South Korea exports to Qatar

카타르 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$33.9M

-20.9% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

-36.5%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$445.0M

-45.5% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$4.86B

balance -$4.42B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $33.9 million of goods to Qatar, down 20.9% from September 2026 and down 36.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Qatar totalled $445.0 million, down 45.5% from the 12 months before ($816.4 million).

Qatar ranked 75th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 56th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was machinery, boilers and computers (HS 84), with $171.6 million or 38.6% of exports to Qatar.

Imports from Qatar in October 2026 were $461.4 million (down 24.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $427.5 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 Qatar: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 87.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$171.6M	38.6%	-44.3%	$9.8M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$84.0M	18.9%	-42.2%	$13.8M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$42.6M	9.6%	-53.0%	$2
73	Articles of iron or steel	$37.6M	8.5%	-45.8%	$2.7M
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$30.2M	6.8%	-57.2%	$1.8M
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$11.9M	2.7%	+304.4%	$78K
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$11.5M	2.6%	-27.7%	$770K
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$9.6M	2.1%	-26.4%	$919K
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$7.9M	1.8%	-15.7%	$532K
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$7.1M	1.6%	-18.4%	$495K
74	Copper and articles thereof	$3.5M	0.8%	-19.0%	$321K
72	Iron and steel	$2.5M	0.6%	-92.1%	$721K
54	Man-made filaments	$2.4M	0.5%	-14.8%	$435K
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$2.3M	0.5%	-32.9%	$286K
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$2.1M	0.5%	-23.4%	$41K
30	Pharmaceutical products	$1.6M	0.4%	+20.9%	$229K
28	Inorganic chemicals	$1.5M	0.3%	-73.3%	$10K
70	Glass and glassware	$1.4M	0.3%	-25.1%	$105
32	Dyes, pigments, paints and inks	$1.3M	0.3%	-49.0%	$38K
55	Man-made staple fibres	$1.2M	0.3%	+30.0%	$0
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$1.2M	0.3%	-45.8%	$73K
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$1.1M	0.3%	-47.2%	$62
48	Paper and paperboard	$1.0M	0.2%	-50.5%	$185K
15	Animal or vegetable fats and oils	$859K	0.2%	-75.9%	$1,927
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$759K	0.2%	-23.8%	$30K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 478 headings exported to Qatar in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8419	Machinery for treating materials by a change of temperature	$114.0M	25.6%	-41.7%	$2.0M
8544	Insulated wire and cable	$42.0M	9.4%	-4.1%	$9.5M
8703	Passenger cars	$27.1M	6.1%	-54.7%	$1.7M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$24.0M	5.4%	-67.0%	$0
8535	Electrical switches, fuses and circuit protection (over 1,000 V)	$18.9M	4.2%	-68.6%	$461K
2708	Pitch and pitch coke, obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars	$17.8M	4.0%	+0.6%	$0
7305	Large-diameter tubes and pipes of iron or steel (over 406.4 mm)	$12.1M	2.7%	-66.9%	$0
9406	Prefabricated buildings	$10.3M	2.3%	+29,123%	$0
8421	Centrifuges and filtering or purifying machinery	$10.3M	2.3%	+10.3%	$5.4M
8481	Taps, cocks and valves	$10.0M	2.2%	-45.2%	$702K
8409	Parts for internal combustion engines	$8.3M	1.9%	-51.8%	$323K
8414	Air or vacuum pumps, compressors and fans	$7.5M	1.7%	-44.7%	$39K
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$7.2M	1.6%	-17.6%	$440K
8537	Electrical control and distribution boards	$6.1M	1.4%	+625.5%	$3.0M
8413	Pumps for liquids	$6.1M	1.4%	-37.2%	$788K
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$6.0M	1.4%	-10.5%	$475K
7308	Steel structures and parts (bridges, towers, frameworks)	$6.0M	1.4%	+91.5%	$1.7M
7307	Tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel	$5.4M	1.2%	-19.0%	$479K
8538	Parts for electrical switching and control apparatus	$5.1M	1.1%	+185.0%	$22K
7326	Other articles of iron or steel	$4.7M	1.1%	+307.9%	$137K
9026	Instruments for measuring flow, level or pressure	$4.3M	1.0%	-21.0%	$309K
7306	Other welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron or steel	$4.0M	0.9%	-63.1%	$185K
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$3.9M	0.9%	+41.4%	$239K
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$3.5M	0.8%	-39.7%	$489K
8429	Bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving machinery	$3.2M	0.7%	-55.9%	$0
7411	Copper tubes and pipes	$3.0M	0.7%	+8.3%	$271K
7304	Seamless tubes and pipes of iron or steel	$2.6M	0.6%	-53.5%	$16K
8415	Air conditioners	$2.6M	0.6%	-12.4%	$65K
5407	Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn	$2.4M	0.5%	-14.6%	$435K
8501	Electric motors and generators	$2.3M	0.5%	-45.5%	$2,200

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$33.9M	-36.5%	3,504 t	$9.69	$461.4M	499,456 t
September 2026	$42.9M	-59.2%	8,702 t	$4.93	$333.7M	467,987 t
August 2026	$37.1M	-1.1%	9,115 t	$4.07	$142.6M	159,297 t
July 2026	$37.5M	-22.1%	5,024 t	$7.46	$367.4M	507,446 t
June 2026	$17.7M	-85.2%	1,847 t	$9.61	$67.9M	76,342 t
May 2026	$8.1M	-71.2%	824 t	$9.82	$174.5M	223,479 t
April 2026	$9.3M	-85.9%	1,043 t	$8.92	$27.5M	9,046 t
March 2026	$5.0M	-92.9%	1,656 t	$3.04	$480.7M	780,907 t
February 2026	$34.5M	-55.7%	6,252 t	$5.52	$737.7M	1,342,104 t
January 2026	$66.2M	-9.4%	49,156 t	$1.35	$831.8M	1,472,016 t
December 2025	$69.2M	-3.8%	11,751 t	$5.89	$609.6M	1,039,875 t
November 2025	$83.5M	+29.4%	18,039 t	$4.63	$626.9M	1,072,879 t
October 2025	$53.5M	-25.6%	37,534 t	$1.42	$611.8M	1,011,979 t
September 2025	$105.3M	+31.3%	14,397 t	$7.32	$889.0M	1,552,926 t
August 2025	$37.5M	-27.0%	4,006 t	$9.37	$726.0M	1,205,695 t
July 2025	$48.1M	-94.0%	14,404 t	$3.34	$738.6M	1,215,969 t
June 2025	$119.9M	+64.9%	44,264 t	$2.71	$733.5M	1,223,575 t
May 2025	$28.1M	-44.1%	7,051 t	$3.99	$855.8M	1,416,595 t
April 2025	$66.1M	-16.4%	21,302 t	$3.10	$940.1M	1,492,606 t
March 2025	$70.5M	+49.3%	13,134 t	$5.37	$950.4M	1,520,735 t
February 2025	$77.9M	+59.5%	39,482 t	$1.97	$827.6M	1,247,621 t
January 2025	$73.0M	+28.7%	16,116 t	$4.53	$1.41B	2,174,585 t
December 2024	$71.9M	+23.3%	19,411 t	$3.71	$1.19B	1,700,178 t
November 2024	$64.5M	+16.2%	14,160 t	$4.56	$974.3M	1,395,194 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.