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South Korea's apparel imports rise slightly to $3 bn in Jan–Mar 2025

06 May '25

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South Korea's apparel imports rise slightly to $3 bn in Jan–Mar 2025

Insights

South Korea's apparel imports rose slightly to $*.*** billion in Q1 2025, with March imports jumping *.*% year-on-year and *.*% month-on-month.
Imports of knitted items grew, while non-knitted declined.
Apparel imports in 2024 reached $**.*** billion.
Textile exports such as man-made filaments and knitted fabrics fell in both Q1 2025 and full-year 2024 compared to previous periods.

Imports of knitted apparel and clothing accessories (Chapter **) were valued at $*,***.*** million in the first three months of ****, up from $*,***.*** million in the same period the previous year. The import value of non-knitted apparel and clothing accessories (Chapter **) stood at $*,***.*** million in January–March ****, down from $*,***.*** million in the same period of ****.

In March ****, South Korea’s apparel imports totalled $*,***.*** million, marking a *.** per cent increase from $*,***.*** million in the same month of the previous year. On a month-on-month basis, apparel imports rose by **.** per cent compared to $***.*** million in February ****.