On 2026-10-15, Korea cleared 3,452 imported-food shipments involving 1,348 importers, 1,826 overseas manufacturers, 64 origin countries and 2,601 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
Fruit wine
209
6.1%
2
Metal utensils
131
3.8%
3
Polypropylene
127
3.7%
4
Snacks and confectionery
110
3.2%
5
Kimchi
102
3.0%
6
Ceramic ware
84
2.4%
7
Roasted coffee
76
2.2%
8
Pork (frozen, boneless cuts, pork cuts/carcass)
72
2.1%
9
Other processed seafood
70
2.0%
10
Candy
67
1.9%
2. Importers (top 10)
#
Importer
Shipments
Share
1
Ikea Korea Ltd.
69
2.0%
2
ITX Korea Co., Ltd.
63
1.8%
3
Nestle Korea Ltd.
47
1.4%
4
Costco Korea Co., Ltd.
40
1.2%
5
Eichi Korea INC
35
1.0%
6
Macro Trading Co., Ltd.
31
0.9%
7
Fine F&B Service Co., Ltd.
24
0.7%
8
Hanjung Food Co., Ltd.
21
0.6%
9
CJ Fresh Way Co., Ltd.
21
0.6%
10
E-mart Inc.
21
0.6%
3. Exporters (top 10)
#
Exporter (overseas manufacturer)
Shipments
Share
Main origin
1
NESTLE NESPRESSO MANUFACTURING SA
37
1.1%
Switzerland
2
OTAFUKU SAUCE CO., LTD.
27
0.8%
Japan
3
SALMAR AS
25
0.7%
Norway
4
JBS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
24
0.7%
Australia
5
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
18
0.5%
United States of America
6
SHANDONG KELE FOOD CO LTD
17
0.5%
China
7
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.
17
0.5%
United States of America
8
LLUCH ESSENCE SLU
17
0.5%
Spain
9
CERMAQ NORWAY SALMON AS
16
0.5%
Norway
10
LEROY SEAFOOD AS
15
0.4%
Norway
4. Origin countries (top 10)
#
Origin country
Shipments
Share
1
China
1,030
29.8%
2
United States of America
322
9.3%
3
Japan
312
9.0%
4
Spain
193
5.6%
5
France
193
5.6%
6
Italy
189
5.5%
7
Vietnam
183
5.3%
8
Norway
91
2.6%
9
Germany
80
2.3%
10
Thailand
79
2.3%
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.