On 2026-08-04, Korea cleared 3,579 imported-food shipments involving 1,423 importers, 1,917 overseas manufacturers, 64 origin countries and 2,521 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
Polypropylene
213
6.0%
2
Metal utensils
171
4.8%
3
Fruit wine
146
4.1%
4
Beef (frozen, boneless cuts, beef cuts/carcass)
127
3.5%
5
Pork (frozen, boneless cuts, pork cuts/carcass)
96
2.7%
6
Ceramic ware
81
2.3%
7
Cheese
79
2.2%
8
Rubber products
76
2.1%
9
Processed fruit & vegetables
70
2.0%
10
Polyethylene
61
1.7%
2. Importers (top 10)
#
Importer
Shipments
Share
1
Costco Korea Co., Ltd.
49
1.4%
2
Hanjung Food Co., Ltd.
48
1.3%
3
Nestle Korea Ltd.
38
1.1%
4
ITX Korea Co., Ltd.
38
1.1%
5
Aseong HMP Co., Ltd.
35
1.0%
6
Saenyu Co., Ltd.
28
0.8%
7
Fine F&B Service Co., Ltd.
28
0.8%
8
PMIWW Brand Korea
28
0.8%
9
Highland Food Co., Ltd.
27
0.8%
10
Botaem Co., Ltd.
27
0.8%
3. Exporters (top 10)
#
Exporter (overseas manufacturer)
Shipments
Share
Main origin
1
JBS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
95
2.7%
Australia
2
ZHEJIANG ANSHENG SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY STOCK CO.,LTD
27
0.8%
China
3
NESTLE NESPRESSO MANUFACTURING SA
26
0.7%
Switzerland
4
ZESPRI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
25
0.7%
New Zealand
5
SWIFT BEEF COMPANY
19
0.5%
United States of America
6
MOWI MARKETS NORWAY AS
15
0.4%
Norway
7
SEN SAI COMPANY
14
0.4%
China
8
CHAOZHOU CITY CAITANG TOWN YULE HARDWARE FACTORY
13
0.4%
China
9
TOENNIES ZERLEGEBETRIEB GMBH
13
0.4%
Germany
10
Boseler Goldschmaus GmbH & Co.KG
11
0.3%
Germany
4. Origin countries (top 10)
#
Origin country
Shipments
Share
1
China
1,189
33.2%
2
Japan
331
9.2%
3
United States of America
260
7.3%
4
Australia
217
6.1%
5
Vietnam
208
5.8%
6
France
194
5.4%
7
Spain
162
4.5%
8
Italy
118
3.3%
9
Germany
115
3.2%
10
Thailand
89
2.5%
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. Sign in at TAAMs to explore the detail, trade directly with importers, and request international freight quotes from vetted forwarders.