South Korea exports to the Marshall Islands
마샬군도 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $401.3 million of goods to the Marshall Islands, down 64.7% from September 2026 and down 13.2% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to the Marshall Islands totalled $8.24 billion, up 125.5% from the 12 months before ($3.65 billion).
The Marshall Islands ranked 21st of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 30th in the 12 months before.
The largest chapter was ships and boats (HS 89), with $8.23 billion or 99.9% of exports to the Marshall Islands.
Imports from the Marshall Islands in October 2026 were $150,522, leaving a surplus of $401.1 million for the month.
Last 24 months
What South Korea exports to the Marshall Islands: chapters
Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 54.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Ships and boats | $8.23B | 99.9% | +125.7% | $400.4M |
| 87 | Vehicles, parts and accessories | $3.7M | 0.0% | +14.8% | $291K |
| 03 | Fish, crustaceans and other seafood | $1.3M | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and electronics | $1.0M | 0.0% | +3,070% | $799 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | $904K | 0.0% | +113.4% | $90K |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, oils and their products | $569K | 0.0% | +335.3% | $37K |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products | $550K | 0.0% | +14.6% | $48K |
| 84 | Machinery, boilers and computers | $529K | 0.0% | +60.3% | $285K |
| 90 | Optical, measuring and medical instruments | $175K | 0.0% | -70.1% | $32K |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | $162K | 0.0% | +82.9% | $11K |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | $151K | 0.0% | -3.0% | $26K |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $104K | 0.0% | +78.1% | $0 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement or mica | $101K | 0.0% | – | $57K |
| 94 | Furniture, bedding and lighting | $69K | 0.0% | +127.4% | $14K |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts | $64K | 0.0% | +22.2% | $0 |
| 11 | Milling products, malt and starches | $61K | 0.0% | +5.1% | $672 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | $58K | 0.0% | -81.5% | $0 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | $50K | 0.0% | +391.9% | $0 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | $49K | 0.0% | -8.4% | $2,431 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers and pictures | $47K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 25 | Salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement | $28K | 0.0% | -36.1% | $0 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | $23K | 0.0% | -2.3% | $0 |
| 63 | Other made-up textile articles | $18K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 34 | Soap, washing preparations and waxes | $15K | 0.0% | -90.2% | $0 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, fish or seafood | $11K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
Largest 4-digit headings
The 30 largest of 185 headings exported to the Marshall Islands in the same 12 months.
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8901 | Cargo ships, tankers and passenger ships | $7.90B | 95.9% | +139.2% | $400.4M |
| 8905 | Dredgers, floating cranes, drilling platforms and floating docks | $324.4M | 3.9% | -5.0% | $0 |
| 8703 | Passenger cars | $1.9M | 0.0% | -0.9% | $150K |
| 0303 | Fish, frozen (excluding fillets) | $1.3M | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8704 | Motor vehicles for the transport of goods | $1.2M | 0.0% | +69.3% | $114K |
| 7214 | Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, forged or hot-rolled | $859K | 0.0% | +105.2% | $86K |
| 8502 | Electric generating sets and rotary converters | $821K | 0.0% | +5,374% | $0 |
| 1902 | Pasta and noodles (including instant noodles) | $526K | 0.0% | +9.8% | $48K |
| 8708 | Parts and accessories of motor vehicles | $422K | 0.0% | +17.1% | $27K |
