On 2026-09-23, Korea cleared 3,550 imported-food shipments involving 1,432 importers, 1,929 overseas manufacturers, 69 origin countries and 2,461 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
Metal utensils
187
5.3%
2
Polypropylene
165
4.6%
3
Processed fruit & vegetables
107
3.0%
4
Pork (frozen, boneless cuts, pork cuts/carcass)
100
2.8%
5
Fruit wine
89
2.5%
6
Kimchi
84
2.4%
7
Ceramic ware
83
2.3%
8
Beef (chilled, boneless cuts, beef cuts/carcass)
79
2.2%
9
Polyethylene
72
2.0%
10
Other processed seafood
63
1.8%
2. Importers (top 10)
#
Importer
Shipments
Share
1
ITX Korea Co., Ltd.
85
2.4%
2
Ikea Korea Ltd.
57
1.6%
3
Costco Korea Co., Ltd.
35
1.0%
4
Hanjung Food Co., Ltd.
28
0.8%
5
Dongwon Home Food Co., Ltd.
27
0.8%
6
Highland Food Co., Ltd.
27
0.8%
7
Groupe SEB Korea Ltd.
25
0.7%
8
Ssial Trading Co., Ltd.
22
0.6%
9
Damiga Food Co., Ltd.
21
0.6%
10
Aseong HMP Co., Ltd.
20
0.6%
3. Exporters (top 10)
#
Exporter (overseas manufacturer)
Shipments
Share
Main origin
1
Cargill Meat Solutions
47
1.3%
United States of America
2
SWIFT BEEF COMPANY
26
0.7%
United States of America
3
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
24
0.7%
United States of America
4
MOWI MARKETS NORWAY AS
23
0.6%
Norway
5
QINGDAO DUOWEIJIA FOODS CO., LTD
21
0.6%
China
6
SALMAR AS
19
0.5%
Norway
7
CONFETICAKES S.L
19
0.5%
Spain
8
National Beef Packing Co., L.L.C.
17
0.5%
United States of America
9
Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation
15
0.4%
United States of America
10
SEARA ALIMENTOS LTDA
15
0.4%
Brazil
4. Origin countries (top 10)
#
Origin country
Shipments
Share
1
China
1,406
39.6%
2
United States of America
399
11.2%
3
Japan
214
6.0%
4
Spain
204
5.7%
5
Vietnam
179
5.0%
6
France
122
3.4%
7
Italy
88
2.5%
8
Thailand
86
2.4%
9
Norway
78
2.2%
10
Germany
78
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.