Korea Trade Data

Articles of iron or steel: South Korea exports to Argentina

HS chapter 73 · 철강의 제품 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$146K
-7.9% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-90.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$5.6M
+62.5% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
13.7 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$10.67
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $146,397 of articles of iron or steel (HS 73) to Argentina, down 7.9% from September 2026 and down 90.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of articles of iron or steel (HS 73) to Argentina totalled $5.6 million, up 62.5% from the 12 months before ($3.5 million).

Argentina took 0.1% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 54th of 192 destinations (66th in the 12 months before).

This product made up 1.1% of South Korea's goods exports to Argentina over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $10.67 per kg of net weight, compared with $0.95 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $196,326December 2024: $68,895January 2025: $113,710February 2025: $49,355March 2025: $395,628April 2025: $123,113May 2025: $42,620June 2025: $509,106July 2025: $124,232August 2025: $213,151September 2025: $68,717October 2025: $1.5 millionNovember 2025: $2.9 millionDecember 2025: $97,717January 2026: $218,319February 2026: $63,663March 2026: $303,769April 2026: $215,350May 2026: $194,110June 2026: $254,140July 2026: $193,562August 2026: $849,567September 2026: $158,959October 2026: $146,397
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$5K$10K$15KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.216KNovember 2024: $9,488December 2024: $3,345January 2025: $7,356February 2025: $7,203March 2025: $10April 2025: $3,866May 2025: $1,850June 2025: $7,809July 2025: $3,788August 2025: $1,347September 2025: $1,487October 2025: $1,192November 2025: $4,202December 2025: $12,460January 2026: $380February 2026: $781March 2026: $4,357April 2026: $57May 2026: $867June 2026: $918July 2026: $0August 2026: $0September 2026: $13,602October 2026: $216

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$146K-90.5%13.7 t $10.67$21615 kg
September 2026$159K+131.3%11.4 t $14.00$14K13 kg
August 2026$850K+298.6%16.9 t $50.27$00 kg
July 2026$194K+55.8%66.7 t $2.90$00 kg
June 2026$254K-50.1%57.2 t $4.44$91819 kg
May 2026$194K+355.4%32.8 t $5.93$867188 kg
April 2026$215K+74.9%108 t $1.99$571 kg
March 2026$304K-23.2%103 t $2.94$4,35717.0 t
February 2026$64K+29.0%14.6 t $4.36$781154 kg
January 2026$218K+92.0%104 t $2.10$38018 kg
December 2025$98K+41.8%42.3 t $2.31$12K82 kg
November 2025$2.9M+1,386%255 t $11.43$4,20212.7 t
October 2025$1.5M+795.1%1,634 t $0.95$1,19232 kg
September 2025$69K-50.3%17.7 t $3.89$1,48746 kg
August 2025$213K+70.9%59.0 t $3.61$1,34720 kg
July 2025$124K-69.6%33.9 t $3.66$3,7887.6 t
June 2025$509K+57.7%24.7 t $20.62$7,80920.1 t
May 2025$43K-77.7%6.9 t $6.18$1,85043 kg
April 2025$123K-71.9%30.7 t $4.02$3,8668.2 t
March 2025$396K+29.0%34.6 t $11.43$100 kg
February 2025$49K-81.9%10.6 t $4.64$7,20323.6 t
January 2025$114K-63.2%23.0 t $4.94$7,35621 kg
December 2024$69K-88.0%19.9 t $3.46$3,3458.6 t
November 2024$196K-92.1%55.6 t $3.53$9,48822.5 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.

Largest headings exported to Argentina

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
7309Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers for any material, etc.$2.8M 49.1%+8,698%$0
7326Other articles of iron or steel$1.1M 19.3%+157.1%$22K
7307Tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel$618K 11.0%+82.5%$33K
7318Screws, bolts, nuts, washers and rivets of iron or steel$294K 5.2%-32.1%$25K
7305Large-diameter tubes and pipes of iron or steel (over 406.4 mm)$290K 5.2%-80.0%$0
7308Steel structures and parts (bridges, towers, frameworks)$184K 3.3%-19.6%$33K
7311Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel$132K 2.4%–$0
7306Other welded tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron or steel$81K 1.4%-75.4%$404
7312Stranded wire, ropes and cables of iron or steel$77K 1.4%-7.5%$32K
7315Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel$24K 0.4%-26.6%$159
7304Seamless tubes and pipes of iron or steel$17K 0.3%–$0
7321Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers, barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, etc.$14K 0.3%-58.5%$0
7323Table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, of iron or steel, etc.$14K 0.2%+10.0%$402
7310Tanks, drums, cans and similar containers of iron or steel$10K 0.2%–$0
7325Other cast articles of iron or steel$9,272 0.2%-73.5%$0
7319Sewing needles, knitting needles, bodkins, crochet hooks, etc.$4,291 0.1%–$1,275
7320Springs and leaves for springs, of iron or steel$3,142 0.1%–$413
7317Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails, staples and similar articles, etc.$1,002 0.0%–$2
7314Cloth, grill, netting and fencing, of iron or steel wire, etc.$20 0.0%–$0

See also: Articles of iron or steel to all countries · all exports to Argentina