South Korea: gallium, germanium, rare earths and magnets
How much of South Korea's trade in each good is with China, which controls their export.
The lines: gallium and germanium, a country is inside the lines when at least 15% of its trade in the good is with China, Hong Kong and Macao, on a side with at least US$10m of trade; Medium from 25%, High from 40%; rare earths and magnets, a country is inside the lines when at least 15% of its trade in the good is with China, Hong Kong and Macao, on a side with at least US$50m of trade; Medium from 25%, High from 40%.
Gallium and germanium unwrought gallium and germanium, their powders and germanium articles
Low
Share of gallium and germanium (unwrought, powders and germanium articles) imports from China, Hong Kong and Macao, by value
15.8% imports from China, Hong Kong and Macao (of US$28.0m), 2025
Some of South Korea's gallium and germanium imports comes from China, Hong Kong and Macao, so China's export controls on these goods can reach this trade.
The other side
exports to China, Hong Kong and Macao: 44.3% (of US$7.4m), 2025
Rare earths and magnets rare-earth compounds, rare-earth metals and permanent magnets of metal (HS 2846, 280530, 850511)
High
Share of rare-earth compounds, rare-earth metals and permanent magnets of metal (HS 2846, 280530, 850511) imports from China, Hong Kong and Macao, by value
78.2% imports from China, Hong Kong and Macao (of US$438.1m), 2025
A large part of South Korea's rare-earth and magnet imports comes from China, Hong Kong and Macao, so China's export controls on these goods can reach this trade.
The other side
exports to China, Hong Kong and Macao: 10.9% (of US$98.5m), 2025
A cell shows a figure only when it rests on an open official source. “Assessment pending open data” means the figure rests on a source we may not publish yet: it carries no number and no band, is hatched on the map and adds no points to the ranking, until an open national figure replaces it. “At least Medium” means only one side of the trade has an open figure: the band is a floor, not the full assessment.