Korea’s January Exports

February 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
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Korea’s January Exports Decreased by Over 10%
Semiconductor exports continued to perform well, achieving over US$10 billion for nine consecutive months.

Due to the early Lunar New Year holiday and other factors, Korea’s January exports decreased by more than 10%, and the 15-month consecutive ‘export plus’ streak came to a halt.
The main product, semiconductor exports, continued to perform well, achieving over $10 billion for nine consecutive months, but automobile exports, which were largely affected by the decrease in operating days, fell by nearly 20%.

The January export amount totaled $49.12 billion, down 10.3% from the same month last year.
Korea’s exports turned positive in October 2023 compared to the same month the previous year, and continued to record positive growth for 15 consecutive months until December last year, but this positive trend ceased in January 2025.
Looking at the trends of the 15 main export items, excluding the two items that are the largest export items, namely, semiconductors and computers, exports of 13 items decreased compared to last year. However, based on the daily average exports, the exports of 10 items increased.
Semiconductor exports in January increased by 8.1% from last year to $10.1 billion, recording the second highest January performance after 2022 ($10.8 billion).
Semiconductor exports recorded more than $10 billion for nine consecutive months, continuing the year-on-year export plus trend for 15 consecutive months.
Despite the seasonal decrease in demand for information technology (IT) products and the decline in general memory prices, the semiconductor export boom continued as demand for high value-added memory products such as high bandwidth memory (HBM) and DDR5 remained strong due to the artificial intelligence (AI) craze.
Computer item exports, including solid state drives (SSDs), also increased by 14.8% to $800 million, continuing their 13th consecutive month of growth.
Automobile exports, the second largest export item, decreased by 19.6% to $5 billion. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) analyzed that the decrease in the number of operating days was greater than that of other industries as automakers including Hyundai Motors and parts manufacturers designated Friday following the Lunar New Year holiday as an additional holiday.
Amid the global electric vehicle (EV) chasm (temporary stagnation in demand), EV exports decreased by 50.3%, while internal combustion engine vehicle exports also decreased by 20.8%, but hybrid vehicle exports increased by 37.1%, continuing their steady growth. Auto parts exports also decreased by 17.2% to $1.57 billion.


 
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Micro Medical Robot System

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[INQ. NO. 2502E16] Established in 2019, IMsystem Co., Ltd. has developed Korea’s first micro medical robot system for precision vascular interventional procedures, and is currently commercializing it.
Currently, IMsystem has completed the prototype production of a remote magnetic micro medical robot system for vascular intervention procedures, and the licensing process is in progress.

Micro medical robot system for precision vascular intervention procedures
Unlike existing vascular intervention procedures in which the operator manually manipulates surgical tools, the micro medical robot system for precision vascular intervention (IM_SuperMag_Clinic) uses a magnetic field control system installed at the bottom of the patient’s bed. It is a remote surgery system using a magnetic guide wire/catheter microrobot attached to a microrobot fitted at the end of the existing guide wire/catheter.
Existing procedures have limitations in that it is difficult to insert surgical tools into narrow blood vessels of complex shapes due to manual manipulation by the operator, so the results of the treatment depend on the operator’s skill level. In addition, in the case of complex procedures, not only does exposure to radiation from X-rays, etc., increase due to increased procedure time, but the number of patients who can receive the procedure is also limited due to operator fatigue.

IM_SuperMag_Clinic controls remote surgical tools through magnetic field control, and the operator performs the procedure using a joystick/3D mouse while viewing X-ray images in a separate space rather than inside the operating room.
By reducing fatigue and radiation exposure and improving the convenience of the procedure, the success rate of the procedure, the speed of patient recovery, and the number of daily patients can be increased. It can thus meet the needs of patients, operators, and hospitals, respectively.
Following the completion of prototype development, domestic GMP and licensing are currently in preparation. The acquisition of a domestic license is expected by the end of 2025. For overseas expansion, IMsystem is aiming for CE and FDA approval in 2028. And it is expected that it will be able to quickly advance into overseas markets after being exempted from clinical trials by receiving 510k equivalent recognition from the FDA.

