Reporter

Product

domain

Returns ordinal version of a number with "th", "nd" or "st".

ordinal

Given a date, returns you the date in words
Year --> 2023= 2023
Quarter --> 20231 = 2023-Q1
Month --> 202301 == Jan 2023

time

Converts a country code to small flag icon.

flag

link

Abbreviates a number into a smaller more human-readible number.

abbreviate

incompleteYearName

Change month id to name (202405 --> May 2025)

longMonth

initMonthQuarterIncomplete

prevMonthQuarterIncomplete

icon

monthName

increaseOrDecreasePresent

Rounds to nearest whole number and adds commas.

commas

increaseOrDecreasePast

Return period in month when you have data in quarters

incompleteYearQuarter

timeFull

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational countries list.

hasSubnat

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational complexity countries list.

hasComplexitySubnat

hasCountryLatestTrends

apostrophe

Returns boolean if the subnational cube has HS classification

hasSubnatHS

Checks if the cube should have complexity values at subnational profile

subnationalComplexityAvailability

lowerCaseFirst

ordinalSuperscript

If n < 20 returns the number name, else returns the number

numbersWord

countryPotentialExportsAvailability

Adds abbreviate with subnational data currency support

abbreviateSubnat

symmetricRange

hasSubnatMap

Receives a cube and returns its data source link

dataSource_

Add link to the source data page and add a description

dataSource

dollar

toUpperCase

Joins an array of strings together, adding commas and 'and' when necessary.

list

Calculates the growth percentage between two numbers provided the following object format: {curr, prev}. Also supports calculating the growth between two margin of errors using this format: {curr, currMoe, prev, prevMoe}.

growth

growthPct

shortMonthName

Bilateral Product

Section

Plastics & articles thereof

South Korea

According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 11th most complex product out of 96, with a PCI value of 0.65.

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tabler

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Latest Trends

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Historical Data

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Growth Potential

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Trade Balance

, primarily to <a href="/en/profile/reporter/chn">China</a> ($10.2B), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/usa">United States</a> ($4.29B), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/ind">India</a> ($2.31B).

, mainly from <a href="/en/profile/reporter/chn">China</a> ($4.84B), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/jpn">Japan</a> ($2.33B), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/usa">United States</a> ($1.85B).

Partner

Trade Flow

Time

Trade Value

Weight

trade_n_kor_m_hs

HS2 39

HS2 39 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digits)

Market Growth and Net Trade

Market Concentration

Subnational Monthly Trade

In 2024, some companies involved in the trade of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> between <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> and <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> were: <a href="/en/profile/company/lg-electronics">LG Electronics</a> (350), <a href="/en/profile/company/samsung">Samsung</a> (298), and <a href="/en/profile/company/hyosung">Hyosung</a> (36).

Click on any date on the time series or any destination or origin on the treemap to explore.

In May 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> exported <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> mostly to <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($701M), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($365M), <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($270M), <a href="/en/profile/country/ind">India</a> ($165M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($135M). During the same month, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> mostly from <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($442M), <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($234M), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($136M), <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($47.2M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/swe">Sweden</a> ($40.5M).

In May 2025, the year-on-year exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> decreased by 13.3%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to China (-$185M or -20.9%), Vietnam (-$55.8M or -17.1%), and India (-$22.4M or -12%). During the same month, year-on-year imports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> to <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> decreased by 0.18%. This was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from China (-$15.8M or -3.45%), United States (-$9.09M or -6.28%), and France (-$6.8M or -40.5%).

In May 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> exported $2.75B and imported $1.12B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a>, resulting in a positive trade balance of $1.64B. Between April 2025 and May 2025, the exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> decreased by $413M (-13%), from $3.17B to $2.75B. During the same period, imports decreased by $51.3M (-4.4%), from $1.17B to $1.12B.

The following map shows the market growth of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> between the selected years.

<a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> are part of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-rubbers">Plastics and Rubbers</a> and include: <a href="/en/profile/hs/other-plastic-products">Other Plastic Products</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/ethylene-polymers">Ethylene Polymers</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/polyacetals">Polyacetals</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/raw-plastic-sheeting">Raw Plastic Sheeting</a>, and <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastic-lids">Plastic Lids</a>, among others.

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> exported $36B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a>, being the 5th most exported product (out of 96) in <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a>. In 2024, the main destinations of South Korea's <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> exports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($9.77B), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($4.2B), <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($3.67B), <a href="/en/profile/country/ind">India</a> ($2.15B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($1.59B).

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> imported $13.1B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a>, being the 9th most imported product (out of 96) in <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a>. In 2024, the main origins of South Korea's <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> imports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($5.09B), <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($2.93B), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($1.63B), <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> ($542M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($455M).

The fastest growing origins for <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> imports in <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> ($411M), <a href="/en/profile/country/jpn">Japan</a> ($281M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/sgp">Singapore</a> ($14.2M).

The fastest growing markets for <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> exports in <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> ($427M), <a href="/en/profile/country/vnm">Vietnam</a> ($384M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/idn">Indonesia</a> ($133M).

Importing Companies

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Bill of Lading

Click on any importing company on the treemap, or any destination state on the map to explore.

The chart visualizes the number of import shipments of <a href="/en/profile/hs/plastics-and-articles-thereof">Plastics & articles thereof</a> made by companies in the <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/kor">South Korea</a> during the selected time period, colored by the region of destination. The map shows a breakdown of the shipments by their destination state.

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Find the latest exports, imports and tariffs for Plastics & articles thereof trade in South Korea.