South Korea exports to Mexico

멕시코 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$1.35B

-8.1% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+42.4%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$15.47B

+26.7% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$9.80B

balance $5.67B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.35 billion of goods to Mexico, down 8.1% from September 2026 and up 42.4% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Mexico totalled $15.47 billion, up 26.7% from the 12 months before ($12.20 billion).

Mexico ranked 13th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 10th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was electrical machinery and electronics (HS 85), with $5.24 billion or 33.9% of exports to Mexico.

Imports from Mexico in October 2026 were $954.3 million (up 22.7% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $393.5 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 Mexico: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 92.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$5.24B	33.9%	+65.4%	$484.3M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$2.83B	18.3%	+33.6%	$222.6M
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$2.27B	14.7%	+5.9%	$240.3M
72	Iron and steel	$1.58B	10.2%	-8.8%	$128.6M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$963.0M	6.2%	+5.9%	$79.1M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$448.8M	2.9%	+20.5%	$31.2M
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$257.5M	1.7%	+6.1%	$19.5M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$241.4M	1.6%	-6.7%	$20.4M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$228.2M	1.5%	+17.6%	$17.9M
29	Organic chemicals	$179.7M	1.2%	+200.7%	$3.4M
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$138.3M	0.9%	+50.4%	$9.7M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$130.1M	0.8%	+104.8%	$2.8M
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$117.8M	0.8%	-2.9%	$12.5M
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$99.6M	0.6%	+24.6%	$9.4M
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$98.0M	0.6%	-1.8%	$9.3M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$85.7M	0.6%	+73.8%	$8.3M
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$65.0M	0.4%	+145.3%	$7.3M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$58.8M	0.4%	+39.1%	$3.8M
48	Paper and paperboard	$56.9M	0.4%	+6.1%	$5.1M
32	Dyes, pigments, paints and inks	$49.8M	0.3%	+8.5%	$5.3M
68	Articles of stone, plaster, cement or mica	$29.0M	0.2%	+40.1%	$2.0M
70	Glass and glassware	$27.0M	0.2%	+16.7%	$2.3M
56	Wadding, felt, nonwovens and cordage	$26.4M	0.2%	-14.0%	$2.3M
35	Glues, modified starches and enzymes	$25.7M	0.2%	+17.0%	$2.5M
59	Coated or laminated textile fabrics	$25.5M	0.2%	-21.4%	$2.2M

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 772 headings exported to Mexico in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8523	Solid-state storage devices, discs and other recording media	$1.88B	12.1%	+677.9%	$107.9M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$1.59B	10.3%	-1.3%	$141.4M
8473	Parts and accessories for computers and office machines	$861.4M	5.6%	+700.5%	$46.3M
8542	Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips)	$802.1M	5.2%	+94.7%	$146.4M
7210	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, coated or plated	$692.1M	4.5%	-5.4%	$44.3M
8703	Passenger cars	$658.9M	4.3%	+24.8%	$94.7M
8524	Flat panel display modules	$433.8M	2.8%	-29.7%	$7.5M
8534	Printed circuits	$277.4M	1.8%	+63.4%	$38.7M
7225	Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel	$274.4M	1.8%	-6.3%	$27.2M
8409	Parts for internal combustion engines	$270.1M	1.7%	+52.5%	$30.5M
8414	Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans	$269.2M	1.7%	-14.4%	$28.7M
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$250.4M	1.6%	+3.6%	$17.4M
8479	Machines and mechanical appliances with individual functions	$247.3M	1.6%	-14.2%	$24.9M
8529	Parts for display modules, televisions and broadcasting equipment	$233.7M	1.5%	-0.2%	$20.9M
7209	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, cold-rolled	$189.9M	1.2%	-30.5%	$16.5M
8544	Insulated wire and cable	$164.5M	1.1%	-34.7%	$14.9M
8537	Electrical control and distribution boards	$152.5M	1.0%	+11.0%	$15.4M
7208	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled	$151.5M	1.0%	+0.7%	$13.7M
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$150.7M	1.0%	-4.0%	$13.3M
8536	Electrical switches, connectors and circuit protection (up to 1,000 V)	$148.3M	1.0%	+8.8%	$14.7M
8538	Parts for electrical switching and control apparatus	$142.8M	0.9%	+50.5%	$14.6M
7606	Aluminium plates, sheets and strip	$142.4M	0.9%	-2.8%	$3.9M
8501	Electric motors and generators	$141.9M	0.9%	+16.7%	$15.4M
8512	Vehicle lighting, signalling equipment and wipers	$140.7M	0.9%	-1.4%	$11.6M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$129.2M	0.8%	+106.5%	$2.7M
8207	Interchangeable tools for hand tools or machine tools	$129.2M	0.8%	+53.1%	$8.7M
2902	Cyclic hydrocarbons	$127.2M	0.8%	+3,074%	$410K
8481	Taps, cocks and valves	$120.3M	0.8%	-6.0%	$10.4M
8421	Centrifuges and filtering or purifying machinery	$119.0M	0.8%	+133.7%	$14.1M
9031	Measuring or checking instruments and machines	$115.0M	0.7%	+40.4%	$6.9M

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$1.35B	+42.4%	235,940 t	$5.71	$954.3M	194,497 t
September 2026	$1.47B	+29.1%	263,654 t	$5.56	$670.7M	207,772 t
August 2026	$1.44B	+44.6%	286,455 t	$5.03	$853.4M	492,642 t
July 2026	$1.33B	+23.4%	283,765 t	$4.68	$1.32B	684,681 t
June 2026	$1.57B	+60.4%	306,733 t	$5.11	$701.6M	315,665 t
May 2026	$1.53B	+43.6%	259,481 t	$5.90	$575.2M	62,971 t
April 2026	$1.35B	+29.1%	244,767 t	$5.51	$970.7M	112,469 t
March 2026	$1.50B	+59.5%	345,770 t	$4.35	$858.6M	216,081 t
February 2026	$956.2M	-0.4%	210,264 t	$4.55	$755.3M	299,058 t
January 2026	$1.02B	+7.8%	266,843 t	$3.83	$898.9M	205,379 t
December 2025	$1.05B	-7.2%	233,060 t	$4.51	$611.4M	335,771 t
November 2025	$908.1M	-7.3%	199,147 t	$4.56	$623.9M	354,140 t
October 2025	$946.4M	-15.9%	227,834 t	$4.15	$777.9M	378,318 t
September 2025	$1.14B	+9.5%	250,108 t	$4.54	$690.2M	343,823 t
August 2025	$996.7M	-8.1%	242,918 t	$4.10	$620.8M	209,860 t
July 2025	$1.08B	-18.9%	264,683 t	$4.06	$627.6M	331,280 t
June 2025	$977.7M	-19.3%	228,694 t	$4.28	$1.10B	688,683 t
May 2025	$1.07B	-9.6%	321,339 t	$3.32	$702.8M	366,690 t
April 2025	$1.04B	-8.5%	298,342 t	$3.50	$599.0M	386,402 t
March 2025	$941.9M	-20.2%	248,439 t	$3.79	$703.0M	385,374 t
February 2025	$960.2M	-12.0%	261,685 t	$3.67	$640.0M	344,846 t
January 2025	$947.2M	-14.4%	258,244 t	$3.67	$768.0M	740,890 t
December 2024	$1.13B	+16.7%	288,267 t	$3.93	$771.0M	547,530 t
November 2024	$980.0M	-6.7%	229,735 t	$4.27	$591.1M	333,112 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.