Fish, fresh or chilled (excluding fillets): South Korea exports and imports
HS 0302 · 신선하거나 냉장한 어류[제0304호의 어류의 필레(fillet)와 그 밖의 어육은 제외한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.5 million of fish, fresh or chilled (excluding fillets) (HS 0302), down 28.0% from September 2026 and up 48.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of fish, fresh or chilled (excluding fillets) (HS 0302) totalled $60.6 million, up 54.4% from the 12 months before ($39.2 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($39.5 million, 65.2% of the total), followed by Japan and the United States.
That was 2.9% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 03 (fish, crustaceans and other seafood) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $25.0 million (up 12.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $21.5 million for the month.
Official description of HS 0302: Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 0302
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0302.11 | Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus | $6,104 | 0.0% | – | $2,063 |
| 0302.13 | Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus k | $1,921 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.14 | Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) | $365K | 0.6% | -4.0% | $31K |
| 0302.19 | Other | $239 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.21 | Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis) | $2.2M | 3.6% | -5.7% | $273K |
| 0302.22 | Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) | $5,917 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.23 | Sole (Solea spp.) | $1,086 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.24 | Turbots (Psetta maxima) | $429K | 0.7% | -79.5% | $0 |
| 0302.29 | Other | $5.1M | 8.4% | -30.0% | $316K |
| 0302.32 | Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.33 | Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis) | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 0302.34 | Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus) | $200 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.35 | Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) | $1,110 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.35.1000 | Atlantic bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.35.2000 | Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus orientalis) | $1,110 | 100.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.36 | Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii) | $182K | 0.3% | -44.4% | $0 |
| 0302.39 | Other | $284K | 0.5% | -14.8% | $70K |
| 0302.41 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) | $1.2M | 1.9% | -12.9% | $0 |
| 0302.42 | Anchovies (Engraulis spp.) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.43 | Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) | $279 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.44 | Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) | $771K | 1.3% | +25.9% | $89K |
| 0302.45 | Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) | $1.3M | 2.1% | +6.9% | $219K |
| 0302.47 | Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) | $2,962 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.49 | Other | $18.9M | 31.2% | +378.8% | $1.2M |
| 0302.49.1000 | Seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.) | $11.2M | 59.1% | +184.1% | $826K |
| 0302.49.2000 | Silver pomfrets (Pampus spp.) | $7.7M | 40.7% | +45,119% | $378K |
| 0302.49.3000 | Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) | $99 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.49.9000 | Other | $36K | 0.2% | – | $0 |
| 0302.51 | Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | $11K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.54 | Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.55 | Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | $12K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.59 | Other | $105K | 0.2% | +7.9% | $0 |
| 0302.72 | Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) | $5,357 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.74 | Eels (Anguilla spp.) | $167K | 0.3% | – | $5,929 |
| 0302.79 | Other | $90 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.82 | Rays and skates (Rajidae) | $1.0M | 1.7% | +4,357% | $41K |
| 0302.84 | Seabass (Dicentrarchus spp.) | $205K | 0.3% | +23.4% | $22K |
| 0302.85 | Seabream (Sparidae) | $2,785 | 0.0% | -81.7% | $0 |
| 0302.89 | Other | $28.4M | 46.9% | +48.8% | $1.2M |
| 0302.89.1000 | Yellow tail | $1.2M | 4.4% | -9.8% | $4,687 |
| 0302.89.2000 | Hair tail | $1.2M | 4.3% | +923.4% | $20K |
| 0302.89.3000 | Conger eel | $280K | 1.0% | +162.3% | $44K |
| 0302.89.4000 | Sharp toothed eel | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.89.5000 | Horn fish (Hyporhampus sajori) | $198K | 0.7% | +9.7% | $12K |
| 0302.89.6000 | Seabream(other than Sparidae) | $915K | 3.2% | -30.6% | $21K |
| 0302.89.9020 | Puffers | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0302.89.9040 | Angler (monkfish) | $987K | 3.5% | +9.2% | $55K |
| 0302.89.9090 | Other | $23.6M | 82.9% | +56.2% | $1.0M |
| 0302.91 | Livers, roes and milt | $3,834 | 0.0% | -64.7% | $320 |
| 0302.91.1000 | Livers | $2,911 | 75.9% | – | $320 |
| 0302.91.2000 | Roes, milt | $923 | 24.1% | – | $0 |
| 0302.99 | Other | $238 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
Six-digit codes are international; the indented ten-digit codes are South Korea's own subdivision. These rows are world totals; "Share" is the share of the row above.
