ENEnglish
VITiếng Việt
ZH中文
FRFrançais
ITItaliano
PTPortuguês
ESEspañol
Structural steel export market
South Korea
Advanced economy with world-class domestic steelmakers.
Selective projects FTA with Vietnam: AKFTAVKFTARCEP
- GDP 2026
- $1.93 trillion
- World rank
- #15
- Population
- 51.1 million
- GDP per capita
- $37,797
- Main ports
- 1
Steel structures for South Korea
Korea trades with Vietnam under VKFTA, AKFTA and RCEP, but has strong domestic steel and fabrication capacity; opportunities are selective.
Economy & key sectors
Semiconductors, automotive, shipbuilding, steel, services
Demand for steel structures
Industrial and logistics projects; specialised packages.
Supplied from Vietnam
What World Steel can supply to South Korea
Structural steel, pre-engineered buildings and building-envelope products fabricated in our certified Vietnam plant and shipped ready to erect.
Free trade agreements
Agreements in force between Vietnam and South Korea, and the country's wider trade network.
FTA with Vietnam
Other trade agreements of South Korea
Import regulations for steel structures
What to check when importing fabricated structural steel (HS 7308) or prefabricated buildings (HS 9406) into South Korea.
- KS certification applies to certain steel products.
- VKFTA / RCEP preferential duty with valid origin documentation.
Landed cost calculator
What does steel from Vietnam cost delivered to South Korea?
Estimate freight, insurance, duty, taxes and local charges for fabricated steel structures – with the duty and tax rates for South Korea already filled in.
Calculate landed cost- Import duty (HS 7308.90)
- MFN 0%
- VAT
- 10%
- Customs value basis
- CIF
Tariffs and trade measures change frequently. This information is a general guide, not legal or customs advice – World Steel confirms the current duty and documentation position with every quotation.
Holidays & cultural calendar
Upcoming holidays and cultural events in South Korea
Plan RFQs, approvals and deliveries around the days when offices, customs and ports close. Weekend: Sat–Sun.
Business seasonality: Business slows sharply around Seollal (Jan/Feb) and Chuseok (Sep/Oct) when millions travel home, and again during the late-July to mid-August summer vacation peak.
Seaports & logistics
Main container gateways for shipments from Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep to South Korea. Steel is shipped in containers, flat racks or break-bulk depending on member size.
All world ports →Provinces and metropolitan cities (17)
- Busan-gwangyeoksi
- Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chungcheongnam-do
- Daegu-gwangyeoksi
- Daejeon-gwangyeoksi
- Gangwon-teukbyeoljachido
- Gwangju-gwangyeoksi
- Gyeonggi-do
- Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Gyeongsangnam-do
- Incheon-gwangyeoksi
- Jeju-teukbyeoljachido
- Jeollabuk-do
- Jeollanam-do
- Sejong
- Seoul-teukbyeolsi
- Ulsan-gwangyeoksi
More markets in Asia
All markets →
IndiaThe world's most populous country with a large domestic steel industry.SelectiveAITIGA
IndonesiaASEAN's largest economy with high seismic demand.MediumATIGA · RCEP
Saudi ArabiaVision 2030 giga-projects create one of the world's largest steel construction pipelines.HighMFN
TaiwanHigh-tech manufacturing economy with its own steel industry.SelectiveMFN
IsraelA VIFTA partner of Vietnam since 2024.MediumVIFTA