South Korea exports to Romania

루마니아 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$53.9M

-73.1% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+50.3%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$888.8M

+44.9% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$596.3M

balance $292.5M

In October 2026, South Korea exported $53.9 million of goods to Romania, down 73.1% from September 2026 and up 50.3% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Romania totalled $888.8 million, up 44.9% from the 12 months before ($613.4 million).

Romania ranked 58th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 62nd in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was arms and ammunition (HS 93), with $169.1 million or 19.0% of exports to Romania.

Imports from Romania in October 2026 were $79.7 million (up 58.0% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $25.9 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 Romania: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 76.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
93	Arms and ammunition	$169.1M	19.0%	+1,312%	$595K
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$168.5M	19.0%	+29.0%	$9.0M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$99.6M	11.2%	+40.6%	$18.8M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$95.5M	10.7%	+46.9%	$4.3M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$75.4M	8.5%	+23.1%	$4.4M
72	Iron and steel	$63.9M	7.2%	-29.7%	$801K
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$55.1M	6.2%	-2.7%	$3.3M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$42.7M	4.8%	+75.8%	$4.5M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$31.6M	3.6%	+11.6%	$2.2M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$13.9M	1.6%	+27.5%	$552K
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$11.7M	1.3%	+8.3%	$481K
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$8.0M	0.9%	+90.6%	$1.2M
42	Leather articles, handbags and travel goods	$6.2M	0.7%	+129.5%	$541K
59	Coated or laminated textile fabrics	$5.8M	0.7%	+108.9%	$132K
30	Pharmaceutical products	$4.8M	0.5%	+18.2%	$197K
54	Man-made filaments	$4.2M	0.5%	-20.1%	$464K
29	Organic chemicals	$3.6M	0.4%	-2.5%	$298K
95	Toys, games and sports equipment	$2.7M	0.3%	+105.5%	$8,666
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$2.6M	0.3%	+36.0%	$113K
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$2.4M	0.3%	+1,322%	$588K
55	Man-made staple fibres	$2.0M	0.2%	-10.0%	$213K
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$1.8M	0.2%	+144.1%	$42K
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$1.8M	0.2%	+66.5%	$110K
22	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$1.7M	0.2%	-39.1%	$179K
60	Knitted or crocheted fabrics	$1.7M	0.2%	+9.5%	$47K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 484 headings exported to Romania in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
9301	Military weapons (artillery, rocket launchers and others)	$136.2M	15.3%	–	$0
8703	Passenger cars	$75.4M	8.5%	-25.0%	$8.1M
8710	Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles	$70.7M	8.0%	+6,166%	$174K
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$39.6M	4.5%	+71.5%	$4.1M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$38.3M	4.3%	+6.4%	$1.8M
9306	Bombs, missiles, ammunition and parts	$29.3M	3.3%	+163.3%	$595K
7210	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, coated or plated	$23.7M	2.7%	-34.9%	$585K
7219	Flat-rolled products of stainless steel	$22.9M	2.6%	-15.6%	$82K
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$22.5M	2.5%	+0.6%	$554K
8471	Computers and data processing machines	$21.4M	2.4%	+9,096%	$76K
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$19.5M	2.2%	-26.5%	$686K
9027	Instruments for physical or chemical analysis	$16.2M	1.8%	+800.0%	$179K
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$15.9M	1.8%	+18.6%	$262K
8481	Taps, cocks and valves	$14.6M	1.6%	+43.3%	$1.4M
8502	Electric generating sets and rotary converters	$14.5M	1.6%	–	$14.5M
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$13.4M	1.5%	-27.5%	$1.1M
3822	Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits)	$11.5M	1.3%	+11.1%	$475K
9021	Orthopaedic appliances, artificial body parts and hearing aids	$10.6M	1.2%	+10.5%	$1.3M
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$9.4M	1.1%	+14.6%	$608K
8525	Broadcasting transmitters, television cameras and digital cameras	$9.2M	1.0%	+2,962%	$7,908
3904	Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms	$9.0M	1.0%	+69.5%	$603K
4002	Synthetic rubber	$8.2M	0.9%	+56.0%	$1.4M
8536	Electrical switches, connectors and circuit protection (up to 1,000 V)	$7.6M	0.9%	+39.0%	$891K
8526	Radar and radio navigation apparatus	$7.4M	0.8%	+1,029%	$5,568
8431	Parts for cranes, excavators and other heavy machinery	$6.9M	0.8%	+337.4%	$4,558
9031	Measuring or checking instruments and machines	$6.9M	0.8%	-30.6%	$204K
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$6.7M	0.8%	+177.0%	$650K
7208	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, hot-rolled	$6.3M	0.7%	-69.4%	$0
3910	Silicones in primary forms	$6.2M	0.7%	+65.6%	$396K
4205	Other articles of leather or of composition leather	$6.0M	0.7%	+125.2%	$514K

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$53.9M	+50.3%	7,737 t	$6.96	$79.7M	102,609 t
September 2026	$200.4M	+299.5%	11,116 t	$18.03	$65.9M	31,000 t
August 2026	$53.9M	-18.3%	5,918 t	$9.10	$45.9M	1,574 t
July 2026	$148.1M	+171.5%	14,067 t	$10.53	$43.9M	3,294 t
June 2026	$77.0M	+79.3%	12,930 t	$5.95	$51.4M	1,455 t
May 2026	$43.4M	-17.8%	8,711 t	$4.99	$36.0M	1,313 t
April 2026	$63.5M	-11.0%	15,378 t	$4.13	$43.3M	2,708 t
March 2026	$54.2M	-10.5%	15,059 t	$3.60	$45.0M	2,106 t
February 2026	$61.1M	+25.6%	16,810 t	$3.63	$45.1M	3,935 t
January 2026	$50.6M	+22.5%	18,263 t	$2.77	$35.2M	6,617 t
December 2025	$44.0M	-0.7%	9,781 t	$4.50	$54.4M	6,062 t
November 2025	$38.8M	-13.7%	10,279 t	$3.77	$50.5M	26,889 t
October 2025	$35.8M	-14.0%	8,644 t	$4.15	$50.5M	29,708 t
September 2025	$50.2M	+27.9%	12,580 t	$3.99	$74.6M	43,959 t
August 2025	$65.9M	-20.6%	13,411 t	$4.92	$60.8M	7,631 t
July 2025	$54.5M	+18.4%	17,011 t	$3.21	$49.0M	1,696 t
June 2025	$42.9M	+4.0%	9,800 t	$4.38	$38.1M	1,898 t
May 2025	$52.8M	-14.8%	12,161 t	$4.34	$37.4M	4,549 t
April 2025	$71.4M	+50.0%	15,987 t	$4.47	$37.6M	1,735 t
March 2025	$60.5M	+15.2%	18,667 t	$3.24	$37.9M	2,563 t
February 2025	$48.7M	-22.1%	21,424 t	$2.27	$36.6M	2,207 t
January 2025	$41.3M	-33.3%	10,156 t	$4.07	$47.5M	7,739 t
December 2024	$44.3M	+16.8%	18,559 t	$2.39	$49.8M	5,144 t
November 2024	$44.9M	-4.1%	13,386 t	$3.36	$43.5M	2,655 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.