What is the price of whisky in South Korea?

As of January 2025, whisky in South Korea is US$ 4.62 per kg (6,162 KRW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much whisky did South Korea export in 2024?

231 tonnes, valued at US$1,313,010.

Whisky Price in South Korea - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Whisky Prices in South Korea

US$ 4.62 / kg

6,162 KRW / kg

MoM ▼ 18.8% YoY ▼ 18.8%

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)	4.62	6,162	▼ 18.8%	▼ 18.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the whisky price in South Korea available is US$ 4.62 per kg (6,162 KRW), down 18.8% year-on-year.

In 2024, South Korea exported 231 tonnes of whisky valued at US$1,313,010, ranking #65 out of 111 whisky exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. Export volume declined by 37.0% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$4.6215 per kg. South Korea is a net exporter of whisky.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Korea exported $1.3M (230.7 t) of whisky▼ 37% YoY. That ranks #65 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.3M

Export value

230.7 t

Export volume

#65 / 111

World rank

Global share

$5.69

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top whisky exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 United Kingdom (UK) $7.02B · 49.3%
#2 US $1.53B · 10.8%
#3 Ireland $1.13B · 7.9%
#4 Singapore $997.2M · 7%
#5 France $447M · 3.1%

Annual export data South Korea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.3M	230.7 t	$5.69
2023	$2.1M	193.2 t	$10.78
2022	$1.5M	265.6 t	$5.73
2021	$997.9K	181.7 t	$5.49
2020	$3.1M	501.8 t	$6.08

HS Code

whisky is traded under Harmonized System code 2208.30. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

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

The amount of whisky sold by South Korea in 2020 was 502 tonnes. In 2019 South Korea shipped 1,268 tonnes of whisky. For 2019 alone, the demand for South Korea whisky (processed category) has surged, with a change of 16.437 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, whisky's exports grew by 7.82% bringing the country US$8.02m for the year 2019. South Korea's whisky exports are classified as:

Whiskies (HS code 220830)

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South Korea whisky export values

In 2019, South Korea exported whisky valued at 8.02m USD, an improvement of 8.12% from 2018's total whisky export of 7.418m USD. The annual change in value of South Korea whisky between 2017 to 2018 was -11.034 pc.

The per year variation in the amount of South Korea's whisky exports between 2017 and 2019 was 7.82% when compared to a variation of 16.437% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

South Korea's share of the world's total whisky's exports in 2019 was 2 percent. The country is ranked number 7 in world exports of whisky.

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

Import/Export Trends

South Korea is a net importer of whisky. The annual growth of South Korea whisky in value between 2015 to 2019 was 12%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 22%, per annum.

South Korea bought 19,836 tonnes of whisky in 2019.

Whisky Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest whisky prices in other Asia countries:

Sri Lanka$17.94/kg Vietnam$12.94/kg Uzbekistan$12.69/kg China$8.61/kg Myanmar$1.51/kg Kazakhstan$4.67/kg Azerbaijan$2.20/kg Hong Kong$52.32/kg India$2.37/kg Indonesia$19.35/kg Lao (Laos)$18.38/kg Armenia$2.93/kg Japan$24.27/kg Bhutan$1.59/kg Mongolia$16.11/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 Cheese$9.05/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 Wine$2.88/kg Yogurt$1.63/kg Mineral water$0.28/kg

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