Korea Salmon Import Market
Chilled and frozen salmon entering South Korea — origin countries, named suppliers and the monthly shipment trend.
Updated Aug 2026 · from official Korean import declarations
- Korea logged 2,086 salmon import declarations in the last six months, up 861% on the six months before.
- Norway is the largest origin with 74.2% of all shipments (1,721).
- Chile is losing ground, down 57% over the same window.
- 7 overseas suppliers shipped salmon to Korea for the first time in the last three months.
- Aug 2026 shipments were up 22% on the month before.
Monthly shipments — salmon
the 6 before
Each declaration is one customs filing, not one container — a useful proxy for how often a market is being served rather than for tonnage.
Where it comes from
Origin share and momentum
| Origin | Shipments | Share | 3m vs prior 3m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,721 | 74.2% | ▲ 884% |
| Chile | 546 | 23.6% | ▼ 57% |
| Canada | 33 | 1.4% | — |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 0.6% | — |
| Iceland | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Russia | 1 | 0.0% | — |
| Australia | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Growth is suppressed where the earlier window holds fewer than 20 shipments — a move from three to nine is not a trend.
Top suppliers to Korea
| # | Overseas manufacturer | Ships |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOWI MARKETS NORWAY AS | 475 |
| 2 | LEROY SEAFOOD AS | 322 |
| 3 | SALMAR AS | 218 |
| 4 | EMPRESAS AQUACHILE S.A. | 195 |
| 5 | CERMAQ NORWAY SALMON AS | 144 |
| 6 | CERMAQ CHILE S.A. | 112 |
| 7 | WILLIKSEN EXPORT AS | 90 |
| 8 | SALMONES DE CHILE Y PRODUCTORA S.A. | 74 |
| 9 | COAST SEAFOOD A/S | 64 |
| 10 | SALMONES PACIFIC STAR S.A. | 64 |
- 1Hoquqaf Jezecalama Guw Dad397
- 2Wuge Tihik Von Nut220
- 3Hoba Lukahed Taz Qis148
- 4Pubuwi Duqepolulumo War Doj145
- 5Batub Qazuzul Ger Seh144
- 6Luwoj Verezav Zuc Cir129
- 7Wukafuk Piketowumec125
54 Korean companies import salmon.
This report does not name them.
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These twelve are the biggest categories, not the only ones. The register covers every food, beverage, nutraceutical and packaging item type Korea imports.
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Figures are counts of individual import declarations lodged with the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, covering Jul 2025 to Aug 2026. This report covers the official item types Salmon (chilled), Atlantic salmon (chilled), Coho salmon (frozen), Salmon (chilled, fillet), Salmon (frozen) — matched on the declared item type only, never on product-name text, so unrelated goods cannot be pulled in by a keyword.
Origin is the declared country of manufacture, not the country the goods were shipped from, which can differ where a distributor re-exports.
Company and product names are translated or transliterated from the official Korean record and may be imperfect; the Korean record is authoritative. One manufacturer can appear under more than one plant or spelling.
The register is reloaded monthly and this page is rebuilt with it. Figures here will differ from a report you read last month, by design.