Fish, frozen (excluding fillets): South Korea exports and imports
HS 0303 · 냉동어류[제0304호의 어류의 필레(fillet)와 기타 어육은 제외한다] · latest month: October 2026
Exports, October 2026
$68.9M
+15.6% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-18.6%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$1.04B
+26.4% vs 12 months before
Imports, October 2026
$108.7M
Export value per kg
$2.72
net weight, October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $68.9 million of fish, frozen (excluding fillets) (HS 0303), up 15.6% from September 2026 and down 18.6% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of fish, frozen (excluding fillets) (HS 0303) totalled $1.04 billion, up 26.4% from the 12 months before ($825.4 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($276.0 million, 26.5% of the total), followed by Thailand and Japan.
That was 50.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 03 (fish, crustaceans and other seafood) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $108.7 million (up 29.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $39.8 million for the month.
Official description of HS 0303: Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 0303
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0303.11 | Sockeye salmon (red salmon) (Oncorhynchus nerka) | $2.2M | 0.2% | +4.3% | $0 |
| 0303.12 | Other Pacific salmon(Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhy | $9.2M | 0.9% | +250.5% | $464K |
| 0303.13 | Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.14 | Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.19 | Other | $423K | 0.0% | +1,154% | $328K |
| 0303.23 | Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.24 | Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.25 | Carp (Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.26 | Eels (Anguilla spp.) | $218K | 0.0% | +489.2% | $24K |
| 0303.29 | Other | $9,902 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.31 | Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis) | $981K | 0.1% | +35.6% | $757 |
| 0303.32 | Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) | $28K | 0.0% | -53.7% | $48 |
| 0303.33 | Sole (Solea spp.) | $42K | 0.0% | -64.3% | $0 |
| 0303.34 | Turbots (Psetta maxima) | $3,701 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.39 | Other | $2.9M | 0.3% | +8.7% | $150K |
| 0303.39.1000 | Plaice, other than Pleuronectes platessa | $2.3M | 80.7% | +6.2% | $137K |
| 0303.39.9000 | Other | $554K | 19.3% | +20.6% | $12K |
| 0303.41 | Albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga) | $6.0M | 0.6% | +13.7% | $109K |
| 0303.42 | Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares) | $49.2M | 4.7% | -30.0% | $5.4M |
| 0303.43 | Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis) | $121.0M | 11.6% | -0.6% | $10.2M |
| 0303.44 | Bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus) | $30.7M | 2.9% | +37.7% | $1.1M |
| 0303.45 | Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas(Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) | $6.4M | 0.6% | -22.6% | $179K |
| 0303.45.1000 | Atlantic bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus) | $4.3M | 67.1% | -4.7% | $0 |
| 0303.45.2000 | Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus orientalis) | $2.1M | 32.9% | -44.1% | $179K |
| 0303.46 | Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii) | $8.4M | 0.8% | -57.2% | $3.3M |
| 0303.49 | Other | $1.0M | 0.1% | +265.0% | $45K |
| 0303.51 | Herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii) | $19.0M | 1.8% | +21.6% | $29K |
