Breakfast cereals, puffed grains and pre-cooked rice: South Korea exports and imports
HS 1904 · 곡물이나 곡물 가공품을 팽창시키거나 볶아서 얻은 조제 식료품[예: 콘 플레이크(corn flake)]과 낱알 모양이나 플레이크(flake) 모양이나 그 밖의 가공한 곡물(옥수수는 제외하며 고운 가루ㆍ부순 알곡ㆍ거친 가루는 제외하고 사전조리나 그 밖의 방법으로 조제한 것으로서 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $19.8 million of breakfast cereals, puffed grains and pre-cooked rice (HS 1904), up 32.6% from September 2026 and up 67.8% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of breakfast cereals, puffed grains and pre-cooked rice (HS 1904) totalled $193.5 million, up 4.1% from the 12 months before ($185.8 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($119.0 million, 61.5% of the total), followed by China and Australia.
That was 6.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $4.3 million (down 7.6% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $15.5 million for the month.
Official description of HS 1904: Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked, or otherwise prepared, not elsewise specified or included.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 1904
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904.10 | Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | $48.9M | 25.3% | -6.1% | $5.2M |
| 1904.10.1000 | Corn flakes | $13.0M | 26.6% | -0.7% | $935K |
| 1904.10.2000 | Corn chip | $208K | 0.4% | -40.3% | $11K |
| 1904.10.3000 | Puffed rice | $2.6M | 5.3% | -2.4% | $267K |
| 1904.10.9000 | Other | $33.1M | 67.7% | -8.0% | $4.0M |
| 1904.20 | Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flak | $317K | 0.2% | -22.0% | $81K |
| 1904.20.1000 | Of Musli type preparations | $16K | 5.1% | -19.8% | $2,152 |
| 1904.20.9000 | Other | $301K | 94.9% | -22.1% | $79K |
| 1904.30 | Bulgur wheat | $21 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 1904.90 | Other | $144.2M | 74.5% | +8.2% | $14.5M |
| 1904.90.1010 | Steamed or boiled rice | $108.6M | 75.3% | +21.4% | $10.4M |
| 1904.90.1090 | Other | $1.3M | 0.9% | -18.8% | $133K |
| 1904.90.9000 | Other | $34.3M | 23.8% | -18.8% | $3.9M |
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. 113 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 | United States | $119.0M | 61.5% | +13.2% | 1 | $12.2M |
| 2 | China | $18.3M | 9.5% | -13.5% | 2 | $2.8M |
| 3 | Australia | $11.5M | 5.9% | -6.5% | 3 | $1.0M |
| 4 | Canada | $7.5M | 3.9% | -5.7% | 4 | $693K |
| 5 | Taiwan | $4.7M | 2.4% | -24.6% | 5 | $517K |
| 6 | Hong Kong | $3.6M | 1.9% | -7.9% | 7 | $277K |
| 7 | Japan | $3.6M | 1.8% | -26.1% | 6 | $333K |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $2.9M | 1.5% | -14.7% | 8 | $207K |
| 9 | Vietnam | $2.7M | 1.4% | -6.4% | 9 | $222K |
| 10 | New Zealand | $2.6M | 1.4% | -2.1% | 10 | $172K |
| 11 | Netherlands | $1.8M | 0.9% | -16.7% | 11 | $93K |
| 12 | Philippines | $1.8M | 0.9% | -2.8% | 12 | $160K |
| 13 | Germany | $1.6M | 0.8% | +85.3% | 18 | $55K |
| 14 | Singapore | $1.4M | 0.7% | +20.6% | 13 | $208K |
| 15 | Mongolia | $1.4M | 0.7% | +21.6% | 15 | $162K |
| 16 | Malaysia | $1.3M | 0.7% | +28.4% | 16 | $133K |
| 17 | Russia | $1.2M | 0.6% | +75.5% | 19 | $59K |
| 18 | Thailand | $996K | 0.5% | +11.4% | 17 | $31K |
| 19 | Bangladesh | $918K | 0.5% | -20.0% | 14 | $60K |
| 20 | Mexico | $815K | 0.4% | +23.9% | 20 | $94K |
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 | $19.8M | +67.8% | 5,692 t | $3.48 | $4.3M | 1,268 t |
| September 2026 | $14.9M | -17.1% | 4,197 t | $3.56 | $5.0M | 1,406 t |
| August 2026 | $13.2M | -2.1% | 3,760 t | $3.51 | $4.6M | 1,470 t |
| July 2026 | $17.7M | +17.8% | 5,269 t | $3.37 | $4.4M | 1,553 t |
| June 2026 | $16.8M | -1.2% | 5,036 t | $3.34 | $5.3M | 1,861 t |
| May 2026 | $17.4M | +4.8% | 5,361 t | $3.25 | $3.8M | 1,204 t |
| April 2026 | $20.2M | +20.7% | 6,201 t | $3.26 | $4.7M | 1,662 t |
| March 2026 | $16.7M | +10.9% | 4,791 t | $3.49 | $4.4M | 1,487 t |
| February 2026 | $13.3M | -6.6% | 4,070 t | $3.26 | $4.1M | 1,394 t |
| January 2026 | $13.7M | +12.5% | 4,271 t | $3.20 | $5.4M | 1,636 t |
| December 2025 | $15.6M | -10.5% | 4,478 t | $3.49 | $6.7M | 2,031 t |
| November 2025 | $14.1M | -22.5% | 3,869 t | $3.64 | $4.9M | 1,500 t |
| October 2025 | $11.8M | -52.2% | 3,325 t | $3.55 | $4.6M | 1,375 t |
| September 2025 | $18.0M | -21.5% | 5,027 t | $3.58 | $6.6M | 2,086 t |
| August 2025 | $13.5M | -40.9% | 3,700 t | $3.64 | $5.4M | 1,675 t |
| July 2025 | $15.1M | -35.7% | 4,392 t | $3.43 | $5.9M | 1,904 t |
| June 2025 | $17.0M | -14.4% | 4,720 t | $3.60 | $5.8M | 1,861 t |
| May 2025 | $16.7M | -12.7% | 4,438 t | $3.75 | $6.5M | 2,059 t |
| April 2025 | $16.7M | -11.5% | 4,129 t | $4.05 | $5.0M | 1,779 t |
| March 2025 | $15.1M | -5.9% | 4,093 t | $3.68 | $5.0M | 1,638 t |
| February 2025 | $14.2M | -17.5% | 3,863 t | $3.68 | $4.5M | 1,469 t |
| January 2025 | $12.1M | -14.6% | 3,272 t | $3.71 | $5.5M | 1,803 t |
| December 2024 | $17.4M | +37.3% | 4,522 t | $3.86 | $5.1M | 1,407 t |
| November 2024 | $18.2M | +23.7% | 4,150 t | $4.38 | $5.2M | 1,508 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.