On 2026-07-22, Korea cleared 3,744 imported-food shipments involving 1,436 importers, 1,921 overseas manufacturers, 64 origin countries and 2,802 distinct products. Source: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) customs clearance data · compiled by TAAMs
1. Products (top 10 product types)
#
Product type
Shipments
Share
1
Of polyesters
210
5.6%
2
Metal utensils
144
3.8%
3
Frozen
141
3.8%
4
Kim-chiⓚ
123
3.3%
5
Carcasses and half-carcasses
114
3.0%
6
Flavourings
105
2.8%
7
Processed fruit & vegetables
97
2.6%
8
Ceramic ware
93
2.5%
9
Plates, sheets and strip
73
1.9%
10
Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled
73
1.9%
2. Importers (top 10)
#
Importer
Shipments
Share
1
Ikea Korea Ltd.
93
2.5%
2
Aseongeichiempi Co., Ltd.
52
1.4%
3
Seukeiteo Korea Co., Ltd.
48
1.3%
4
Koseuteuko Korea Co., Ltd.
37
1.0%
5
Hyupiniseu Co., Ltd.
26
0.7%
6
Inkora(INKORA)
25
0.7%
7
CJ Fresh Way Co., Ltd.
24
0.6%
8
Hairaendeu Food Co., Ltd.
23
0.6%
9
Dongwon Hom Food Co., Ltd.
21
0.6%
10
Neseulre Korea Yuhanchaekimhoesa
21
0.6%
3. Exporters (top 10)
#
Exporter (overseas manufacturer)
Shipments
Share
Main origin
1
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
39
1.0%
United States of America
2
MATUYAMA CO.,LTD
36
1.0%
Japan
3
INK PROJECTS
25
0.7%
United States of America
4
SEARA ALIMENTOS LTDA
25
0.7%
Brazil
5
Cargill Meat Solutions
22
0.6%
United States of America
6
LADERACH (SCHWEIZ) AG
19
0.5%
Switzerland
7
MOWI MARKETS NORWAY AS
17
0.5%
Norway
8
DONGGANG PAJILA TRADE CO., LTD
16
0.4%
China
9
NESTLE NESPRESSO MANUFACTURING SA
15
0.4%
Switzerland
10
LITERA MEAT S.L.
15
0.4%
Spain
4. Origin countries (top 10)
#
Origin country
Shipments
Share
1
China
1,447
38.6%
2
United States of America
326
8.7%
3
Japan
244
6.5%
4
Italy
155
4.1%
5
France
151
4.0%
6
Vietnam
150
4.0%
7
Spain
139
3.7%
8
Thailand
113
3.0%
9
Germany
97
2.6%
10
Australia
97
2.6%
This report is compiled by TAAMs from official imported-food customs clearance records published by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of Korea.