| 0303.53 | Sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) | $29.1M | 2.8% | +67.8% | $253K |
| 0303.54 | Mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) | $315.9M | 30.3% | +104.5% | $7.8M |
| 0303.55 | Jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) | $28.1M | 2.7% | -5.3% | $7.4M |
| 0303.56 | Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.57 | Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) | $14.1M | 1.4% | +24.1% | $1.0M |
| 0303.59 | Other | $74.6M | 7.2% | -2.2% | $9.1M |
| 0303.59.1000 | seerfishes (Scomberomorus spp.) | $66.4M | 88.9% | -5.2% | $7.8M |
| 0303.59.2000 | Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) | $1.9M | 2.6% | -18.1% | $675K |
| 0303.59.9000 | Other | $6.3M | 8.5% | +60.0% | $594K |
| 0303.63 | Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) | $46.2M | 4.4% | +27.7% | $3.7M |
| 0303.64 | Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.65 | Coalfish (Pollachius virens) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.66 | Hake (Merluccius spp., Urophycis spp.) | $13.9M | 1.3% | +6.6% | $621K |
| 0303.67 | Alaska Pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) | $41.1M | 3.9% | +68.3% | $1.8M |
| 0303.68 | Blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis) | $33K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.69 | Other | $68K | 0.0% | -85.1% | $0 |
| 0303.69.1000 | Whip tail or hoki | $68K | 100.0% | +39.2% | $0 |
| 0303.69.9000 | Other | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 0303.81 | Dogfish and other sharks | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.82 | Rays and skates (Rajidae) | $1.5M | 0.1% | -10.1% | $245K |
| 0303.82.1000 | Rays | $350K | 24.0% | -64.1% | $0 |
| 0303.82.2000 | Skates | $1.1M | 76.0% | +70.8% | $245K |
| 0303.83 | Toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) | $89.6M | 8.6% | +13.9% | $2.7M |
| 0303.84 | Sea bass (Dicentrarchus spp.) | $679K | 0.1% | +473.4% | $37K |
| 0303.89 | Other | $102.5M | 9.8% | +29.5% | $9.5M |
| 0303.89.1000 | Sable fish | $281K | 0.3% | +38.3% | $4,575 |
| 0303.89.2000 | Hair tail | $7.1M | 6.9% | +16.1% | $1.1M |
| 0303.89.3010 | Red horsehead fish (Branchiostegus Japonicus) | $236K | 0.2% | +116.0% | $1,699 |
| 0303.89.3020 | Yellow horsehead (Branchiostegus albus) | $4,426 | 0.0% | – | $3,080 |
| 0303.89.3090 | Other | $2.4M | 2.3% | +96.6% | $110K |
| 0303.89.4000 | Conger eel | $2.0M | 1.9% | +3.6% | $258K |
| 0303.89.5010 | Small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) | $392K | 0.4% | -33.1% | $54K |
| 0303.89.5020 | Large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) | $22K | 0.0% | -48.9% | $1,918 |
| 0303.89.5090 | Other | $205K | 0.2% | -9.6% | $656 |
| 0303.89.6000 | Horn fish (Hyporhampus sajori) | $2.1M | 2.0% | -15.7% | $91K |
| 0303.89.8000 | Puffers | $116K | 0.1% | -65.6% | $31K |
| 0303.89.9010 | White sea smelt | $5,240 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.89.9020 | Thorny head | $686K | 0.7% | +323.4% | $0 |
| 0303.89.9030 | John dory | $1.7M | 1.7% | -22.9% | $203K |
| 0303.89.9040 | Atka mackerel | $12.4M | 12.1% | +172.5% | $336K |
| 0303.89.9050 | Rock fish (including pacific ocean perch) | $7.3M | 7.1% | +3.5% | $1.4M |
| 0303.89.9060 | Angler (monkfish) | $1.9M | 1.8% | +34.5% | $179K |
| 0303.89.9070 | Hagfish (Pacific, Atlantic) | $96K | 0.1% | +218.3% | $430 |
| 0303.89.9080 | Milk fish | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0303.89.9091 | Croakers | $2.2M | 2.2% | -53.6% | $134K |
