On 2026-10-02, Korea cleared 3,352 imported-food shipments involving 1,325 importers, 1,774 overseas manufacturers, 65 origin countries and 2,540 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
170
5.1%
2
Metal utensils
163
4.9%
3
Fruit wine
162
4.8%
4
Ceramic ware
93
2.8%
5
Snacks and confectionery
92
2.7%
6
Kimchi
87
2.6%
7
Candy
80
2.4%
8
Roasted coffee
73
2.2%
9
Sauces
70
2.1%
10
Rubber products
63
1.9%
2. Importers (top 10)
#
Importer
Shipments
Share
1
Ikea Korea Ltd.
90
2.7%
2
ITX Korea Co., Ltd.
85
2.5%
3
Aseong HMP Co., Ltd.
47
1.4%
4
PMIWW Brand Korea
32
1.0%
5
JKN Korea Co., Ltd.
29
0.9%
6
Costco Korea Co., Ltd.
28
0.8%
7
Highland Food Co., Ltd.
23
0.7%
8
Hanapia Co., Ltd.
22
0.7%
9
Ujin International Co., Ltd.
21
0.6%
10
Macro Trading Co., Ltd.
20
0.6%
3. Exporters (top 10)
#
Exporter (overseas manufacturer)
Shipments
Share
Main origin
1
JBS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
56
1.7%
Australia
2
SEARA ALIMENTOS LTDA
30
0.9%
Brazil
3
SEN SAI COMPANY
29
0.9%
China
4
MOWI MARKETS NORWAY AS
23
0.7%
Norway
5
BACHA COFFEE PTE. LTD.
20
0.6%
Singapore
6
FRANKE KAFFEEMASCHINEN AG
19
0.6%
Switzerland
7
ILLYCAFFE S.P.A.
16
0.5%
Italy
8
QINGDAO YOUCHANG NATURAL FOODS CO.,LTD
16
0.5%
China
9
PRE GEL S.P.A
15
0.4%
Italy
10
LADERACH (SCHWEIZ) AG
15
0.4%
Switzerland
4. Origin countries (top 10)
#
Origin country
Shipments
Share
1
China
1,330
39.7%
2
Vietnam
222
6.6%
3
United States of America
197
5.9%
4
Japan
197
5.9%
5
France
166
5.0%
6
Italy
155
4.6%
7
Spain
118
3.5%
8
Australia
107
3.2%
9
Thailand
89
2.7%
10
Norway
82
2.4%
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.