South Korea exports to Kazakhstan

카자흐스탄 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$151.6M

-1.3% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

-37.5%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$1.87B

-39.9% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$1.39B

balance $477.2M

In October 2026, South Korea exported $151.6 million of goods to Kazakhstan, down 1.3% from September 2026 and down 37.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Kazakhstan totalled $1.87 billion, down 39.9% from the 12 months before ($3.11 billion).

Kazakhstan ranked 43rd of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 34th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $1.11 billion or 59.5% of exports to Kazakhstan.

Imports from Kazakhstan in October 2026 were $8.1 million (down 97.4% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $143.5 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 Kazakhstan: 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	$1.11B	59.5%	-50.6%	$80.4M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$161.3M	8.6%	-6.7%	$16.8M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$149.7M	8.0%	+32.1%	$16.7M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$131.4M	7.0%	-41.7%	$8.2M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$60.1M	3.2%	-16.9%	$4.7M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$33.8M	1.8%	+11.0%	$3.2M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$32.5M	1.7%	+24.7%	$4.4M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$25.7M	1.4%	+42.4%	$2.4M
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$21.8M	1.2%	+9.0%	$2.0M
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$21.4M	1.1%	-3.8%	$2.1M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$18.7M	1.0%	-21.4%	$2.0M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$13.1M	0.7%	-50.8%	$299K
81	Other base metals	$11.8M	0.6%	+84.9%	$684K
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$10.6M	0.6%	-31.5%	$1.9M
32	Dyes, pigments, paints and inks	$8.8M	0.5%	+4.5%	$1.1M
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$8.4M	0.4%	+27.9%	$844K
86	Railway and tramway equipment	$4.6M	0.2%	+745.9%	$800
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$3.7M	0.2%	-22.1%	$600K
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$3.4M	0.2%	-36.7%	$431K
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$3.2M	0.2%	+22.6%	$371K
28	Inorganic chemicals	$2.9M	0.2%	+95.7%	$425K
72	Iron and steel	$2.7M	0.1%	-82.5%	$67K
22	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$2.6M	0.1%	-12.4%	$202K
12	Oil seeds, grains, seeds and medicinal plants	$2.6M	0.1%	+10.8%	$19K
74	Copper and articles thereof	$2.6M	0.1%	-68.5%	$56K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 555 headings exported to Kazakhstan in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8703	Passenger cars	$724.7M	38.7%	-60.7%	$54.4M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$357.9M	19.1%	-8.0%	$24.4M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$136.6M	7.3%	+35.1%	$15.3M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$77.8M	4.2%	+47.5%	$9.7M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$32.4M	1.7%	+25.0%	$4.4M
8429	Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery	$27.6M	1.5%	-18.9%	$2.1M
9022	X-ray and radiation apparatus	$20.8M	1.1%	+10.6%	$1.6M
8403	Central heating boilers	$19.7M	1.1%	-0.1%	$1.9M
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$19.7M	1.1%	+83.0%	$1.4M
2106	Other food preparations (including food supplements)	$17.6M	0.9%	+2.4%	$1.7M
1902	Pasta and noodles (including instant noodles)	$17.2M	0.9%	-6.2%	$1.7M
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$16.7M	0.9%	+74.0%	$2.0M
8479	Machines and mechanical appliances with individual functions	$16.0M	0.9%	-44.8%	$882K
8544	Insulated wire and cable	$15.1M	0.8%	-35.2%	$1.2M
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$15.1M	0.8%	-20.2%	$1.8M
8529	Parts for display modules, televisions and broadcasting equipment	$14.5M	0.8%	+35.1%	$1.3M
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$14.3M	0.8%	+3.1%	$1.2M
9021	Orthopaedic appliances, artificial body parts and hearing aids	$12.8M	0.7%	-17.8%	$170K
8103	Tantalum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap	$11.7M	0.6%	+87.3%	$683K
3920	Plates, sheets and film of plastics, not reinforced	$10.9M	0.6%	+42.7%	$720K
9401	Seats and parts thereof	$9.4M	0.5%	-34.7%	$1.8M
8705	Special purpose motor vehicles (cranes, fire engines, mixers)	$9.2M	0.5%	+257.6%	$21K
8537	Electrical control and distribution boards	$8.3M	0.4%	+4.1%	$160K
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$7.1M	0.4%	-14.9%	$892K
3401	Soap and skin-washing preparations	$7.1M	0.4%	+30.5%	$687K
3208	Paints and varnishes, solvent-based	$7.0M	0.4%	-0.1%	$1.1M
8512	Vehicle lighting, signalling equipment and wipers	$6.9M	0.4%	-49.4%	$1.1M
3305	Hair preparations	$6.9M	0.4%	+11.3%	$846K
8421	Centrifuges and filtering or purifying machinery	$6.6M	0.4%	-0.8%	$538K
3004	Medicaments, in measured doses or retail packs	$6.5M	0.3%	+8.7%	$363K

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$151.6M	-37.5%	14,900 t	$10.18	$8.1M	1,784 t
September 2026	$153.7M	-49.8%	14,140 t	$10.87	$204.6M	263,880 t
August 2026	$115.8M	-55.4%	12,225 t	$9.47	$198.2M	263,396 t
July 2026	$157.2M	-42.8%	16,408 t	$9.58	$141.8M	222,440 t
June 2026	$170.8M	-34.3%	16,198 t	$10.54	$125.3M	134,998 t
May 2026	$159.6M	-41.6%	14,336 t	$11.13	$230.7M	265,268 t
April 2026	$176.1M	-31.2%	17,119 t	$10.28	$134.4M	134,461 t
March 2026	$156.5M	-42.9%	15,512 t	$10.09	$9.6M	2,112 t
February 2026	$115.2M	-53.5%	11,815 t	$9.75	$5.5M	1,533 t
January 2026	$110.3M	-43.2%	12,534 t	$8.80	$18.5M	8,443 t
December 2025	$163.9M	-37.8%	14,341 t	$11.43	$230.2M	395,909 t
November 2025	$239.8M	-8.2%	18,683 t	$12.84	$86.3M	137,372 t
October 2025	$242.6M	+5.5%	20,830 t	$11.65	$317.7M	500,362 t
September 2025	$306.0M	+38.7%	24,164 t	$12.66	$16.0M	8,343 t
August 2025	$259.9M	+32.0%	22,429 t	$11.59	$16.7M	7,685 t
July 2025	$274.6M	+46.2%	23,383 t	$11.75	$22.0M	9,728 t
June 2025	$259.9M	+69.2%	23,626 t	$11.00	$215.3M	266,813 t
May 2025	$273.1M	+78.8%	24,600 t	$11.10	$319.6M	534,082 t
April 2025	$256.0M	+46.5%	21,822 t	$11.73	$99.8M	143,680 t
March 2025	$274.0M	+59.4%	24,473 t	$11.20	$13.8M	7,642 t
February 2025	$247.6M	+46.1%	21,240 t	$11.66	$15.4M	7,760 t
January 2025	$194.1M	+19.4%	17,564 t	$11.05	$12.3M	6,189 t
December 2024	$263.6M	+75.7%	23,099 t	$11.41	$14.4M	6,770 t
November 2024	$261.3M	+69.2%	23,057 t	$11.33	$15.0M	7,275 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.