South Korea exports to Iraq

이라크 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$71.2M

-14.3% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

-60.1%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$983.1M

-26.4% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$5.76B

balance -$4.77B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $71.2 million of goods to Iraq, down 14.3% from September 2026 and down 60.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Iraq totalled $983.1 million, down 26.4% from the 12 months before ($1.34 billion).

Iraq ranked 56th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 47th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $650.4 million or 66.2% of exports to Iraq.

Imports from Iraq in October 2026 were $440.2 million (down 41.0% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $368.9 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 Iraq: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 81.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$650.4M	66.2%	-20.7%	$47.6M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$65.0M	6.6%	-27.4%	$5.2M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$61.7M	6.3%	-37.0%	$2.4M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$30.1M	3.1%	+74.3%	$2.7M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$27.9M	2.8%	-14.8%	$3.5M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$27.1M	2.8%	-9.5%	$1.4M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$27.1M	2.8%	+31.7%	$1.9M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$18.2M	1.8%	+11.6%	$3.0M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$12.7M	1.3%	-57.3%	$1.8M
72	Iron and steel	$11.7M	1.2%	+8,688%	$19K
54	Man-made filaments	$9.3M	0.9%	-20.8%	$577K
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$7.3M	0.7%	-4.5%	$0
36	Explosives and matches	$7.2M	0.7%	–	$0
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$4.9M	0.5%	-49.2%	$39K
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$3.8M	0.4%	-4.0%	$204K
74	Copper and articles thereof	$3.4M	0.3%	-49.4%	$0
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$2.5M	0.3%	-1.7%	$233K
59	Coated or laminated textile fabrics	$2.4M	0.2%	+109.3%	$157K
63	Other made-up textile articles	$1.3M	0.1%	-73.0%	$51K
56	Wadding, felt, nonwovens and cordage	$1.1M	0.1%	+6.1%	$237K
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$1.1M	0.1%	-4.3%	$45K
48	Paper and paperboard	$821K	0.1%	-46.9%	$5,849
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$815K	0.1%	-79.8%	$5,430
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$758K	0.1%	-43.2%	$26K
29	Organic chemicals	$694K	0.1%	-85.5%	$85K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 364 headings exported to Iraq in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8703	Passenger cars	$310.5M	31.6%	-26.8%	$13.2M
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$227.8M	23.2%	-9.2%	$28.9M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$70.1M	7.1%	-34.1%	$5.4M
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$43.2M	4.4%	-19.6%	$3.7M
8710	Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles	$29.4M	3.0%	+540.8%	$0
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$26.1M	2.7%	-10.0%	$1.3M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$18.1M	1.8%	+11.3%	$3.0M
7306	Other welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron or steel	$17.9M	1.8%	+68,818%	$2,315
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$17.0M	1.7%	-19.0%	$3.0M
8419	Machinery for treating materials by a change of temperature	$15.6M	1.6%	+322.2%	$21K
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$13.3M	1.4%	+50.3%	$883K
7208	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled	$11.7M	1.2%	+21,387%	$0
8705	Special purpose motor vehicles (cranes, fire engines, mixers)	$11.2M	1.1%	-49.8%	$145K
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$10.7M	1.1%	-58.6%	$1.7M
8402	Steam boilers	$9.6M	1.0%	–	$0
5407	Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn	$9.3M	0.9%	-20.5%	$577K
3004	Medicaments, in measured doses or retail packs	$8.0M	0.8%	-14.1%	$505K
3603	Safety fuses, etc.	$7.2M	0.7%	–	$0
7606	Aluminium plates, sheets and strip	$7.1M	0.7%	+20.4%	$0
9021	Orthopaedic appliances, artificial body parts and hearing aids	$6.9M	0.7%	+36.6%	$541K
8415	Air conditioners	$6.1M	0.6%	-68.8%	$201K
7305	Large-diameter tubes and pipes of iron or steel (over 406.4 mm)	$5.6M	0.6%	-17.4%	$2.6M
7321	Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers, barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, etc.	$5.3M	0.5%	+6.8%	$64K
8409	Parts for internal combustion engines	$5.2M	0.5%	-44.2%	$146K
8535	Electrical switches, fuses and circuit protection (over 1,000 V)	$4.7M	0.5%	-22.1%	$1,000
8536	Electrical switches, connectors and circuit protection (up to 1,000 V)	$3.3M	0.3%	-58.3%	$203K
8414	Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans	$3.3M	0.3%	-51.9%	$306K
8504	Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors	$3.1M	0.3%	+93.6%	$12K
7411	Copper tubes and pipes	$3.1M	0.3%	-45.2%	$0
8484	Gaskets and mechanical seals	$3.1M	0.3%	+184.6%	$23K

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$71.2M	-60.1%	12,023 t	$5.92	$440.2M	481,329 t
September 2026	$83.1M	-10.7%	24,428 t	$3.40	$706.9M	855,851 t
August 2026	$51.9M	-40.2%	12,600 t	$4.12	$434.7M	656,865 t
July 2026	$97.7M	-18.5%	15,058 t	$6.49	$98.0M	153,378 t
June 2026	$89.6M	-29.2%	11,411 t	$7.85	$297.1M	385,263 t
May 2026	$66.2M	-32.4%	8,301 t	$7.98	$158.8M	307,081 t
April 2026	$54.6M	-45.4%	6,878 t	$7.94	$611.9M	1,008,262 t
March 2026	$42.7M	-64.7%	4,325 t	$9.88	$503.9M	1,052,933 t
February 2026	$90.2M	-28.0%	17,020 t	$5.30	$604.8M	1,400,301 t
January 2026	$105.2M	+5.7%	17,545 t	$6.00	$623.7M	1,439,251 t
December 2025	$129.1M	+22.8%	28,687 t	$4.50	$718.8M	1,534,339 t
November 2025	$101.5M	+22.0%	18,089 t	$5.61	$557.8M	1,207,982 t
October 2025	$178.3M	+91.5%	13,515 t	$13.19	$746.0M	1,528,332 t
September 2025	$93.1M	+14.6%	17,713 t	$5.25	$894.9M	1,848,359 t
August 2025	$86.8M	-5.0%	17,451 t	$4.98	$833.5M	1,701,026 t
July 2025	$119.8M	+9.0%	21,717 t	$5.52	$703.7M	1,430,877 t
June 2025	$126.6M	+15.6%	19,621 t	$6.45	$469.2M	1,004,507 t
May 2025	$98.0M	+3.9%	18,081 t	$5.42	$802.7M	1,638,137 t
April 2025	$99.9M	-13.6%	19,509 t	$5.12	$918.1M	1,746,780 t
March 2025	$120.9M	+8.6%	19,857 t	$6.09	$741.2M	1,346,644 t
February 2025	$125.2M	+2.6%	20,980 t	$5.97	$929.5M	1,659,184 t
January 2025	$99.5M	-24.6%	16,309 t	$6.10	$792.0M	1,508,847 t
December 2024	$105.1M	-1.9%	16,189 t	$6.49	$940.5M	1,812,176 t
November 2024	$83.2M	-30.0%	17,820 t	$4.67	$698.1M	1,295,839 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.