While imported beer is ”decreasing” in Korea, ”only Japan is increasing”

In South Korea, beer imports fell 20% in the first quarter of this year (January to March), while imports of Japanese beer alone more than doubled.
According to trade statistics from the Korea Customs Service on the 17th, beer imports in the first quarter of this year were $44.155 million (approximately 6.8155 billion yen), down from the same period last year.
The total import volume was 48,322 tons, a decrease of 24.1%. On the other hand, imports of Japanese beer increased. In the first quarter, imports of Asahi, Sapporo, Kirin, etc.
The import value of Japanese beer makers was $14,925,000 (approximately 2,303,700,000 yen), up 125.2% from the same period last year. The import volume was 17,137 tons, up 103.5%.
In the case of Chinese beer, import value was $4.783 million, down 61.9% from the same period last year, and import volume was 5,927 tons, down 61.9%.