On 2026-08-25, Korea cleared 3,634 imported-food shipments involving 1,541 importers, 2,033 overseas manufacturers, 66 origin countries and 2,679 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
200
5.5%
2
Metal utensils
180
5.0%
3
Fruit wine
172
4.7%
4
Ceramic ware
115
3.2%
5
Pork (frozen, boneless cuts, pork cuts/carcass)
93
2.6%
6
Kimchi
83
2.3%
7
Cheese
83
2.3%
8
Snacks and confectionery
81
2.2%
9
Beef (frozen, boneless cuts, beef cuts/carcass)
73
2.0%
10
Processed fruit & vegetables
68
1.9%
2. Importers (top 10)
#
Importer
Shipments
Share
1
Ikea Korea Ltd.
53
1.5%
2
Highland Food Co., Ltd.
49
1.3%
3
Costco Korea Co., Ltd.
39
1.1%
4
Aseong HMP Co., Ltd.
38
1.0%
5
Skater Korea Co., Ltd.
36
1.0%
6
24 TBLVD (24T BLVD)
30
0.8%
7
Hanjung Food Co., Ltd.
28
0.8%
8
Ujin International Co., Ltd.
26
0.7%
9
E-mart Inc.
26
0.7%
10
Dongwon Home Food Co., Ltd.
22
0.6%
3. Exporters (top 10)
#
Exporter (overseas manufacturer)
Shipments
Share
Main origin
1
JBS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
59
1.6%
Australia
2
J.T. RONNEFELDT KG
25
0.7%
Germany
3
OLYMEL S.E.C./OLYMEL L.P.
25
0.7%
Canada
4
LADERACH (SCHWEIZ) AG
20
0.6%
Switzerland
5
BRF S.A.
18
0.5%
Brazil
6
TABRO MEAT PTY LTD
17
0.5%
Australia
7
SEARA ALIMENTOS LTDA
16
0.4%
Brazil
8
FAGE GREECE DAIRY INDUSTRY SINGLE MEMBER S.A.
14
0.4%
Greece
9
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
13
0.4%
United States of America
10
SC-INTERNATIONAL AG
13
0.4%
Switzerland
4. Origin countries (top 10)
#
Origin country
Shipments
Share
1
China
1,407
38.7%
2
United States of America
282
7.8%
3
France
214
5.9%
4
Japan
210
5.8%
5
Vietnam
208
5.7%
6
Australia
149
4.1%
7
Italy
130
3.6%
8
Thailand
119
3.3%
9
Germany
88
2.4%
10
Spain
81
2.2%
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.