 
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Skincare Treatment Device

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High-Intensity Ultrasonic Waves Skincare Treatment Device
 [INQ. NO. 2502E15] BE&BI Tech’s UCOS-HIFU product is a skincare treatment device that can perform a cosmetic procedure on the face in a short time using focal ultrasonic waves, causing no damage or side effects to the skin layers, thereby enhancing skin elasticity and improving skin wrinkle care.
Lifting a part of the body, intensifying skin elasticity, improving skin ageing, and natural maintaining of body shape, can be done through the UCOS-HIFU procedure.
UCOS-HIFU system is noninvasive, and can be done within 10~30 minutes of short procedure time, without any scars or traces after the procedure, with extremely rare occurrence of any side-effects, and enabling the user to resume daily life right after the procedure.

Because ultrasonic-wave energy is transmitted even to the dermal muscular layer (SMAS) without necrosis in surrounding cells, wrinkle improvement is excellent for nasolabial folds and fine wrinkles in the brow, the corners of the eyes, below the eyes, and the jawline − compared to existing laser IR or RF devices.
You can verify improvement effects immediately after the procedure with the naked eye and maintain supple skin for a long time.

For face procedures, facial lifting, and tightening, effects can be expected using six cartridges that have different depths of ultrasonic wave irradiation into the skin layers, so, body procedures can be effective for body slimming and body shape management using three types of cartridges.
BE&BI Tech is committed to being a caring company, helpful to customers and society, through mutual cooperation aiming for sustainable new technology development for human health and happiness, and customer satisfaction.


 
 
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Medical X-ray Flat Panel Detectors

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[INQ. NO. 2502E14] VIVIX-S V series by Vieworks is one of its latest X-ray flat panel detector lineups. It offers optimal imaging solutions with advanced X-ray imaging technology and a beautiful design to make the work environment more pleasant. The cassette-sized X-ray flat panel detectors are offered in three sizes: 25 x 30 cm, 36 x 43 cm, and 43 x 43 cm.

VIVIX-S V series has gained a reputation as a retrofit total solution in the competitive global market by offering high-performance flat panel detectors and integrated software solutions in packages. With market-proven technology and ceaseless innovation, the V series opened a new era of digital radiography that comes with improved workflow, image quality, and economy.
Vieworks offers the optimal solution for diagnostic practice with superior image quality achieved through cutting-edge hardware design and advanced imaging processing technologies. With three wireless antennas, it offers faster and more stable wireless communication with the SCU.
The V series enhances the robustness of the detectors with 1m drop height, 400kg uniform load, IP67, and wider operating temperature. Vieworks also considered improving usability by making it lighter, offering diverse and convenient charging methods, and embedding an OLED status screen.

Industrial cameras (VC Series)
Vieworks’ VC series is a family of CMOS cameras for diverse machine vision applications. The VC series is optimal for demanding applications including flat panel display inspection, semiconductor inspection, and printed circuit board inspection.
With a resolution of up to 151 megapixels, the VC series is particularly renowned for is ultra-high resolution as well as its high speed of up to 454 fps. The VC series supports camera link, CXP-6, CXP-12, 10GigE, and CoaXPress-over-Fiber interfaces presenting a wider range of options to users. Offering maximum usability, the programmable camera’s firmware is easily updatable in the field.


 
 
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3D Lens for Smartphones

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[INQ. NO. 2502E13] MOPIC Co., Ltd. is a spin-off company from Samsung Electronics, founded by engineers who developed glasses-free 3D display technology. MOPIC provides ODM services and technical consulting for custom glasses-free 3D displays, helping make 3D technology more accessible.
MOPIC specializes in optical design and 3D algorithms, allowing clients to apply tailored 3D solutions quickly and cost-effectively.
MOPIC’s glasses-free 3D displays enhance customer experiences by providing depth and spatial awareness, making products or content feel more immersive. For example, using 3D displays in advertising can increase brand awareness by up to 30%.

HoloGlass 3D Lens
One of MOPIC’s key solutions, HoloGlass, is an innovative 3D lens that attaches to smartphones like a protective glass, enabling easy 3D viewing. After a successful launch in Japan, HoloGlass now supports various iPhone models from the iPhone 13 to the iPhone 16 series, with some Android models to be added soon. Made with 9H hardened glass, HoloGlass doubles as a regular screen protector.
With a simple setup, users can experience 3D content instantly without needing a dedicated 3D smartphone. MOPIC only offers HoloGlass as a B2B solution to global clients, not directly to consumers, remaining committed to its B2B business model.

