China's Kimchi Export Unit Price Uniquely Low Compared to Our Country

Published 2025년 5월 23일

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According to the survey on the distribution of Chinese kimchi conducted by the Korea Agricultural and Fishery Future Research Institute (Director Nam Sang-won) at the request of the Kimchi Self-Promotion Management Committee in 2024, the export unit price of Chinese kimchi was lowest to South Korea. While China's kimchi export unit price is $2.07/kg, the unit price to South Korea is $0.97/kg, and among the survey subjects, South Korea was the only country with an export price lower than the average unit price. According to the distribution survey, China's kimchi (HS code 2005.99.99) export value was approximately $105.297 million in 2023. Of this, the amount exported to South Korea was $31.665 million.

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China's kimchi export price is $0.97 per kg to Korea Five-year average price for Hong Kong, US, etc. Below half of $2.07 per kg Only country below average among survey targets China's kimchi export price is $2.07/kg, while the export price to Korea is $0.97/kg, and Korea was the only country among the survey targets with an export price below the average. According to the 'China Kimchi Industry Distribution Survey' conducted in 2024 by the Korea Agri-Food Future Research Institute (Director Nam Sang-won) at the request of the Kimchi Self-Financing Management Committee, Korea had the lowest export price for Chinese kimchi. According to the distribution survey, China's kimchi (HS code 2005.99.99) export value was $1.05 billion in 2023. Among this, the amount exported to Korea was $316.65 million, accounting for 30.2% of China's kimchi exports. Additionally, 42.3% or $445.35 million of China's exported kimchi came from Shandong Province. Of the kimchi exported from China to Korea, ...

Source: Agrinet