South Korea exports to New Zealand

뉴질랜드 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$537.4M

+0.2% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+59.5%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$4.56B

+61.3% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$1.82B

balance $2.73B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $537.4 million of goods to New Zealand, up 0.2% from September 2026 and up 59.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to New Zealand totalled $4.56 billion, up 61.3% from the 12 months before ($2.83 billion).

New Zealand ranked 27th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 35th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was mineral fuels, oils and their products (HS 27), with $3.67 billion or 80.6% of exports to New Zealand.

Imports from New Zealand in October 2026 were $130.7 million (up 15.8% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $406.7 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 New Zealand: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 89.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$3.67B	80.6%	+76.4%	$450.9M
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$304.9M	6.7%	+23.7%	$38.6M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$93.9M	2.1%	+41.5%	$5.3M
72	Iron and steel	$86.9M	1.9%	+5.6%	$7.5M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$72.8M	1.6%	+18.7%	$5.7M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$48.9M	1.1%	-8.9%	$4.5M
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$32.4M	0.7%	+33.3%	$1.8M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$23.7M	0.5%	+58.9%	$2.8M
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$19.4M	0.4%	+10.1%	$1.2M
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$18.4M	0.4%	+71.2%	$1.1M
28	Inorganic chemicals	$18.0M	0.4%	+145.6%	$1.8M
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$13.8M	0.3%	-13.1%	$1.3M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$13.4M	0.3%	-18.8%	$1.0M
48	Paper and paperboard	$13.3M	0.3%	+1.0%	$967K
74	Copper and articles thereof	$11.9M	0.3%	+45.6%	$948K
79	Zinc and articles thereof	$9.7M	0.2%	+82.2%	$973K
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$9.4M	0.2%	+7.7%	$2.9M
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$9.0M	0.2%	+0.8%	$760K
88	Aircraft and spacecraft	$8.9M	0.2%	+3,985%	$101K
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$8.2M	0.2%	+17.6%	$757K
30	Pharmaceutical products	$7.3M	0.2%	+51.2%	$982K
22	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$5.2M	0.1%	-3.2%	$369K
73	Articles of iron or steel	$4.8M	0.1%	-8.7%	$443K
60	Knitted or crocheted fabrics	$3.5M	0.1%	+43.2%	$260K
56	Wadding, felt, nonwovens and cordage	$3.5M	0.1%	-32.2%	$335K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 715 headings exported to New Zealand in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$3.64B	79.8%	+74.9%	$447.0M
8703	Passenger cars	$278.4M	6.1%	+29.5%	$33.5M
7210	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, coated or plated	$52.3M	1.1%	+9.7%	$3.0M
8429	Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery	$41.5M	0.9%	+193.4%	$1.4M
2707	Coal tar distillation oils (benzene, toluene, xylene)	$32.4M	0.7%	+31,579%	$3.6M
7606	Aluminium plates, sheets and strip	$31.2M	0.7%	+34.2%	$1.7M
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$29.4M	0.6%	+6.0%	$3.1M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$21.0M	0.5%	+65.5%	$2.5M
3902	Polymers of propylene, in primary forms	$20.5M	0.4%	+21.7%	$1.6M
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$15.6M	0.3%	-37.5%	$4.3M
8309	Stoppers, caps and lids, capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, etc.	$12.5M	0.3%	-13.8%	$1.2M
1902	Pasta and noodles (including instant noodles)	$11.4M	0.3%	+9.7%	$441K
3824	Miscellaneous chemical preparations	$11.0M	0.2%	+165.5%	$780K
7209	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, cold-rolled	$10.3M	0.2%	+24.7%	$1.4M
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$10.3M	0.2%	+76.6%	$482K
4810	Paper and paperboard coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances	$10.3M	0.2%	0.0%	$859K
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$10.1M	0.2%	+19.9%	$902K
7901	Unwrought zinc	$9.7M	0.2%	+82.4%	$969K
7216	Angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steel	$9.4M	0.2%	-2.7%	$2.0M
8802	Aeroplanes, helicopters and spacecraft	$8.5M	0.2%	–	$0
7409	Copper plates, sheets and strip (over 0.15 mm thick)	$8.5M	0.2%	+83.6%	$674K
2807	Sulphuric acid and oleum	$7.6M	0.2%	–	$799K
3920	Plates, sheets and film of plastics, not reinforced	$7.5M	0.2%	+6.3%	$589K
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$7.4M	0.2%	-20.3%	$579K
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$6.4M	0.1%	-5.6%	$486K
8701	Tractors	$6.3M	0.1%	+243.6%	$363K
2008	Prepared fruit, nuts and other plant parts (including seasoned laver)	$6.3M	0.1%	+23.8%	$573K
7208	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled	$5.7M	0.1%	-20.8%	$181K
8422	Dishwashers and packaging, filling or labelling machinery	$5.0M	0.1%	+187.3%	$147K
8427	Fork-lift trucks	$4.7M	0.1%	+37.3%	$347K

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$537.4M	+59.5%	378,684 t	$1.42	$130.7M	187,107 t
September 2026	$536.3M	+122.8%	383,353 t	$1.40	$222.4M	230,966 t
August 2026	$385.1M	+69.9%	298,847 t	$1.29	$131.3M	135,027 t
July 2026	$440.0M	+56.8%	377,971 t	$1.16	$163.5M	152,996 t
June 2026	$358.4M	+25.9%	294,655 t	$1.22	$190.3M	216,267 t
May 2026	$369.4M	+45.6%	266,415 t	$1.39	$160.8M	147,995 t
April 2026	$294.1M	+24.0%	190,445 t	$1.54	$198.6M	246,271 t
March 2026	$501.7M	+84.6%	375,079 t	$1.34	$129.9M	125,460 t
February 2026	$267.4M	+23.8%	328,112 t	$0.81	$116.2M	179,345 t
January 2026	$323.3M	+132.0%	404,383 t	$0.80	$151.3M	159,137 t
December 2025	$285.3M	+79.2%	348,138 t	$0.82	$129.7M	150,645 t
November 2025	$259.4M	+44.5%	294,987 t	$0.88	$98.2M	116,381 t
October 2025	$336.9M	+7.0%	428,253 t	$0.79	$112.8M	184,785 t
September 2025	$240.7M	-1.4%	265,701 t	$0.91	$157.5M	164,379 t
August 2025	$226.7M	-32.3%	276,653 t	$0.82	$184.1M	169,418 t
July 2025	$280.6M	-19.5%	325,428 t	$0.86	$179.1M	240,053 t
June 2025	$284.6M	-13.2%	361,320 t	$0.79	$123.3M	142,582 t
May 2025	$253.8M	-6.4%	322,177 t	$0.79	$191.4M	178,818 t
April 2025	$237.3M	-5.8%	301,513 t	$0.79	$203.7M	283,074 t
March 2025	$271.8M	-15.9%	337,075 t	$0.81	$115.4M	156,946 t
February 2025	$215.9M	-27.7%	245,663 t	$0.88	$125.5M	216,891 t
January 2025	$139.3M	-29.1%	148,786 t	$0.94	$102.1M	137,016 t
December 2024	$159.2M	-47.1%	162,043 t	$0.98	$94.0M	109,424 t
November 2024	$179.5M	-33.4%	214,273 t	$0.84	$94.4M	131,861 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.