On 2026-09-11, Korea cleared 2,990 imported-food shipments involving 1,311 importers, 1,679 overseas manufacturers, 69 origin countries and 2,182 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
166
5.6%
2
Metal utensils
126
4.2%
3
Fruit wine
117
3.9%
4
Kimchi
97
3.2%
5
Beef (frozen, boneless cuts, beef cuts/carcass)
94
3.1%
6
Processed fruit & vegetables
72
2.4%
7
Snacks and confectionery
62
2.1%
8
Ceramic ware
57
1.9%
9
Pickled foods
53
1.8%
10
Other processed seafood
52
1.7%
2. Importers (top 10)
#
Importer
Shipments
Share
1
Aseong HMP Co., Ltd.
56
1.9%
2
Costco Korea Co., Ltd.
39
1.3%
3
Highland Food Co., Ltd.
34
1.1%
4
Ikea Korea Ltd.
30
1.0%
5
Redeora Korea Ltd.
29
1.0%
6
Beauty Seutoeo
24
0.8%
7
E-mart Inc.
22
0.7%
8
PCS Won Korea Co., Ltd.
20
0.7%
9
ITX Korea Co., Ltd.
20
0.7%
10
Jyuu Co., Ltd.
19
0.6%
3. Exporters (top 10)
#
Exporter (overseas manufacturer)
Shipments
Share
Main origin
1
JBS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
58
1.9%
Australia
2
SWIFT BEEF COMPANY
30
1.0%
United States of America
3
LADERACH (SCHWEIZ) AG
29
1.0%
Switzerland
4
INK PROJECTS
24
0.8%
United States of America
5
QINGDAO YOUCHANG NATURAL FOODS CO.,LTD
19
0.6%
China
6
TAKATA KORYO CO.,LTD.
13
0.4%
Japan
7
AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY CHOICE PRODUCTION PTY LTD
13
0.4%
Australia
8
BRUICHLADDICH DISTILLERY
11
0.4%
United Kingdom
9
KILCOY PASTORAL COMPANY LIMITED
10
0.3%
Australia
10
DONGGANG PAJILA TRADE CO., LTD
10
0.3%
China
4. Origin countries (top 10)
#
Origin country
Shipments
Share
1
China
1,138
38.1%
2
United States of America
258
8.6%
3
Australia
227
7.6%
4
Vietnam
201
6.7%
5
Japan
158
5.3%
6
Thailand
122
4.1%
7
France
108
3.6%
8
Spain
74
2.5%
9
Italy
66
2.2%
10
New Zealand
60
2.0%
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.