Korea Customs Trade Data: Monthly Exports/Imports by HS Code & Country (Official KCS)

Official Korea Customs Service (KCS) trade statistics. You get monthly export and import value (USD) and weight (kg) for any HS code (2, 4, 6 or 10 digits) and partner country, with year-over-year growth calculated for you.

Korea's trade numbers are a leading indicator for the global chip, battery, auto and consumer-goods cycles. Use this Actor to track them straight from the official source, with no Korean-language portal and no spreadsheets.

Use cases

• Semiconductor and tech analysts: Korean exports of HS 8542 (integrated circuits), for example memory, going to China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the US
• Macro and equity research: monthly trade trends and year-over-year momentum by product and destination
• Supply-chain and sourcing: import volumes and unit values from specific countries
• K-beauty, food and consumer brands: export trends for HS 3304 (cosmetics), ramen (1902), and more
• AI agents: structured English JSON through the Apify API or MCP

Input

{
  "countries": ["US", "CN", "VN"],
  "hsCodes": ["8542", "850760"],
  "fromMonth": "2025-01",
  "toMonth": "2025-08",
  "includeYoY": true
}

• countries: 2-letter ISO codes of Korea's partner countries
• hsCodes: 2, 4, 6 or 10-digit HS codes. Popular codes:
  • 8542: integrated circuits
  • 850760: lithium-ion batteries
  • 8703: passenger cars
  • 3304: cosmetics
  • 8517: phones and telecom equipment
  • 2710: refined petroleum
  • 8901: ships
• Long ranges are split into 12-month requests automatically.

Output (one record per month × country × HS code)

{
  "period": "2025-08",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "countryNameEn": "United States",
  "countryNameKo": "미국",
  "hsCode": "8542",
  "productNameKo": "전자집적회로",
  "exportUsd": 0,
  "importUsd": 0,
  "tradeBalanceUsd": 0,
  "exportKg": 0,
  "importKg": 0,
  "exportYoY": 0.0,
  "importYoY": 0.0
}

exportYoY of 0.25 means +25% versus the same month one year earlier. It is null when there is no prior-year value.

Pricing

Pay per event: $2 per 1,000 monthly trade records ($0.002 each), plus Apify's standard $0.00005 run-start fee.

Example	Records	Cost
Chips (HS 8542) to US + China, 8 months, totals + 5 sub-codes	96	$0.19
Total trade (all goods) with 12 countries, 12 months	144	$0.29
One HS code × one country × 12 months, totals only	12	$0.024
"No data" rows	–	Free

The one extra prior year fetched for YoY growth is not charged. You can set a maximum cost per run in Apify.

Data source

• Source: 관세청 품목별 국가별 수출입실적 (Korea Customs Service trade statistics by HS code and country), data.go.kr dataset 15100475. The dataset is licensed for use without restriction (이용허락범위 제한 없음).
• Values are in USD and weights in kg, as published by KCS. Recent months may be revised in later releases.
• Some partner codes are customs-specific (e.g. ZZ for unspecified or other destinations). These have countryNameEn: null and keep the Korean name.
• This Actor runs in your own Apify account. Its developer does not keep copies of your inputs or results.
• The data is provided as is. This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Korea Customs Service.