In the first eight months of this year, South Korea’s beer imports from Japan increased by 238% year-on-year

Published 2023년 10월 7일

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Japanese beer imports to South Korea have seen a significant increase of 238.4% from January to August this year, accounting for 10% of South Korea's total beer imports. In 2018, Japan held the largest share of beer imports with 24.2%, but due to trade restrictions implemented by Japan in 2019, the volume dropped and it fell to tenth place. However, in 2021 it rose to ninth place with an import volume of 18,940 tons.

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Yonhap News Agency, Seoul, October 2 (Xinhua) According to statistics released by the Korean Customs Service on the 2nd, Japanese beer imports surged 238.4% year-on-year from January to August this year, reaching 36,573 tons, accounting for 10% of South Korea's total beer imports. The highest ratio is 21.9%. In terms of import sources, China (32,153 tons), the Netherlands (29,243 tons), Poland (11,291 tons), Germany (9,911 tons), the United States (9,876 tons), the Czech Republic (8,850 tons), and Ireland (8,705 tons ) and other countries ranked behind. In 2018, Japan’s beer import volume was 86,676 tons, ranking first with a share of 24.2%. In July 2019, Japan implemented trade restrictions on South Korea. Affected by this, Japan’s beer import volume ...

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