Korea outbound chip shipments to ASEAN surge to record $21.3 billion
Deliveries to Southeast Asia made up nearly 38% of total semiconductor exports as October shipments jumped 128%.
MOBy Mina Okoro, Supply chain editor··Updated November 9, 2026·3 min read
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South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy published detailed customs figures on Nov. 10 showing semiconductor shipments into Southeast Asian manufacturing facilities reached unprecedented integration levels, propelled by global artificial-intelligence hardware demand.
The trade ministry reported that national semiconductor deliveries reached $56.44 billion in October, rising 259.4% from the same month a year earlier.
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