South Korea exports to Sweden

스웨덴 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$255.2M

+67.1% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+175.5%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$1.72B

+30.0% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$2.32B

balance -$592.3M

In October 2026, South Korea exported $255.2 million of goods to Sweden, up 67.1% from September 2026 and up 175.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Sweden totalled $1.72 billion, up 30.0% from the 12 months before ($1.33 billion).

Sweden ranked 45th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 48th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $855.3 million or 49.6% of exports to Sweden.

Imports from Sweden in October 2026 were $203.7 million (up 28.4% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $51.5 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 Sweden: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 85.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$855.3M	49.6%	+33.1%	$103.2M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$327.7M	19.0%	+98.9%	$21.9M
93	Arms and ammunition	$99.1M	5.7%	+1.2%	$99.1M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$96.1M	5.6%	+26.1%	$6.6M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$71.3M	4.1%	+15.6%	$6.3M
72	Iron and steel	$56.3M	3.3%	-31.0%	$4.5M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$44.3M	2.6%	-4.0%	$2.9M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$43.6M	2.5%	+57.7%	$2.3M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$32.1M	1.9%	+9.3%	$2.4M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$18.9M	1.1%	+7.5%	$262K
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$13.0M	0.8%	+20.6%	$584K
48	Paper and paperboard	$7.9M	0.5%	-32.2%	$741
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$4.5M	0.3%	+23.3%	$434K
29	Organic chemicals	$4.0M	0.2%	+93.3%	$714K
73	Articles of iron or steel	$4.0M	0.2%	-19.2%	$276K
95	Toys, games and sports equipment	$3.9M	0.2%	+21.2%	$687K
22	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$3.9M	0.2%	+21.4%	$420K
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$3.3M	0.2%	+78.8%	$284K
94	Furniture, bedding and lighting	$3.2M	0.2%	+66.4%	$83K
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$2.8M	0.2%	+10.9%	$258K
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$2.6M	0.2%	-13.4%	$327K
54	Man-made filaments	$2.5M	0.1%	-18.4%	$260K
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$2.2M	0.1%	+41.7%	$85K
70	Glass and glassware	$2.2M	0.1%	+56.0%	$186K
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$1.7M	0.1%	+8.6%	$32K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 506 headings exported to Sweden in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8703	Passenger cars	$703.5M	40.8%	+20.5%	$81.3M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$154.8M	9.0%	+479.7%	$6.9M
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$101.8M	5.9%	+426.4%	$17.1M
9306	Bombs, missiles, ammunition and parts	$99.1M	5.7%	+1.2%	$99.1M
8542	Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips)	$51.7M	3.0%	+70.3%	$4.0M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$48.7M	2.8%	+27.6%	$4.7M
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$40.2M	2.3%	-5.6%	$2.2M
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$38.6M	2.2%	+3.6%	$3.8M
7210	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, coated or plated	$34.4M	2.0%	-29.6%	$1.5M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$30.3M	1.8%	+7.6%	$2.2M
3902	Polymers of propylene, in primary forms	$20.9M	1.2%	+45.5%	$2.3M
9031	Measuring or checking instruments and machines	$18.4M	1.1%	+197.6%	$1.6M
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$17.8M	1.0%	+8.6%	$8,906
3906	Acrylic polymers in primary forms	$16.6M	1.0%	-7.4%	$1.1M
8537	Electrical control and distribution boards	$15.4M	0.9%	-7.2%	$1.4M
8471	Computers and data processing machines	$13.7M	0.8%	+462.6%	$89K
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$13.3M	0.8%	+59.0%	$560K
1902	Pasta and noodles (including instant noodles)	$12.1M	0.7%	+23.3%	$516K
8431	Parts for cranes, excavators and other heavy machinery	$11.3M	0.7%	+26.8%	$1.0M
8512	Vehicle lighting, signalling equipment and wipers	$10.1M	0.6%	+35.8%	$1.0M
8504	Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors	$10.0M	0.6%	-21.8%	$587K
8525	Broadcasting transmitters, television cameras and digital cameras	$9.3M	0.5%	+50.3%	$853K
9027	Instruments for physical or chemical analysis	$9.0M	0.5%	+492.5%	$120K
7202	Ferro-alloys	$8.1M	0.5%	-25.4%	$0
8412	Other engines and motors	$8.0M	0.5%	+3.9%	$744K
4811	Paper and paperboard, coated, impregnated or surface-decorated	$7.8M	0.5%	-25.6%	$8
7209	Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel, cold-rolled	$7.8M	0.5%	-50.9%	$1.6M
8421	Centrifuges and filtering or purifying machinery	$6.8M	0.4%	-23.3%	$440K
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$6.3M	0.4%	+24.7%	$180K
8473	Parts and accessories for computers and office machines	$6.1M	0.4%	+26.5%	$20K

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

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

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$255.2M	+175.5%	19,015 t	$13.42	$203.7M	17,062 t
September 2026	$152.7M	+19.9%	11,185 t	$13.65	$180.5M	16,067 t
August 2026	$108.0M	+9.6%	13,194 t	$8.19	$115.6M	16,913 t
July 2026	$142.7M	-22.7%	13,337 t	$10.70	$151.8M	17,639 t
June 2026	$117.2M	+16.0%	12,546 t	$9.34	$258.6M	22,716 t
May 2026	$141.4M	+40.8%	12,481 t	$11.33	$163.3M	19,511 t
April 2026	$139.9M	+4.3%	17,057 t	$8.20	$149.9M	17,710 t
March 2026	$141.3M	+42.6%	20,370 t	$6.94	$192.4M	15,826 t
February 2026	$109.5M	+16.5%	16,793 t	$6.52	$182.2M	14,313 t
January 2026	$146.3M	+52.3%	18,581 t	$7.87	$291.5M	21,545 t
December 2025	$140.1M	+39.7%	19,247 t	$7.28	$252.9M	20,524 t
November 2025	$129.3M	+31.7%	13,943 t	$9.27	$173.6M	20,490 t
October 2025	$92.6M	+19.5%	16,213 t	$5.71	$158.7M	16,214 t
September 2025	$127.4M	+37.4%	15,938 t	$7.99	$209.8M	19,632 t
August 2025	$98.5M	-32.4%	14,514 t	$6.79	$140.8M	17,775 t
July 2025	$184.5M	+67.2%	15,833 t	$11.65	$208.2M	91,244 t
June 2025	$101.0M	-14.4%	17,399 t	$5.81	$154.1M	16,229 t
May 2025	$100.4M	-19.0%	16,074 t	$6.25	$168.8M	20,629 t
April 2025	$134.1M	+9.8%	23,326 t	$5.75	$141.7M	21,154 t
March 2025	$99.1M	-28.6%	14,092 t	$7.03	$197.0M	20,226 t
February 2025	$94.0M	-20.3%	19,743 t	$4.76	$152.9M	17,201 t
January 2025	$96.1M	-20.3%	17,920 t	$5.36	$155.5M	111,894 t
December 2024	$100.3M	-8.1%	13,869 t	$7.23	$205.6M	21,667 t
November 2024	$98.2M	-10.9%	22,953 t	$4.28	$134.8M	15,371 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.