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.