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Trade landscape · South Korea

Coverage: 1 cities · 1 tier-1 · 0 tier-2

↗️ India sell mandates

• IT professionals (Samsung India R&D)
• Pharma APIs
• Steel & metals
• Chemical intermediates

↙️ India buy mandates

• Samsung phones & electronics (India #1 market)
• Hyundai & Kia vehicles (India)
• LG appliances (India market)
• K-content (growing Indian fan base)

🌐 Multilateral routes

• India→Seoul→Southeast Asia electronics supply chain
• Korea EV tech→India manufacturing→Global export

🌍 Bilateral overview · India ↔ South Korea

🛳️ Corridors · 1 tracked

Trade corridors touching South Korea

• 🇮🇳 🇹🇭 India-South Korea Trade Corridor

🏛️ Bloc memberships · 2

Trade blocs & groupings

• Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
• APEC

📜 FTAs · 8 relevant

FTAs covering South Korea

• 🇰🇷 🇨🇱 Korea-Chile FTA
  In Force ✅ · USD 8B · in force April 2004
• 🇰🇷 🇵🇪 Korea-Peru FTA
  In Force ✅ · USD 5B · in force August 2011
• 🇰🇷 🇦🇺 KAFTA
  In Force ✅ · USD 30B · in force December 2014
• 🇰🇷 🌏 Korea-ASEAN FTA
  In Force ✅ · USD 190B · in force July 2006
• 🇰🇷 🇰🇭 Korea-Cambodia FTA
  In Force ✅ · USD 1B · in force December 2022
• 🇰🇷 🇺🇸 KORUS FTA
  In Force ✅ · USD 200B · in force March 2012
• 🇰🇷 🇨🇦 Korea-Canada FTA
  In Force ✅ · USD 20B · in force January 2015

🎯 Active mandates · 6 of 1119

Live trade mandates relevant to South Korea

Anonymised representative mandates for the South Korea corridor.

🏛️ Trade bodies · 4 relevant

Trade bodies — South Korea

• Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)

  South Korea' trade and investment promotion agency with India offices in Mumbai and New Delhi.

  🌐 kotra.or.kr · ✉️ kotramail@kotra.or.kr
• Korea-India Business Council (KIBC)

  Bilateral council promoting Korea-India trade and investment under CEPA.

  🌐 kibc.or.kr · ✉️ info@kibc.or.kr
• Korea EXIM Bank (Korea EXIM)

  South Korea' export credit agency and development bank.

  🌐 koreaexim.go.kr · ✉️ webmaster@koreaexim.go.kr
• Korean-India Business Council (KIBC)

  Bilateral council promoting Korea-India trade and investment under CEPA.

  🌐 kibc.or.kr · ✉️ info@kibc.or.kr

📄 Long-form essays · 1 of 30

Essays relevant to South Korea

• Why India Stayed Out of RCEP — and What It Means for Indian Trade
  fta-analysis · 9 min read · 2025-12-01

  In November 2019, India walked away from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Four years on, RCEP has entered force among its 15 members. This essay analyses India decision, its consequences, and the bilateral FTA strategy India is pursui…

❓ FAQ · 1 of 155

Frequently asked — South Korea

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