What are the main export opportunities in South Korea?
Korea and Britain enjoy strong bilateral relations. South Korea is keen to move away from its previous dependency on US and Japanese technology and seek potential business partners else where. This places UK in a good position to reap the benefits. Korean companies are most interested in those potential partners who can bring added value or new technology. Major UK exports to Korea in 2006 included whisky at US$222 million (by far the most important – in value terms – export from the UK to Korea since 2003 and in the top 3 for the past 15 years); medicinal products (US$ 162 million); and copper waste and scrap (US$ 80 million). Current UK industry priority sectors for this market are: Design (includes Creative and Media), Information Communications Technology (ICT – includes games & computer software and services), Financial & Legal Services, Education, Marine Engineering, Agriculture, Environment, Motorsports and Broadcasting/Film. The British Embassy The British Embassy in Seoul will
