On 2026-10-19, Korea cleared 4,630 imported-food shipments involving 1,768 importers, 2,415 overseas manufacturers, 62 origin countries and 3,504 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
228
4.9%
2
Polypropylene
220
4.8%
3
Fruit wine
184
4.0%
4
Kimchi
161
3.5%
5
Snacks and confectionery
133
2.9%
6
Ceramic ware
123
2.7%
7
Processed fruit & vegetables
109
2.4%
8
Other processed seafood
89
1.9%
9
Flavourings
86
1.9%
10
Polyethylene
84
1.8%
2. Importers (top 10)
#
Importer
Shipments
Share
1
Ikea Korea Ltd.
81
1.7%
2
ITX Korea Co., Ltd.
67
1.4%
3
Shinsegae L&B Co., Ltd.
34
0.7%
4
Costco Korea Co., Ltd.
32
0.7%
5
LF Food Co., Ltd.
30
0.6%
6
E-mart Inc.
30
0.6%
7
Redeora Korea Ltd.
30
0.6%
8
Hosu Trading Co., Ltd.
28
0.6%
9
주식회사 엘씨나인
27
0.6%
10
Nebeorujeu
24
0.5%
3. Exporters (top 10)
#
Exporter (overseas manufacturer)
Shipments
Share
Main origin
1
LADERACH (SCHWEIZ) AG
30
0.6%
Switzerland
2
LINYI AJIN FOODS CO LTD
27
0.6%
China
3
INK PROJECTS
27
0.6%
United States of America
4
MOWI MARKETS NORWAY AS
27
0.6%
Norway
5
LEROY SEAFOOD AS
23
0.5%
Norway
6
TAIZHOU LG ELECTRONICS REFRIGERATION CO.,LTD.
20
0.4%
China
7
CERMAQ NORWAY SALMON AS
19
0.4%
Norway
8
SALMAR AS
18
0.4%
Norway
9
QINGDAO XINFU CHANGSHENG INDUSTRY & TRADE CO.,LTD
16
0.3%
China
10
SWEET FRUITS COM ATAC IMP E EXP DE FRUTAS LTDA
16
0.3%
Brazil
4. Origin countries (top 10)
#
Origin country
Shipments
Share
1
China
1,805
39.0%
2
United States of America
295
6.4%
3
Japan
289
6.2%
4
Vietnam
277
6.0%
5
France
243
5.2%
6
Italy
183
4.0%
7
Thailand
148
3.2%
8
Spain
144
3.1%
9
Norway
139
3.0%
10
Netherlands
115
2.5%
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.