South Korea’s apparel imports rose 3.12 per cent to $12.366 billion in 2024, driven by knitted ($5.083 billion) and non-knitted apparel ($7.283 billion).
December imports reached $935.544 million, up 11.44 per cent year-on-year.
Exports of man-made textiles (Chapter 54) fell to $1.987 billion, and knitted fabrics (Chapter 60) eased to $1,713.855 million in 2024.