Core Insights - South Korea is relatively vulnerable in global trade disputes due to its high reliance on semi-finished goods trade, which significantly exceeds that of major G7 countries [1] Group 1: Trade Dependency - In 2022, South Korea's semi-finished goods export ratio reached 67.6%, markedly higher than the UK (57.1%), the US (53.6%), Japan (53.5%), and Germany (48.5%) [1] - The import ratio of semi-finished goods in South Korea was 50.5%, also surpassing the levels of other developed countries, which range from 41% to 48% [1] Group 2: Key Export Products - The three main export products categorized as semi-finished goods include memory chips (valued at $72 billion), processors and controllers ($35.9 billion), and petroleum products ($34.7 billion) [1]