Country · KR
South Korea
What South Korea supplies into the American economy — the raw inputs, and the essential goods downstream that depend on them.
12
Inputs supplied
24
Goods affected
0
Claims on record
1
Mapped
What they supply
Inputs from this country
12 named inputs sourced from South Korea. Share % is the country's share of global supply for that input.
manufactured
80%High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM3/HBM3E)
manufactured
79%HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) Stack
manufactured
72%DDR5 DRAM Server Memory
manufactured
70%DRAM Memory Modules (LPDDR5/DDR5)
manufactured
70%OLED / AMOLED Display Panel
manufactured
51%NAND Flash Storage (SSD)
chemical
45%Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF₃) — Chamber Cleaning
manufactured
25%Large Power Transformers (LPTs) & Generator Step-Up Units
chemical
25%Tungsten Hexafluoride (WF₆) — CVD Precursor
manufactured
23%Laptop Display Panels (LCD/OLED)
chemical
22%Disilane (Si₂H₆) — Low-Temperature CVD
manufactured
22%CMOS Image Sensor (Camera Module)
What depends on them
American goods affected
24 essential American goods have South Korea somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Digital
GPUs and AI accelerators
Graphics and AI compute chips for consumer gaming, professional visualization, and large-scale AI training.
Digital
Servers and cloud hardware
Data center compute, storage, and networking hardware with advanced chip and power supply dependence.
Digital
Computers and laptops
Personal computing devices tied to chips, batteries, displays, and global assembly.
Digital
Smartphones and tablets
Consumer mobile devices dependent on advanced chips, rare earths, and ocean freight.
Digital
Specialty gases for chip fabrication
Ultra-high-purity helium, neon, krypton, and argon used in semiconductor lithography, cleaning, and etching.
Energy
Residential Electricity
The full infrastructure stack delivering electricity to U.S. homes — spanning generation (natural gas 43%, nuclear 18%, renewables 24%, coal 16%), high-voltage transmission, distribution, and smart metering. The U.S. generated approximately 4,178 billion kWh in 2023 at utility scale.
Logistics
Shipping containers
ISO steel containers that carry ~90% of global trade; repositioning imbalances create regional availability shortages.
Materials
Electric grid transformers
High-voltage power transformers for transmission and distribution; 1-2 year lead times; U.S. imports ~80%.
Digital
Lithium-ion batteries
Rechargeable cells for consumer devices, EVs, power tools, and grid storage.
Digital
Semiconductors and chips
Integrated circuits, microcontrollers, and chips embedded in vehicles, appliances, and electronics.
Energy
Electricity (residential)
Residential electricity service for lighting, appliances, and HVAC.
Materials
Vehicles and light trucks
New passenger cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks; dependent on semiconductors, batteries, and global parts networks.
Water
Water filters and purification
Household water filters, purification systems, and bottled water.
Agriculture
Farm equipment parts
Replacement parts for tractors, combines, planters, and sprayers from John Deere, CNH Industrial, and AGCO.
Logistics
Firefighting equipment and supplies
AFFF foam (PFAS transition challenge), protective gear, hose, breathing apparatus, and aerial firefighting assets.
Home
Household batteries
Alkaline and lithium AA/AAA/D/9V cells for flashlights, remotes, medical devices, and emergency equipment.
Digital
Fiber optic cables and networking
Glass fiber cables, transceivers, and installation hardware for broadband, 5G backhaul, and data center interconnects.
Materials
Tires
Rubber, carbon black, steel wire, and petrochemical compounds; natural rubber from Malaysia and Thailand.
Agriculture
Animal feed
Corn, soybean meal, additives, and transport for livestock and poultry operations.
Logistics
Industrial gases
Oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and CO2 supplied to hospitals, food processing, manufacturing, and welding.
Food
Cooking oils
Vegetable, canola, olive, and other household cooking oils.
Agriculture
Irrigation equipment
Center-pivot systems, drip irrigation, pumps, pipe, and controls for water-intensive farming.
Digital
Memory and storage chips
DRAM and NAND flash memory used in every digital device; prices swing with Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron output.
Materials
Plumbing pipes and fittings
Copper, PVC, CPVC, PEX pipe, and brass fittings for building water supply and drainage.