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By TAAMs Global · Published 2026-08-11
Topics Imported food China Australia On 2026-08-10 , Korea cleared 4,601 imported-food shipments involving 1,802 importers, 2,302 overseas manufacturers, 65 origin countries and 3,288 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 Kimchi 257 5.6% 2 Polypropylene 225 4.9% 3 Metal utensils 186 4.0% 4 Ceramic ware 142 3.1% 5 Beef (frozen, boneless cuts, beef cuts/carcass) 126 2.7% 6 Fruit wine 123 2.7% 7 Processed fruit & vegetables 114 2.5% 8 Snacks and confectionery 108 2.3% 9 Polyethylene 106 2.3% 10 Flavourings 106 2.3%
2. Importers (top 10) # Importer Shipments Share 1 Aseong HMP Co., Ltd. 66 1.4% 2 Highland Food Co., Ltd. 42 0.9% 3 Groupe SEB Korea Ltd. 34 0.7% 4 Nestle Korea Ltd. 32 0.7% 5 CSI Ltd. 28 0.6% 6 E-mart Inc. 27 0.6% 7 Costco Korea Co., Ltd. 27 0.6% 8 Macro Trading Co., Ltd. 26 0.6% 9 Ikea Korea Ltd. 25 0.5% 10 Banchandanji Co., Ltd. 25 0.5%
3. Exporters (top 10) # Exporter (overseas manufacturer) Shipments Share Main origin 1 JBS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 127 2.8% Australia 2 MOWI MARKETS NORWAY AS 37 0.8% Norway 3 LINYI AJIN FOODS CO LTD 36 0.8% China 4 SALMAR AS 26 0.6% Norway 5 LEROY SEAFOOD AS 26 0.6% Norway 6 NESTLE NESPRESSO MANUFACTURING SA 22 0.5% Switzerland 7 QINGDAO XINCHENPENG FOOD CO.,LTD 21 0.5% China 8 QINGDAO HOLYHONG FOODS CO LTD 21 0.5% China 9 ZHEJIANG SHAOXING SUPOR DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO.,LTD 20 0.4% China 10 CERMAQ NORWAY SALMON AS 18 0.4% Norway
4. Origin countries (top 10) # Origin country Shipments Share 1 China 1,862 40.5% 2 Japan 361 7.8% 3 United States of America 289 6.3% 4 Australia 252 5.5% 5 Vietnam 235 5.1% 6 France 153 3.3% 7 Thailand 147 3.2% 8 Norway 141 3.1% 9 Italy 133 2.9% 10 Netherlands 107 2.3%
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.
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