| 2710 | Refined petroleum oils | $370K | 0.0% | +985.1% | $0 |
| 8409 | Parts for internal combustion engines | $240K | 0.0% | – | $235K |
| 2711 | Petroleum gases (including LNG and LPG) | $199K | 0.0% | +106.1% | $37K |
| 8504 | Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors | $196K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8702 | Buses (motor vehicles for ten or more persons) | $173K | 0.0% | -16.4% | $0 |
| 3822 | Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits) | $124K | 0.0% | -19.7% | $19K |
| 9022 | X-ray and radiation apparatus | $119K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 7301 | Sheet piling of iron or steel, whether or not drilled, etc. | $113K | 0.0% | – | $2,250 |
| 6810 | Articles of cement, of concrete or of artificial stone, etc. | $101K | 0.0% | – | $57K |
| 8426 | Ships' derricks, etc. | $100K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2202 | Soft drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages | $100K | 0.0% | +86.4% | $0 |
| 8427 | Fork-lift trucks | $87K | 0.0% | +101.6% | $45K |
| 1101 | Wheat or meslin flour | $61K | 0.0% | +5.1% | $672 |
| 2005 | Other vegetables, prepared or preserved, not frozen (including kimchi) | $58K | 0.0% | +20.8% | $0 |
| 9018 | Medical, surgical and dental instruments | $53K | 0.0% | -34.7% | $31K |
| 9405 | Luminaires and lighting fittings, etc. | $49K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4901 | Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, etc. | $47K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3917 | Plastic tubes, pipes, hoses and fittings | $46K | 0.0% | -82.8% | $0 |
| 4011 | New pneumatic tyres, of rubber | $35K | 0.0% | +22.2% | $2,255 |
| 2106 | Other food preparations (including food supplements) | $35K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2523 | Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, etc. | $28K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
A chapter is linked when exports to the Marshall Islands reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to the Marshall Islands.
Featured industry: cosmetics exports to the Marshall Islands, by 6-digit product.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $401.3M | -13.2% | 136,738 t | $2.93 | $151K | 53.6 t |
| September 2026 | $1.14B | +136.7% | 301,580 t | $3.77 | $108K | 5.3 t |
| August 2026 | $518.0M | -15.4% | 144,673 t | $3.58 | $285K | 37.2 t |
| July 2026 | $868.0M | +281.6% | 319,677 t | $2.72 | $3,615 | 29.5 t |
| June 2026 | $715.8M | +376.1% | 159,111 t | $4.50 | $143K | 61.7 t |
| May 2026 | $693.4M | +149.4% | 162,957 t | $4.26 | $46K | 25.8 t |
| April 2026 | $542.3M | +201.2% | 121,051 t | $4.48 | $58K | 67.0 t |
| March 2026 | $582.8M | +374.6% | 202,308 t | $2.88 | $5.6M | 4,089 t |
| February 2026 | $822.4M | +131.2% | 156,344 t | $5.26 | $77K | 21.3 t |
| January 2026 | $295.0M | -60.0% | 118,377 t | $2.49 | $40K | 119 t |
| December 2025 | $1.01B | +2,141% | 333,812 t | $3.02 | $41K | 23.4 t |
| November 2025 | $652.3M | +179,529% | 121,946 t | $5.35 | $47K | 25.0 t |
| October 2025 | $462.1M | +134.3% | 182,669 t | $2.53 | $1,705 | 1.6 t |
| September 2025 | $480.2M | -33.6% | 131,458 t | $3.65 | $196K | 65.2 t |
| August 2025 | $612.1M | +45.6% | 313,244 t | $1.95 | $74K | 50.3 t |
| July 2025 | $227.5M | +72,827% | 99,188 t | $2.29 | $100K | 42.8 t |
| June 2025 | $150.3M | +172.7% | 86,278 t | $1.74 | $30.1M | 24,013 t |
| May 2025 | $278.0M | +1.4% | 128,288 t | $2.17 | $85K | 95.7 t |
| April 2025 | $180.0M | -22.0% | 185,041 t | $0.97 | $159K | 164 t |
| March 2025 | $122.8M | +158.8% | 77,230 t | $1.59 | $61.0M | 88,044 t |
| February 2025 | $355.7M | +46.6% | 178,281 t | $2.00 | $213K | 13.7 t |
| January 2025 | $738.0M | +106.0% | 206,700 t | $3.57 | $57K | 69.2 t |
| December 2024 | $45.0M | -97.6% | 29,724 t | $1.51 | $174K | 187 t |
| November 2024 | $363K | -99.9% | 97.3 t | $3.73 | $153K | 208 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.