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| ▲ Packages of instant ramyeon made in South Korea are displayed at a large discount store in Seoul, in this file photo taken Oct. 28, 2025. (Yonhap) |
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K-food exports to reach record high this year: customs agency
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Total exports of South Korean food products are widely expected to reach an all-time annual high this year, the customs agency said Tuesday, pledging additional support to further boost exports amid the growing global popularity of Korean culture.
Total exports of Korean food products through November stood at US$10.4 billion, up 7 percent from the same period last year, according to data from the Korea Customs Service.
Aggregate exports of food products for the entire year are "certain" to surpass last year's total of $10.7 billion, which marked the highest on record, the agency added.
By category, processed foods accounted for the largest share of 60.8 percent of total exports, followed by fisheries goods at 27.5 percent.
Instant ramyeon noodles and dried seaweed products, also known in Korean as "gim," were particularly popular, with exports growing 21.4 percent and 13.3 percent on-year, respectively.
In a bid to support local food exporters, the customs agency said it plans to introduce new HS Codes, or standardized category codes for traded products, for popular food items, such as ramyeon, at a meeting held with local food exporters in Seoul.
The agency also vowed to increase its crackdown on country-of-origin labeling to prevent illegal distribution and imports of food products falsely labeled as produced in South Korea.
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