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7 stories tagged “exports”, each from official Korean data with its source and timestamp.
Korea's exports show no sign of US-tariff rerouting
A popular worry is exporters rerouting around US tariffs via Vietnam or Mexico. Korea's own customs data shows the opposite over the past year: the US share of Korean exports rose 2.6 points; Vietnam and Mexico's shares both fell.
Korea's August exports: 68.7% jump, confirmed
A post shared on r/korea said Korea's August exports jumped 68.7% to $98.25bn. That matches the Korea Customs Service's own release exactly — and it's the 15th straight month of a record August-equivalent high.
Korea sells to and buys from different countries
Korea's export map and import map don't match. Hong Kong is 6.7% of exports but 0.6% of imports; Japan is 7.5% of imports but 3.5% of exports.
Korea's 2026 trade surplus 'tripled.' We don't buy it.
Korea's trade surplus seems to jump 5x in a year. But exports step up 29% in one month while every partner keeps its share — a measurement break, not a boom.
Korea's trade balance, in one page: who it sells to, who it pays
Korea's trade in one page: it sells to two giants — the US and China, each about a fifth of exports — and buys energy and machines from everyone else.
Korea's trade surplus comes from a handful of partners — and drains to a different set
Twelve months of customs data: Korea's goods surplus rests on the U.S., Hong Kong, Vietnam and Taiwan, and drains to where it buys energy and parts — Saudi Arabia, Japan, Australia. China, the biggest partner, nearly balances. Not advice.
China is Korea's biggest trade partner, but almost none of its surplus
China is Korea's biggest partner both ways — and the two nearly cancel. Its balance is about 5% of the national surplus on a fifth of all trade. The surplus is earned from the US, Vietnam and Taiwan; the deficits are oil, gas and machinery.