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By TAAMs Global · Published 2026-10-08
Topics Imported food China Australia On 2026-10-06 , Korea cleared 5,102 imported-food shipments involving 1,899 importers, 2,551 overseas manufacturers, 67 origin countries and 3,638 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 Kimchi 274 5.4% 2 Polypropylene 271 5.3% 3 Metal utensils 244 4.8% 4 Fruit wine 175 3.4% 5 Snacks and confectionery 155 3.0% 6 Rubber products 114 2.2% 7 Ceramic ware 112 2.2% 8 Processed fruit & vegetables 110 2.2% 9 Beef (frozen, boneless cuts, beef cuts/carcass) 106 2.1% 10 Polyethylene 93 1.8%
2. Importers (top 10) # Importer Shipments Share 1 ITX Korea Co., Ltd. 75 1.5% 2 Ikea Korea Ltd. 70 1.4% 3 Highland Food Co., Ltd. 64 1.3% 4 Groupe SEB Korea Ltd. 54 1.1% 5 Aseong HMP Co., Ltd. 51 1.0% 6 Hanjung Food Co., Ltd. 48 0.9% 7 E-mart Inc. 44 0.9% 8 Bake Plus Co., Ltd. 30 0.6% 9 Costco Korea Co., Ltd. 30 0.6% 10 Zespri International Korea Ltd. 29 0.6%
3. Exporters (top 10) # Exporter (overseas manufacturer) Shipments Share Main origin 1 JBS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 137 2.7% Australia 2 LINYI AJIN FOODS CO LTD 42 0.8% China 3 KILCOY PASTORAL COMPANY LIMITED 31 0.6% Australia 4 ZESPRI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED. 29 0.6% New Zealand 5 ZHEJIANG SHAOXING SUPOR DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO.,LTD 27 0.5% France 6 LEROY SEAFOOD AS 25 0.5% Norway 7 QINGDAO TONGREN FOODSTUFF CO., LTD 23 0.5% China 8 SALMAR AS 22 0.4% Norway 9 QINGDAO SONGDUK FOODS CO., LTD. 21 0.4% China 10 CERMAQ NORWAY SALMON AS 21 0.4% Norway
4. Origin countries (top 10) # Origin country Shipments Share 1 China 2,167 42.5% 2 Vietnam 325 6.4% 3 Australia 309 6.1% 4 United States of America 301 5.9% 5 Japan 246 4.8% 6 Spain 215 4.2% 7 France 195 3.8% 8 Thailand 185 3.6% 9 Italy 167 3.3% 10 Norway 147 2.9%
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.
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