On 2026-10-20, Korea cleared 3,921 imported-food shipments involving 1,516 importers, 2,036 overseas manufacturers, 59 origin countries and 2,822 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
220
5.6%
2
Kimchi
151
3.9%
3
Metal utensils
143
3.6%
4
Fruit wine
143
3.6%
5
Ceramic ware
117
3.0%
6
Beef (frozen, boneless cuts, beef cuts/carcass)
104
2.7%
7
Rubber products
89
2.3%
8
Roasted coffee
87
2.2%
9
Snacks and confectionery
86
2.2%
10
Flavourings
85
2.2%
2. Importers (top 10)
#
Importer
Shipments
Share
1
Ikea Korea Ltd.
60
1.5%
2
Nestle Korea Ltd.
59
1.5%
3
Costco Korea Co., Ltd.
50
1.3%
4
Seonu Fresh Co., Ltd.
37
0.9%
5
Hanjung Food Co., Ltd.
36
0.9%
6
Hyupiniseu Co., Ltd.
34
0.9%
7
E-mart Inc.
33
0.8%
8
Shinsegae L&B Co., Ltd.
31
0.8%
9
JKN Korea Co., Ltd.
28
0.7%
10
Aseong HMP Co., Ltd.
28
0.7%
3. Exporters (top 10)
#
Exporter (overseas manufacturer)
Shipments
Share
Main origin
1
JBS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
112
2.9%
Australia
2
NESTLE NESPRESSO MANUFACTURING SA
56
1.4%
Switzerland
3
SWIFT BEEF COMPANY
39
1.0%
United States of America
4
Cargill Meat Solutions
30
0.8%
United States of America
5
SEN SAI COMPANY
28
0.7%
China
6
ZESPRI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
27
0.7%
New Zealand
7
QINGDAO XINCHENPENG FOOD CO.,LTD
22
0.6%
China
8
QINGDAO DUOWEIJIA FOODS CO., LTD
20
0.5%
China
9
INK PROJECTS
18
0.5%
United States of America
10
HENAN HUAYING CHERRY VALLEY FOOD CO., LTD
18
0.5%
China
4. Origin countries (top 10)
#
Origin country
Shipments
Share
1
China
1,428
36.4%
2
United States of America
436
11.1%
3
Japan
323
8.2%
4
France
200
5.1%
5
Vietnam
167
4.3%
6
Australia
165
4.2%
7
Italy
139
3.5%
8
Germany
87
2.2%
9
Netherlands
82
2.1%
10
Chile
78
2.0%
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.