Potatoes, fresh or chilled: South Korea exports and imports
HS 0701 · 감자(신선한 것이나 냉장한 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $304,089 of potatoes, fresh or chilled (HS 0701), up 99.8% from September 2026 and up 59.2% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of potatoes, fresh or chilled (HS 0701) totalled $771,964, down 20.3% from the 12 months before ($969,012).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($427,630, 55.4% of the total), followed by Russia and the United Arab Emirates.
That was 0.7% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 07 (edible vegetables) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $2.9 million (down 3.3% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $2.6 million for the month.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 0701
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0701.10 | For seed | $428K | 55.4% | -51.7% | $288K |
| 0701.90 | Other | $344K | 44.6% | +317.6% | $16K |
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. 13 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | $428K | 55.4% | -47.5% | 1 | $288K |
| 2 | Russia | $267K | 34.6% | +312.5% | 2 | $0 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | $65K | 8.4% | – | – | $15K |
| 4 | Hong Kong | $5,787 | 0.7% | – | 7 | $61 |
| 5 | Singapore | $5,211 | 0.7% | – | 6 | $351 |
| 6 | Northern Mariana Islands | $451 | 0.1% | – | 8 | $0 |
| 7 | China | $420 | 0.1% | – | 10 | $0 |
| 8 | Canada | $220 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 9 | Guam | $96 | 0.0% | – | 5 | $0 |
| 10 | United States | $57 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| – | Egypt | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 3 | $0 |
| – | Marshall Islands | $0 | 0.0% | – | 9 | $0 |
| – | Saudi Arabia | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 4 | $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 | $304K | +59.2% | 363 t | $0.84 | $2.9M | 4,593 t |
| September 2026 | $152K | -48.2% | 195 t | $0.78 | $872K | 1,232 t |
| August 2026 | $186K | -45.0% | 65.8 t | $2.83 | $251K | 290 t |
| July 2026 | $30K | – | 8.1 t | $3.68 | $122K | 56.4 t |
| June 2026 | $12K | – | 3.1 t | $3.74 | $128K | 56.4 t |
| May 2026 | $38K | – | 10.7 t | $3.50 | $624K | 756 t |
| April 2026 | $1,198 | – | 830 kg | $1.44 | $5.9M | 8,244 t |
| March 2026 | $4,293 | – | 1.4 t | $3.11 | $6.4M | 8,872 t |
| February 2026 | $35K | – | 15.7 t | $2.21 | $3.5M | 5,201 t |
| January 2026 | $7,232 | -68.1% | 2.6 t | $2.81 | $1.5M | 2,436 t |
| December 2025 | $995 | -99.1% | 489 kg | $2.03 | $5.3M | 7,999 t |
| November 2025 | $1,711 | – | 2.2 t | $0.78 | $3.3M | 4,819 t |
| October 2025 | $191K | +1.9% | 195 t | $0.98 | $3.0M | 4,728 t |
| September 2025 | $294K | -9.8% | 386 t | $0.76 | $196K | 238 t |
| August 2025 | $339K | +44.5% | 392 t | $0.86 | $32K | 4.2 t |
| July 2025 | $740 | -99.7% | 650 kg | $1.14 | $48K | 26.4 t |
| June 2025 | $768 | – | 440 kg | $1.75 | $106K | 65.3 t |
| May 2025 | $864 | – | 720 kg | $1.20 | $1.5M | 2,042 t |
| April 2025 | $626 | – | 271 kg | $2.31 | $6.0M | 9,557 t |
| March 2025 | $5,040 | – | 501 kg | $10.06 | $4.5M | 6,658 t |
| February 2025 | $4,526 | -74.1% | 400 kg | $11.31 | $4.1M | 6,101 t |
| January 2025 | $23K | – | 120 kg | $189.21 | $2.9M | 4,231 t |
| December 2024 | $109K | – | 121 t | $0.90 | $5.2M | 7,538 t |
| November 2024 | $1,515 | -99.2% | 1.5 t | $1.04 | $1.8M | 2,851 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.