Upcoming OpenXR Support
MOPIC is preparing to support OpenXR, which will soon allow 3D graphics-based 2D content to be instantly converted into 3D. A closed beta version is currently being tested by select partners. OpenXR is a standard API for extended reality (XR) environments, including virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). It maximizes compatibility across different hardware and platforms. With OpenXR, MOPIC displays can transform 3D graphics effectively, supporting a wider range of XR content and providing users with a consistent, immersive 3D experience.

Linux and C++ Native SDK Now Available
Following the release of the Unity 3D Plugin, MOPIC now offers native SDKs for Linux and C++. These SDKs allow MOPIC’s glasses-free 3D technology to be utilized across various platforms, making it especially suitable for high-performance applications.
With the Linux and C++ SDKs, clients can create flexible 3D environments and implement realistic stereoscopic images using MOPIC’s advanced 3D algorithms.


 
 
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Digital Treatment for Dizziness

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[INQ. NO. 2502E12] NeuroEars is a venture company established in 2021 that is developing digital treatments for dizziness.
To this end, NeuroEars is developing medical software (SaMD) that measures dizziness based on virtual reality, a diagnostic module that analyzes dizziness based on artificial intelligence — and vestibular rehabilitation content that treats dizziness, based on virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
NeuroEars has released medical software that measures dizziness after receiving Class-2 medical device approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and is expecting that its vestibular rehabilitation content will be released this year.

Dizziness measurement medical software
NeuroEars-Anna, dizziness measurement software, is medical software that measures dizziness based on a virtual reality device (HMD). NeuroEars-Anna allows you to perform all 18 dizziness tests without any additional hardware.
NeuroEars-Anna provides the same VOR test function as the existing nystagmometer, and also provides oculomotor tests and SVV/SVH test functions using virtual reality. Additionally, because it is virtual reality-based software, there are no space limitations, and the optimal system can always be provided to users through remote maintenance.

NeuroEars-Anna is virtual reality-based medical software that has obtained Class-2 medical device approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. It is the first in Korea to be recognized by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service for insurance premiums. NeuroEars-Anna is currently in use at over 70 medical institutions.
NeuroEars is expanding its market by offering its product at a significantly lower price compared to competing products that offer similar functions.


 
 
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Korean Exporters

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Korean Exporters Taking Big-Steps For 2025
Recording the best exports ever last year

Korea’s exports rose by 8.2% year-on-year to US$683.8 billion, while imports decreased by 1.6% to $632 billion. The trade balance thus recorded a surplus of $51.8 billion, breaking the record for the largest export volume ever.
The top contributor to exports is semiconductors, which recorded the highest export volume ever, and exports of all IT items, including wireless communication devices, displays, and computers, showed consistently good performance.

Exports of semiconductors, the largest export item, increased by 43.9% to $141.9 billion, continuing the 14-month consecutive increase since November 2023 and breaking the previous record of $129.2 billion in 2022 in two years. In particular, in the fourth quarter, despite the decline in general memory prices, exports expanded, focusing on high value-added items such as DDR5 and HBM, leading to improved performance.
Exports of all IT items, including wireless communication devices, displays, and computers, also achieved a new record by recording positive figures for the first time in three years since 2021.

Automobile exports recorded $70.8 billion, maintaining a steady level from the previous year, due to some production disruptions caused by strikes in major auto and parts industries in the second half of the year, but continued to record good performances of over $70 billion for two consecutive years.
Ship exports reached $25.6 billion in 2021, with high value-added ships such as LNG carriers and large container ships ordered at high prices being exported in earnest.
In 2025, Korean exporters are seeking to pioneer promising global markets, backed by the competitiveness of their own products.


 
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Cleaning Sterilizer

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 [INQ. NO. 2502E11] Huons Meditech is a company specializing in the production of medical devices, infection control devices, and medical disinfectants. It supplies excellent medical equipment developed with its own technology, as well as various pharmaceuticals and quasi-drugs.
HUEN DR 02 is a cleaning sterilizer for flexible scope that uses a disinfectant and mixes it with water to clean and disinfect each internal channel and external surface of the scope.
Pressure washing and rinsing and disinfection are all supplied through the connector to the scope trumpet valve, so that they can be carried out inside the scope channel. In addition, there is an air process before and after each process to blow and dry the washing water and disinfect water remaining inside the channel.

