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  1. Shipping Air Freight to South Korea
  2. How to Ship International Air Freight to South Korea
  3. What is the cost of Shipping Air Cargo to South Korea
  4. What are the biggest challenges when Shipping Air Freight to South Korea
  5. What are the Most Common Export Items to South Korea in 2023?

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How to Ship International Air Freight to South Korea

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What is the cost of Shipping Air Cargo to South Korea

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What are the biggest challenges when Shipping Air Freight to South Korea

Shipping air freight to South Korea requires a partner that can provide comprehensive solutions for navigating complex customs procedures, culture, and logistics. South Korea is a rapidly developing country with a thriving economy that offers significant business opportunities for companies looking to expand in the region. Shipixy provides tailored solutions for air freight shipping to South Korea, with our team's expertise in navigating customs, managing logistics, ensuring regulatory compliance, and cultural understanding. We are committed to providing cost-effective shipping solutions, customized to meet your business needs, making us the ideal partner for a successful air freight experience to South Korea.

Challenges when shipping air freight to South Africa:

  • Navigating complex customs procedures.
  • Dealing with diverse geography and transportation infrastructures.
  • Ensuring compliance with import and export regulations.

South Africa is a hub of commerce and trade in Africa, making it an attractive destination for air freight shipping. However, navigating the country's complex customs and clearance procedures can be tricky without the right expertise. At Shipixy, we have the knowledge and experience to manage these procedures efficiently, simplifying the shipping process for our clients. Our logistics coordination can tackle the diverse geography and cultural landscape of the country, ensuring a smooth delivery experience. With Shipixy, you can trust us to provide cost-effective and tailored solutions that simplify air freight shipping to South Africa, letting you unlock the vast potential of this dynamic market. We understand the unique challenges of shipping to South Africa and have the expertise to overcome them, delivering stress-free shipping solutions that save you time and money.

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What are the Most Common Export Items to South Korea in 2023?

The USA is a major supplier of imports to South Korea, with common items including:

  1. Machinery, including computers and electronics.
  2. Pharmaceutical products and medicines.
  3. Medical and scientific equipment.
  4. Iron and steel products.
  5. Optical, photographic, and cinematographic apparatus.

These imports are crucial for South Korea's technology, healthcare, and manufacturing needs, helping to drive the country's economic development and growth.

Air cargo and logistics in South Korea

On the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI), South Korea scored 3.8 out of 5 in 2022, third of 22 in Asia on our list, between Japan (3.9) and China (3.7). The average for Asia on our list is 3.04.

Airlines registered in South Korea flew 12294 million ton-kilometers of freight in 2023 (one ton-kilometer is one ton of cargo carried one kilometer).

Its container ports handled 31,850,924 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in 2024.

The average tariff South Korea applied to imports, weighted by trade, was 5.66% in 2022, against 4.19% on average across the 23 countries in Asia on our list with data.

South Korea scored above the Asia average on six of the six components, highest in trade and transport infrastructure (4.1) and lowest in ease of arranging international shipments (3.4).

Logistics Performance Index scores for South Korea, 2022 (1 to 5)
ComponentSouth KoreaAverage, Asia
Customs and border clearance3.92.87
Trade and transport infrastructure4.13
Ease of arranging international shipments3.42.95
Logistics services3.83.06
Tracking and tracing3.83.06
Timeliness of shipments3.83.23

What the United States ships to South Korea

U.S. goods exports to South Korea totaled $69.1 billion in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, up 5% on 2024.

By U.S. goods exports, South Korea ranks third of 32 in Asia on our list, between Japan ($81.4 billion) and Taiwan ($54.8 billion).

The largest increases from 2024 to 2025 were in corn (up $1.2 billion), civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts (up $973.8 million) and precious metals, other (up $487.6 million).

U.S. exports to South Korea by month, 2025
$0$2.5B$5B$7.5BJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

In 2025, monthly U.S. exports to South Korea peaked in October at $6.4 billion and were lowest in January at $5.3 billion. July to December accounted for 51.4% of the year's exports. The third quarter (July to September) was the busiest, with $17.8 billion.

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U.S. exports to South Korea by month, 2025
MonthU.S. exportsShare of the year
January 2025$5.253 billion7.6%
February 2025$5.317 billion7.7%
March 2025$5.862 billion8.5%
April 2025$6.142 billion8.9%
May 2025$5.457 billion7.9%
June 2025$5.548 billion8%
July 2025$5.958 billion8.6%
August 2025$5.789 billion8.4%
September 2025$6.069 billion8.8%
October 2025$6.399 billion9.3%
November 2025$5.43 billion7.9%
December 2025$5.845 billion8.5%
U.S. goods trade with South Korea, 2016 to 2025
$0$50B$100B$150B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

From 2016 to 2025, U.S. exports to South Korea rose from $42.3 billion to $69.1 billion, and U.S. imports went from $69.9 billion to $125.5 billion. The biggest one-year rise in exports came in 2021, up $14.8 billion (29.1%). The 10-year average was $59.2 billion a year.

