The K-Food Export Index

Who buys Korea’s food, 2025 — countries ranked by customs export value for three staples. Each product tells a different story: ramyeon’s biggest buyer is not kimchi’s.

Source: Korea Customs Service trade statistics (관세청 수출입무역통계) — Korea Customs Service (관세청). Data year 2025 · customs clearance records · 3 products. Retrieved 2026-08-29.

Methodology and limits

Ramyeon (instant noodles) (HS 1902.30) — total exports $1,632.3M / 414,070 tons. Ranked by export value; tonnage shown alongside.

  1. 1China109,680t$392.6M
  2. 2United States63,545t$295.1M
  3. 3Netherlands20,065t$85.2M
  4. 4Japan27,557t$83.9M
  5. 5Philippines14,958t$63.2M
  6. 6United Kingdom12,463t$59M
  7. 7Malaysia13,171t$58.3M
  8. 8Australia14,013t$50M
  9. 9Russia10,328t$46.5M
  10. 10Canada12,600t$43.9M
  11. 11Germany10,199t$39.2M
  12. 12Thailand9,890t$39.2M
  13. 13Taiwan10,658t$37.8M
  14. 14Vietnam7,706t$27.9M
  15. 15Hong Kong8,839t$27.1M