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EU–South KoreaShips & boats

EU–South Korea trade in ships & boats

In May 2026, the EU exported €1.2M of ships & boats to South Korea and imported €184M — a €183M deficit in this category.

The EU's ships & boats deficit with South Korea has narrowed by about 57% over the past year, from €426M to €183M.

South Korea supplied about 11% of the EU's extra-EU imports of ships & boats in May 2026.

Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€1.2M
EU imports
€184M
Balance
−€183M

Top sub-categories traded with South Korea

EU exports →

  1. 8903Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes€1.1M
  2. 8907Rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys, beacons and other floating structures (excl. vessels of heading 8901 to 8906 and floating structures for breaking up)€0.1M
  3. 8908Vessels and other floating structures for breaking up€0.0M

← EU imports

  1. 8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods€184M
  2. 8903Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; rowing boats and canoes€0.0M

Monthly figures

MonthEU exportsEU importsBalance
May 2026€1.2M€184M−€183M
April 2026€1.3M€186M−€185M
March 2026€1.8M€0.0M€1.8M
February 2026€0.2M€180M−€180M
January 2026€24M€184M−€160M
December 2025€66M€381M−€314M
November 2025€1.3M€210M−€209M
October 2025€0.7M€491M−€490M
September 2025€44M€265M−€220M
August 2025€2.0M€403M−€400M
July 2025€0.5M€474M−€474M
June 2025€9.5M€758M−€748M
May 2025€11M€436M−€426M
April 2025€10M€649M−€638M
March 2025€1.4M€202M−€201M
February 2025€7.1M€516M−€508M
January 2025€1.6M€716M−€714M
December 2024€21M€317M−€296M
November 2024€1.4M€1.0B−€1.0B
October 2024€13M€398M−€386M
September 2024€23M€1.1B−€1.1B
August 2024€2.3M€342M−€340M
July 2024€0.6M€357M−€356M
June 2024€1.6M€382M−€380M

EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.

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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.