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Equipment
IMPO88 Plus is an extracorporeal shock wave therapy device that has been clinically tested at a university hospital and has been confirmed as effective in relieving erectile dysfunction symptoms.
This extracorporeal shockwave therapy device delivers low-intensity extracorporeal shockwaves to the perineum to increase the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells, thereby promoting capillary neovascularization in the perineum and improving the symptoms of patients with erectile dysfunction due to bloodflow disorders.
The medical device business is receiving attention as a core business that will lead the future advancement of the Huons Group, and the company is growing by securing excellent technological prowess through open innovation and M&A, as well as leading technological development.
In addition, all executives and employees are working with one mind and one heart to provide the best products and services with the goal of thorough quality management and perfect customer orientation, recognizing that quality is the greatest competitiveness.
“In the future, we will further develop our capabilities based on excellent talent development and advanced technological development, and we will provide joy and health to our customers and be widely loved and trusted,” pledged the company’s CEO.


 
 
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Skincare Solutions

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[INQ. NO. 2502E10] HUREV Co., Ltd., founded in 2005, is a professional company for medical electrodes, orthopedic casting tape & splint, medical devices and cosmetic devices. Today, HUREV strongly supplies its own innovative products and services to more than 300 domestic partners and 50 global partners in 50 countries.

Skincare Device
EV-Jet is a next-generation skincare device that provides a complex skin-improvement effect. Carbonated water + AHA solution, thinner than a hair, penetrates deep into the pores of the dermis layer of the skin and removes waste. It causes a temporary inflammation effect to regenerate collagen and whiten the skin, improve wrinkles, reduce pores, and remove blackheads.
EV-Jet Original solution is a combination of carbonated water and fruit acid (AHA) that are harmless to drink.
Carbonated water stimulates skin blood vessels to help blood circulation and quickly separates waste products and dead skin cells from the skin surface, while AHA removes dead skin cells (dead skin cells, etc.) and regenerates new cells.

Skincare Solution
InnoFacial presents the latest skincare technology that does not use conventional methods that involve skin stimulation such as lasers.
By combining cleansing, exfoliation and extraction, moisture supply, and antioxidant protection, it has realized simultaneous chemical and physical moisture peeling.
Effective treatment is possible with low irritation compared to existing dry exfoliation methods. The patented technology applied to InnoFacial differentiates it from existing similar equipment, thanks to the equipped ‘Rotating HandPiece’ that uses a softly rotating silicone tip to enhance the massage function, solution effect, and feeling effect.
“We established HUREV in 2005 in South Korea, at that time a wasteland for domestic medical electrodes, with the mission of ‘domestic production of medical electrodes.’ We have steadily consolidated our position in the market, and our efforts have been recognized. Starting with ODM with global companies in 2011, we are currently working to become a global company with approximately 500 domestic customers and exporting to approximately 50 countries,” remarked the company’s CEO.


 
 
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Shockwave Therapy Device

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Pneumatic Radial Shockwave Therapy Device

[INQ. NO. 2502E09] YOUNG-IN biotech is rapidly growing in the domestic and international extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) market.
YOUNG-IN biotech is introducing its own brands to the global market – through launching ‘Thorswave,’ a pneumatic radial shockwave therapy device, and Superstar+ model equipped with a linear method that delivers shockwaves with uniform energy to a 3D focal area.
Thorswave is a treatment method optimized for pain relief and tension relief in wide areas such as muscles and fascia. This technology adopts a multi-focus method that provides a wide treatment range, so it can be effectively applied to large surface areas.
In particular, it minimizes noise during the treatment process by implementing a built-in low-noise pneumatic system, providing a comfortable environment for both patients and medical staff.
These technical features increase usability in various environments of medical facilities and further improve the treatment experience for patients. In addition, it supports various applicators suitable for various treatment areas, providing precise and customized treatment according to specific areas.
This allows for wide-ranging treatment from the surface layer to deep layers of tissues, as well as muscles and fascia, and maximizes the therapeutic effects.
Thorswave has established itself as an innovative treatment solution that satisfies various clinical needs, such as musculoskeletal diseases, sports injuries, and chronic pain management, through these features.
Thorswave has obtained domestic medical device product approval, officially acknowledging its safety and quality. In addition, it has an internationally recognized CB Report, proving the reliability and competitiveness of its products in the global market. YOUNG-IN biotech is also planning to receive overseas certification in the future as a CE MDR version.


 
 
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