Stainless steel scrap
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Stainless steel scrap — trade of South Korea with the countries in our coverage

HS code 720421

From April 2025 to September 2026, South Korea imported goods under HS code 720421 (Stainless steel scrap) from the countries in our coverage: 189 shipments by 33 companies. Main supplier countries in our coverage (share of imports): Vietnam 47.3%, Philippines 31%, Pakistan 17%. Exports to the countries in our coverage are small: 86 shipments. These figures cover only trade with the 14 countries in our coverage, not all of the country's foreign trade.

Coverage data. These figures cover only trade with the 14 countries in our coverage, not all of the country's foreign trade.
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Official description: Waste and scrap of stainless steel Heading 7204: Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel

Imports

189
shipments
April 2025 – September 2026

Vietnam — 47.3%

Vietnam sends the most shipments · Share

Supplier countries
  • Vietnam 47.3%
  • Philippines 31%
  • Pakistan 17%
  • Bangladesh 4.7%
33
companies
imported this product in the period

Largest importers

  1. 1 Posco International Corporation
  2. 2 S&S STEEL CO., LTD
  3. 3 DAE HAN STEEL CO., LTD
  4. 4 TYS CO., LTD
  5. 5 KOREA ENERGY AND PROCESS CO LTD

Exports

Exports to the countries in our coverage are small: 86 shipments

Shipments by month

February 2026
The busiest month of the period · 37 shipments
Busiest month
37 shipments
February 2026
Quietest month
0 shipments
April 2025
Average per month
11 shipments
Imports

Buyers and suppliers for this code

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This code in other countries

Mexico 3,595 shipments
Vietnam 845 shipments
Pakistan 753 shipments
Panama 377 shipments
Colombia 256 shipments
Philippines 234 shipments
Bangladesh 200 shipments
Spain 1,646 shipments
Netherlands 443 shipments
UAE 408 shipments
India 379 shipments
Singapore 347 shipments
United States 335 shipments
Thailand 204 shipments
Taiwan 201 shipments
Malaysia 141 shipments

Neighbouring codes

Other codes in heading 7204

Tinned iron or steel scrap 720430
Other ferrous scrap 720449

Questions and answers

From April 2025 to September 2026, South Korea imported goods under HS code 720421 (Stainless steel scrap) from the countries in our coverage: 189 shipments by 33 companies. Exports to the countries in our coverage are small: 86 shipments.

Main supplier countries in our coverage (share of imports): Vietnam 47.3%, Philippines 31%, Pakistan 17%, Bangladesh 4.7%.

Importers trading with the countries in our coverage: 33. The largest include Posco International Corporation, S&S STEEL CO., LTD, DAE HAN STEEL CO., LTD.

No. These figures cover only trade with the 14 countries in our coverage, not all of the country's foreign trade.
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