| 0303.89.9092 | Sand lance | $3,117 | 0.0% | -99.0% | $1,489 |
| 0303.89.9099 | Other | $61.4M | 59.9% | +35.2% | $5.6M |
| 0303.91 | Livers, roes and milt | $22.9M | 2.2% | -4.8% | $3.0M |
| 0303.91.1000 | Livers | $18K | 0.1% | -15.7% | $0 |
| 0303.91.2010 | Of Alaska Pollock | $17.5M | 76.3% | -22.1% | $2.9M |
| 0303.91.2090 | Other | $5.4M | 23.6% | +236.0% | $68K |
| 0303.99 | Other | $4.9M | 0.5% | -28.3% | $421K |
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. 110 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 | $276.0M | 26.5% | +43.5% | 1 | $18.8M |
| 2 | Thailand | $117.6M | 11.3% | +7.3% | 2 | $12.1M |
| 3 | Japan | $97.2M | 9.3% | -2.3% | 3 | $10.1M |
| 4 | Nigeria | $81.3M | 7.8% | +66.9% | 7 | $2.5M |
| 5 | Vietnam | $79.6M | 7.6% | -9.6% | 4 | $8.5M |
| 6 | United States | $78.9M | 7.6% | +7.4% | 5 | $2.2M |
| 7 | Ghana | $55.9M | 5.4% | +11.5% | 6 | $808K |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire | $43.2M | 4.1% | +89.2% | 8 | $55K |
| 9 | Russia | $21.6M | 2.1% | +125.7% | 13 | $2.1M |
| 10 | Portugal | $20.0M | 1.9% | +1,011% | 28 | $524K |
| 11 | Benin | $16.3M | 1.6% | +22.9% | 10 | $1.4M |
| 12 | South Africa | $11.6M | 1.1% | +187.2% | 20 | $300K |
| 13 | Poland | $10.0M | 1.0% | – | – | $214K |
| 14 | Türkiye | $9.3M | 0.9% | -44.1% | 9 | $0 |
| 15 | Ecuador | $8.9M | 0.9% | +3,513% | 56 | $0 |
| 16 | Spain | $8.7M | 0.8% | +22.0% | 15 | $80K |
| 17 | Italy | $8.7M | 0.8% | +17.6% | 14 | $664K |
| 18 | Indonesia | $8.4M | 0.8% | +107.7% | 19 | $724K |
| 19 | France | $7.5M | 0.7% | +1,032% | 39 | $822K |
| 20 | Mauritius | $6.9M | 0.7% | +265.9% | 27 | $2.1M |
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 | $68.9M | -18.6% | 25,362 t | $2.72 | $108.7M | 39,356 t |
| September 2026 | $59.6M | -27.3% | 23,965 t | $2.49 | $100.0M | 38,759 t |
| August 2026 | $64.4M | +1.7% | 23,293 t | $2.77 | $89.3M | 35,894 t |
| July 2026 | $94.3M | +27.2% | 39,308 t | $2.40 | $85.2M | 28,217 t |
| June 2026 | $87.0M | +52.1% | 42,657 t | $2.04 | $88.7M | 31,616 t |
| May 2026 | $91.9M | +68.5% | 42,624 t | $2.16 | $120.2M | 46,772 t |
| April 2026 | $107.6M | +86.4% | 49,733 t | $2.16 | $111.2M | 46,342 t |
| March 2026 | $109.7M | +52.7% | 44,448 t | $2.47 | $128.9M | 53,347 t |
| February 2026 | $80.2M | -0.4% | 39,234 t | $2.04 | $85.4M | 34,316 t |
| January 2026 | $79.3M | +82.2% | 36,713 t | $2.16 | $111.8M | 47,181 t |
| December 2025 | $114.1M | +72.2% | 60,697 t | $1.88 | $141.6M | 55,684 t |
| November 2025 | $85.9M | -4.1% | 44,238 t | $1.94 | $98.3M | 45,446 t |
| October 2025 | $84.6M | -3.9% | 35,949 t | $2.35 | $84.1M | 41,801 t |
| September 2025 | $82.0M | +50.3% | 47,692 t | $1.72 | $98.5M | 45,504 t |
| August 2025 | $63.3M | +7.6% | 34,434 t | $1.84 | $72.9M | 36,868 t |
| July 2025 | $74.2M | +24.9% | 42,326 t | $1.75 | $96.5M | 52,688 t |
| June 2025 | $57.2M | +34.9% | 32,684 t | $1.75 | $77.4M | 36,151 t |
| May 2025 | $54.6M | +26.5% | 26,931 t | $2.03 | $83.4M | 35,101 t |
| April 2025 | $57.7M | -36.8% | 24,315 t | $2.37 | $102.2M | 46,653 t |
| March 2025 | $71.8M | +36.9% | 33,067 t | $2.17 | $107.7M | 56,363 t |
| February 2025 | $80.5M | +25.6% | 43,465 t | $1.85 | $99.4M | 47,952 t |
| January 2025 | $43.5M | -29.9% | 25,490 t | $1.71 | $100.9M | 45,134 t |
| December 2024 | $66.3M | -24.1% | 35,980 t | $1.84 | $120.3M | 43,483 t |
| November 2024 | $89.6M | +1.1% | 55,070 t | $1.63 | $90.9M | 40,739 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.