What the US buys from Korea

US import value from Korea by consumer category, straight from US Census and UN Comtrade. Latest-month value, year-over-year change, and a 24-month trend with a prior-year baseline. Select a category to open its chart.

CATEGORYLATEST · YoY

US IMPORTS FROM KOREA · HS 3304

Cosmetics & skincare

$216.0M

LATEST MONTH · Aug '26

YoY▲ +62.9%

MoM+12.6%

— THIS PERIOD- - PRIOR-YEAR BASE

$233.3M$166.2M$99.1M

Sep '24Aug '26

Figures are customs import value, not retail sell-through. Source: US Census Bureau (general imports from South Korea, CTY 5800), updated monthly.