South Korea exports to Russia

러시아 연방 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$333.2M

-5.0% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

-12.4%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$3.76B

-8.7% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$8.02B

balance -$4.26B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $333.2 million of goods to Russia, down 5.0% from September 2026 and down 12.4% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Russia totalled $3.76 billion, down 8.7% from the 12 months before ($4.12 billion).

Russia ranked 32nd of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, down from 27th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $659.7 million or 17.5% of exports to Russia.

Imports from Russia in October 2026 were $909.5 million (up 49.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $576.3 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 Russia: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 95.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$659.7M	17.5%	-39.1%	$51.3M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$518.7M	13.8%	+17.8%	$52.4M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$475.9M	12.7%	+18.7%	$44.4M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$323.1M	8.6%	+57.5%	$32.7M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$279.7M	7.4%	+0.1%	$17.3M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$220.5M	5.9%	-52.9%	$20.6M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$180.4M	4.8%	+30.8%	$18.7M
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$125.1M	3.3%	+15.2%	$8.2M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$121.9M	3.2%	-6.7%	$15.3M
29	Organic chemicals	$111.0M	3.0%	+50.5%	$11.8M
12	Oil seeds, grains, seeds and medicinal plants	$88.0M	2.3%	+14.4%	$8.2M
48	Paper and paperboard	$85.4M	2.3%	-17.8%	$6.5M
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$59.7M	1.6%	+2.3%	$2.7M
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$53.5M	1.4%	+22.3%	$4.6M
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$52.8M	1.4%	+8.4%	$3.3M
56	Wadding, felt, nonwovens and cordage	$52.3M	1.4%	-8.6%	$4.0M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$48.1M	1.3%	+3.7%	$4.2M
22	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$31.4M	0.8%	+13.8%	$1.7M
72	Iron and steel	$28.7M	0.8%	+105.4%	$2.4M
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$28.4M	0.8%	-23.9%	$2.8M
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$23.8M	0.6%	+38.5%	$1.8M
03	Fish, crustaceans and other seafood	$22.1M	0.6%	+126.3%	$2.1M
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$17.7M	0.5%	-5.6%	$1.3M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$15.9M	0.4%	-21.0%	$1.0M
35	Glues, modified starches and enzymes	$12.6M	0.3%	-24.1%	$1.2M

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 700 headings exported to Russia in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8703	Passenger cars	$551.3M	14.7%	-43.1%	$43.2M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$437.6M	11.6%	+19.8%	$46.0M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$320.3M	8.5%	+58.3%	$32.4M
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$172.6M	4.6%	+29.7%	$17.9M
9021	Orthopaedic appliances, artificial body parts and hearing aids	$145.4M	3.9%	+14.5%	$8.7M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$103.6M	2.8%	-7.4%	$7.8M
3920	Plates, sheets and film of plastics, not reinforced	$100.0M	2.7%	+5.8%	$8.1M
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$98.8M	2.6%	-5.6%	$8.2M
1212	Seaweeds and other algae, locust beans, sugar beet and sugar cane	$87.4M	2.3%	+14.6%	$8.2M
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$82.4M	2.2%	+6.6%	$6.3M
2929	Compounds with other nitrogen function	$80.5M	2.1%	+104.2%	$9.7M
3909	Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms	$77.7M	2.1%	+153.0%	$11.5M
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$70.4M	1.9%	+54.6%	$4.4M
2106	Other food preparations (including food supplements)	$58.9M	1.6%	+26.0%	$2.9M
8431	Parts for cranes, excavators and other heavy machinery	$43.9M	1.2%	+5.0%	$4.0M
3305	Hair preparations	$42.1M	1.1%	+26.3%	$3.1M
4819	Paper and paperboard cartons, boxes, bags and packing containers	$41.7M	1.1%	-10.3%	$2.8M
1902	Pasta and noodles (including instant noodles)	$40.9M	1.1%	-7.6%	$1.2M
8403	Central heating boilers	$37.8M	1.0%	-13.8%	$3.1M
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$33.9M	0.9%	+19.1%	$4.4M
3824	Miscellaneous chemical preparations	$33.6M	0.9%	+19.9%	$1.9M
8524	Flat panel display modules	$31.7M	0.8%	+9,127%	$5.2M
2202	Soft drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages	$31.1M	0.8%	+16.8%	$1.7M
2103	Sauces, condiments and seasonings	$29.9M	0.8%	+1.8%	$2.7M
8438	Food and drink manufacturing machinery	$29.7M	0.8%	-3.0%	$1.7M
2101	Coffee and tea extracts and preparations (including instant coffee)	$29.4M	0.8%	+22.7%	$2.5M
5601	Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof, etc.	$28.9M	0.8%	-23.4%	$1.7M
8537	Electrical control and distribution boards	$28.8M	0.8%	+162.5%	$4.5M
3401	Soap and skin-washing preparations	$25.4M	0.7%	+30.5%	$2.4M
3402	Surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations	$24.9M	0.7%	+13.0%	$1.9M

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$333.2M	-12.4%	64,219 t	$5.19	$909.5M	2,618,354 t
September 2026	$350.9M	-15.7%	80,872 t	$4.34	$892.1M	2,726,429 t
August 2026	$300.0M	-7.9%	76,029 t	$3.95	$838.3M	3,189,964 t
July 2026	$380.2M	-0.1%	92,433 t	$4.11	$740.9M	3,128,929 t
June 2026	$363.3M	+7.0%	74,036 t	$4.91	$594.5M	2,472,029 t
May 2026	$286.6M	-23.3%	58,354 t	$4.91	$477.3M	2,133,610 t
April 2026	$317.6M	-11.7%	60,841 t	$5.22	$745.8M	2,621,120 t
March 2026	$292.9M	-1.8%	63,981 t	$4.58	$598.7M	2,565,180 t
February 2026	$249.2M	-16.1%	58,571 t	$4.25	$518.8M	2,367,128 t
January 2026	$240.6M	+8.1%	55,249 t	$4.35	$544.0M	2,302,931 t
December 2025	$300.0M	-15.4%	58,730 t	$5.11	$556.7M	1,943,342 t
November 2025	$347.6M	-6.3%	82,138 t	$4.23	$602.0M	2,409,525 t
October 2025	$380.4M	+14.4%	69,156 t	$5.50	$609.5M	2,505,164 t
September 2025	$416.2M	+18.9%	75,305 t	$5.53	$716.4M	3,338,370 t
August 2025	$325.6M	-14.3%	79,403 t	$4.10	$716.6M	4,161,111 t
July 2025	$380.7M	+0.8%	93,811 t	$4.06	$731.2M	3,470,311 t
June 2025	$339.6M	-5.2%	62,398 t	$5.44	$410.1M	1,737,751 t
May 2025	$373.7M	+19.4%	60,253 t	$6.20	$510.6M	1,622,525 t
April 2025	$359.7M	+14.2%	62,950 t	$5.71	$618.8M	1,375,614 t
March 2025	$298.3M	-3.2%	54,779 t	$5.44	$436.4M	1,357,870 t
February 2025	$297.1M	-56.5%	64,307 t	$4.62	$485.5M	1,433,712 t
January 2025	$222.5M	-41.7%	45,239 t	$4.92	$501.8M	1,503,031 t
December 2024	$354.6M	-13.5%	57,293 t	$6.19	$534.5M	1,944,146 t
November 2024	$371.1M	-5.9%	76,625 t	$4.84	$503.0M	1,599,607 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.