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🇰🇷  South Korea Import Tariffs & Duties

US import duty rates, Section 301 and 232 surcharges, and top imported products from South Korea. All data based on 2025 US trade filings.

2025 Import Value$86.6B
HTS Codes2,869
Avg Effective Duty10.5%
YoY Change+273.9%vs $23.2B in 2024

Special Tariff Alerts

§232

Section 232 — Steel

25% tariff on steel imports under Section 232 national security authority.

§232

Section 232 — Aluminum

10% tariff on aluminum imports under Section 232 national security authority.

Top 20 Imported Products from South Korea (2025)

#HTS CodeDescriptionImport ValueDuties Paid
1870323PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES WITH SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINE, CYLINDER CAPACITY OVER 1,500 CC BUT NOT OVER 3,000 CC$9.7B$1.5B
2870340PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES, WITH BOTH APRK-IG INTRNL COMBUST AND ELECTRIC MOTOR, OTHER THAN THOSE CHARGES BY PLUGGIN TO EXTERNAL ELECTRIC POWER$7.0B$1.2B
3870322PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES WITH SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINE, CYLINDER CAPACITY OVER 1,000 CC BUT NOT OVER 1,500 CC$6.6B$971M
4870324PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES WITH SPARK-IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINE, CYCLINDER CAPACITY OVER 3,000 CC$6.3B$1.0B
5852351SOLID-STATE NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICES$4.6B$717,517
6271019PETROLEUM OILS, OILS FROM BITUMINOUS MINERALS (OTHER THAN CRUDE) & PRODUCTS CONTAINING BY WEIGHT GT=70% OR MORE OF THESE OILS, NOT BIODIESEL OR WASTE$3.5B$5M
7300214IMMUNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, MIXED, NOT PUT UP IN MEASURED DOSES OR IN FORMS OR PACKINGS FOR RETAIL SALE$2.4B$313,201
8850760LITHIUM ION BATTERIES$2.3B$173M
9300215IMMUNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, PUT UP IN MEASURED DOSES OR IN FORMS OR PACKINGS FOR RETAIL SALE$2.1B$7M
10870829PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF BODIES (INCLUDING CABS) FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, NESOI$1.6B$242M
11330499BEAUTY OR MAKE-UP PREPARATIONS AND PREPARATIONS FOR CARE OF THE SKIN (EXCLUDING MEDICAMENTS) NESOI, INCLUDING SUNSCREENS AND SUNTAN PREPARATIONS$1.4B$109M
12382499CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES, N.E.S.O.I.; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES, N.E.S.O.I$1.4B$106M
13870899PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, NESOI$1.3B$153M
14271012LIGHT OILS AND PREPARATIONS CONTAINING GT=70% BY WEIGHT PETROLEUM OILS OR OILS FROM BITUMINOUS MINERALS, NOT CONTAINING BIODIESEL, NOT WASTE OILS$1.2B$2M
15840734SPARK-IGNITION RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINES FOR PROPULSION OF VEHICLES EXCEPT RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY STOCK, OVER 1,000 CC CYLINDER CAPACITY$927M$135M
16870840GEAR BOXES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES$927M$130M
17760612ALUMINUM ALLOY RECTANGULAR (INCLUDING SQUARE) PLATES, SHEETS AND STRIP, OVER 0.2 MM THICK$821M$292M
18850423LIQUID DIELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY EXCEEDING 10,000 KVA$729M$44M
19850710LEAD-ACID STORAGE BATTERIES OF A KIND USED FOR STARTING PISTON ENGINES$711M$94M
20740311REFINED COPPER CATHODES AND SECTIONS OF CATHODES$676M$1M

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