit protection (up to 1,000 V)	$20.3M	1.1%	+75.6%	$1.6M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$19.2M	1.0%	+55.8%	$1.6M
2907	Phenols and phenol-alcohols	$17.2M	0.9%	+76.3%	$1.2M
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$16.4M	0.9%	+41.0%	$2.1M
8458	Lathes(including turning centres) for removing metal	$15.5M	0.8%	+18.8%	$615K
8504	Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors	$12.9M	0.7%	-56.1%	$180K
2101	Coffee and tea extracts and preparations (including instant coffee)	$12.1M	0.7%	-77.7%	$168
8421	Centrifuges and filtering or purifying machinery	$12.1M	0.7%	+83.2%	$3.5M
8543	Electrical machines and apparatus with individual functions	$10.9M	0.6%	-9.3%	$636K
8415	Air conditioners	$10.5M	0.6%	-25.3%	$1.2M
8413	Pumps for liquids	$9.5M	0.5%	+23.2%	$518K
8457	Machining centres for working metal	$8.3M	0.4%	+7.5%	$388K
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$8.3M	0.4%	-21.6%	$264K
8537	Electrical control and distribution boards	$8.2M	0.4%	-36.6%	$286K
9022	X-ray and radiation apparatus	$6.8M	0.4%	-20.2%	$800K
2815	Caustic soda and caustic potash	$6.7M	0.4%	-17.7%	$508K

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$178.8M	+6.1%	19,868 t	$9.00	$170.0M	6,762 t
September 2026	$169.7M	+17.2%	21,031 t	$8.07	$154.2M	5,702 t
August 2026	$139.5M	+9.2%	16,307 t	$8.55	$144.5M	5,781 t
July 2026	$164.0M	+63.1%	20,165 t	$8.13	$171.7M	18,032 t
June 2026	$174.2M	+15.2%	21,114 t	$8.25	$161.5M	5,246 t
May 2026	$146.9M	+4.5%	16,122 t	$9.11	$132.8M	5,310 t
April 2026	$141.2M	-26.9%	15,800 t	$8.94	$216.0M	7,424 t
March 2026	$157.8M	-25.3%	21,028 t	$7.51	$123.9M	38,476 t
February 2026	$121.9M	-44.2%	15,957 t	$7.64	$126.8M	16,592 t
January 2026	$157.2M	-10.3%	19,367 t	$8.12	$122.9M	7,385 t
December 2025	$153.9M	-23.3%	16,527 t	$9.31	$178.4M	6,092 t
November 2025	$145.7M	-30.5%	15,532 t	$9.38	$132.4M	4,829 t
October 2025	$168.5M	-6.4%	18,416 t	$9.15	$93.2M	17,105 t
September 2025	$144.8M	-14.0%	19,120 t	$7.57	$99.4M	5,876 t
August 2025	$127.7M	-20.9%	16,565 t	$7.71	$130.9M	33,984 t
July 2025	$100.6M	-27.8%	14,974 t	$6.72	$119.4M	6,352 t
June 2025	$151.2M	+2.6%	18,858 t	$8.02	$83.5M	29,887 t
May 2025	$140.6M	+13.1%	15,700 t	$8.96	$149.2M	5,926 t
April 2025	$193.2M	+46.9%	21,104 t	$9.15	$147.8M	7,003 t
March 2025	$211.4M	+53.4%	24,208 t	$8.73	$155.7M	6,014 t
February 2025	$218.6M	+98.9%	24,323 t	$8.99	$102.6M	8,339 t
January 2025	$175.3M	+58.0%	17,837 t	$9.83	$136.3M	6,821 t
December 2024	$200.7M	+104.2%	22,581 t	$8.89	$121.4M	38,893 t
November 2024	$209.6M	+204.0%	23,042 t	$9.09	$130.3M	7,746 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.