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U.S. exports to and imports from South Korea by year
YearU.S. exportsChangeU.S. imports
2025$69.07 billion+5%$125.5 billion
2024$65.77 billion+1.3%$131.5 billion
2023$64.94 billion-9.8%$116.3 billion
2022$72.03 billion+9.5%$115.3 billion
2021$65.81 billion+29.1%$95.1 billion
2020$50.98 billion-9.8%$76.01 billion
2019$56.5 billion+0.3%$77.48 billion
2018$56.32 billion+16.5%$74.24 billion
2017$48.36 billion+14.4%$71.42 billion
2016$42.26 billionn/a$69.89 billion

Crude oil, industrial machines, other and civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts were the three largest, at 31.3% of the total. Seven of the 20 categories shrank from 2024, led by crude oil.

U.S. exports to South Korea by end-use category, 2025
Category2025Share2024Change
Crude oil$12.35 billion17.9%$13.65 billion-9.5%
Industrial machines, other$5.479 billion7.9%$5.165 billion+6.1%
Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts$3.784 billion5.5%$2.81 billion+34.7%
Meat, poultry, etc.$2.959 billion4.3%$2.999 billion-1.3%
Natural gas liquids$2.5 billion3.6%$3.053 billion-18.1%
Semiconductors$2.133 billion3.1%$2.834 billion-24.7%
Passenger cars, new and used$2.086 billion3%$2.166 billion-3.7%
Measuring, testing, control instruments$1.922 billion2.8%$1.633 billion+17.7%
Corn$1.864 billion2.7%$702.8 million+165.2%
Pharmaceutical preparations$1.813 billion2.6%$1.874 billion-3.2%
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Category2025Share2024Change
Gas-natural$1.794 billion2.6%$1.669 billion+7.5%
Chemicals-other$1.628 billion2.4%$1.74 billion-6.4%
Electric apparatus$1.502 billion2.2%$1.258 billion+19.4%
Chemicals-organic$1.416 billion2%$1.312 billion+7.9%
Medicinal Equipment$1.358 billion2%$1.112 billion+22.1%
Precious metals, other$1.093 billion1.6%$605.8 million+80.5%
Petroleum products, other$997 million1.4%$553.4 million+80.2%
Minimum value shipments$912.7 million1.3%$885.7 million+3.1%
Other foods$844.8 million1.2%$790.4 million+6.9%
Telecommunications equipment$844 million1.2%$801.8 million+5.3%

The United States imported $125.5 billion of goods from South Korea in 2025, led by passenger cars, new and used, computer accessories and other parts and accessories of vehicles (39.7% together). Imports of passenger cars, new and used were down 17.7% on 2024.

Top U.S. imports from South Korea, 2025
Category2025Share2024Change
Passenger cars, new and used$30.76 billion24.5%$37.38 billion-17.7%
Computer accessories$10.05 billion8%$7.373 billion+36.3%
Other parts and accessories of vehicles$9.068 billion7.2%$9.29 billion-2.4%
Electric apparatus$7.255 billion5.8%$4.713 billion+54%
Semiconductors$7.112 billion5.7%$8.546 billion-16.8%
Pharmaceutical preparations$5.296 billion4.2%$3.924 billion+35%
Petroleum products, other$5.126 billion4.1%$6.163 billion-16.8%
Industrial machines, other$4.647 billion3.7%$5.981 billion-22.3%
Generators, accessories$2.665 billion2.1%$2.33 billion+14.4%
Household appliances$2.571 billion2%$3.24 billion-20.7%
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Category2025Share2024Change
Toiletries and cosmetics$2.235 billion1.8%$2.056 billion+8.7%
Industrial supplies, other$1.987 billion1.6%$1.973 billion+0.7%
Plastic materials$1.906 billion1.5%$2.113 billion-9.8%
Engines and engine parts (carburetors, pistons, rings, and valves)$1.837 billion1.5%$1.909 billion-3.7%
U.S. goods returned, and reimports$1.65 billion1.3%$1.417 billion+16.4%
Materials handling equipment$1.586 billion1.3%$2.277 billion-30.4%
Finished metal shapes$1.542 billion1.2%$1.742 billion-11.5%
Chemicals-inorganic$1.314 billion1%$1.671 billion-21.3%
Telecommunications equipment$1.312 billion1%$1.017 billion+28.9%
Iron and steel mill products$1.262 billion1%$1.635 billion-22.9%
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