What is the price of cheese in South Korea?

As of January 2025, cheese in South Korea is US$ 9.05 per kg (12,068 KRW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much cheese did South Korea export in 2024?

165 tonnes, valued at US$1,800,788.

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Cheese Prices in South Korea

US$ 9.05 / kg

12,068 KRW / kg

MoM ▼ 17.1% YoY ▼ 17.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KRW)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	9.05	12,068	▼ 17.1%	▼ 17.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cheese price in South Korea available is US$ 9.05 per kg (12,068 KRW), down 17.1% year-on-year.

In 2024, South Korea exported 165 tonnes of cheese valued at US$1,800,788, ranking #66 out of 112 cheese exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. Cheese exports grew by 15.4% year-on-year, and the country is a net exporter. The latest export unit value is US$9.0509 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - cheese in South Korea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Korea exported $1.8M (165 t) of cheese▲ 15.4% YoY. That ranks #66 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.8M

Export value

165 t

Export volume

#66 / 112

World rank

Global share

$10.91

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cheese exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $4.26B · 17.4%
#2 Germany $3.22B · 13.2%
#3 France $2.89B · 11.8%
#4 Italy $2.51B · 10.3%
#5 Ireland $1.22B · 5%

Annual export data South Korea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.8M	165 t	$10.91
2023	$1.6M	178.8 t	$8.73
2022	$1.7M	165.4 t	$10.24
2021	$1.5M	172.9 t	$8.6
2020	$683.4K	78.3 t	$8.73

HS Code

cheese is traded under Harmonized System code 0406.90. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

South Korea cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of cheese shipped by South Korea in 2020 was 744 metric tons. In 2019 South Korea sold 483 tonnes of cheese. For 2019 alone, the interest in South Korea cheese (processed category) has increased, changing by 84.351 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports went up by 50.47% bringing the exporter US$3.70m for the year 2019. South Korea's cheese exports are categorised as:

Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)

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South Korea cheese export values

In 2019, South Korea supplied cheese valued at 3.70m USD, an increment of 69.49% from 2018's total cheese export of 2.183m USD. The annual change in value of South Korea cheese between 2017 to 2018 was -19.831 per cent.

The annual/yearly change in the amount of South Korea's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was 50.47 percent compared to a variation of 84.351% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for South Korea cheese ( in '000$ )

South Korea's top destinations for cheese are China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Vietnam and US.

South Korea bought 131,354 tonnes of cheese in 2019.

Cheese Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest cheese prices in other Asia countries:

Iran$1.21/kg Japan$11.74/kg China$4.48/kg Thailand$7.07/kg Vietnam$7.71/kg Macao$9.14/kg Nepal$12.14/kg Pakistan$2.28/kg Kazakhstan$2.22/kg Mongolia$28.23/kg India$4.57/kg Armenia$5.97/kg Lao (Laos)$0.69/kg Azerbaijan$4.80/kg Bhutan$3.51/kg

Other Processed Prices in South Korea

Latest prices for other processed in South Korea:

Coffee$6.58/kg Butter$11.03/kg Copra$4.79/kg Olive Oil$5.47/kg Cashew butter$5.30/kg Jojoba oil$9.95/kg Milk & Cream$1.99/kg Tempeh$4.75/kg Fish Oil$24.66/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$3.07/kg Raw Hides & Skins$0.68/kg Whisky$4.62/kg Wine$2.88/kg Yogurt$1.63/kg Mineral water$0.28/kg

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