Top destinations
Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 27 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months; the table shows the largest 20.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $39.5M | 65.2% | +173.4% | 2 | $1.8M |
| 2 | Japan | $14.9M | 24.6% | -11.5% | 1 | $1.1M |
| 3 | United States | $4.4M | 7.3% | -22.7% | 3 | $478K |
| 4 | Hong Kong | $856K | 1.4% | -7.2% | 4 | $85K |
| 5 | Mongolia | $273K | 0.5% | +11.1% | 6 | $24K |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $166K | 0.3% | +24.2% | 9 | $15K |
| 7 | Canada | $144K | 0.2% | -50.1% | 5 | $6,148 |
| 8 | Northern Mariana Islands | $92K | 0.2% | -31.7% | 8 | $7,551 |
| 9 | Singapore | $52K | 0.1% | -69.5% | 7 | $2,726 |
| 10 | Oman | $34K | 0.1% | -39.7% | 11 | $0 |
| 11 | Sudan | $29K | 0.0% | -22.0% | 12 | $0 |
| 12 | South Sudan | $20K | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 13 | Australia | $15K | 0.0% | +16.6% | 17 | $0 |
| 14 | India | $12K | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 15 | Philippines | $12K | 0.0% | -32.6% | 14 | $0 |
| 16 | Guam | $11K | 0.0% | -47.6% | 13 | $366 |
| 17 | Djibouti | $9,418 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | Thailand | $1,993 | 0.0% | -88.4% | 15 | $89 |
| 19 | Russia | $869 | 0.0% | – | 21 | $0 |
| 20 | Lebanon | $806 | 0.0% | – | 19 | $0 |
Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $5,000,000 over 24 months.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $3.5M | +48.7% | 692 t | $5.02 | $25.0M | 2,230 t |
| September 2026 | $4.8M | +130.1% | 1,233 t | $3.91 | $25.1M | 2,227 t |
| August 2026 | $8.0M | +150.1% | 1,672 t | $4.77 | $23.7M | 2,125 t |
| July 2026 | $7.7M | +69.1% | 2,118 t | $3.63 | $22.1M | 2,175 t |
| June 2026 | $7.2M | +47.6% | 2,278 t | $3.14 | $22.6M | 2,198 t |
| May 2026 | $6.3M | -7.2% | 2,466 t | $2.54 | $24.8M | 2,215 t |
| April 2026 | $5.2M | +77.0% | 1,710 t | $3.07 | $25.4M | 2,328 t |
| March 2026 | $7.4M | +122.7% | 2,076 t | $3.56 | $26.4M | 2,309 t |
| February 2026 | $4.1M | +63.0% | 1,127 t | $3.60 | $23.1M | 2,109 t |
| January 2026 | $2.1M | +4.9% | 348 t | $5.90 | $23.1M | 2,302 t |
| December 2025 | $2.7M | -8.6% | 490 t | $5.44 | $29.6M | 2,723 t |
| November 2025 | $1.8M | -2.1% | 250 t | $7.08 | $21.8M | 2,213 t |
| October 2025 | $2.3M | +7.7% | 355 t | $6.58 | $22.2M | 2,155 t |
| September 2025 | $2.1M | +14.8% | 302 t | $6.94 | $26.2M | 2,458 t |
| August 2025 | $3.2M | +76.5% | 1,003 t | $3.18 | $17.7M | 1,956 t |
| July 2025 | $4.6M | +86.6% | 1,462 t | $3.11 | $18.1M | 1,959 t |
| June 2025 | $4.9M | +343.4% | 1,665 t | $2.91 | $20.0M | 2,082 t |
| May 2025 | $6.8M | +263.5% | 2,440 t | $2.77 | $18.6M | 2,056 t |
| April 2025 | $3.0M | +32.2% | 602 t | $4.92 | $19.8M | 2,082 t |
| March 2025 | $3.3M | +0.2% | 391 t | $8.51 | $19.3M | 1,980 t |
| February 2025 | $2.5M | -10.4% | 582 t | $4.28 | $20.0M | 2,122 t |
| January 2025 | $2.0M | -23.9% | 359 t | $5.45 | $23.8M | 1,872 t |
| December 2024 | $2.9M | +6.0% | 680 t | $4.28 | $28.1M | 2,396 t |
| November 2024 | $1.8M | -24.3% | 324 t | $5.58 | $22.2M | 2,037 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.