Import through the e-commerce transactions amounted to 4.15 billion U.S. dollars for the first 11 months of 2021, up 25.7 percent from the same period of last year, according to Korea Customs Service.
The amount already topped the e-commerce import for the whole year of 2020, reaching a record yearly high.
The number of e-commerce imports soared 40.6 percent to hit a fresh high of 79 million in the 11-month period, surpassing the number for the entire year of 2020.
The online direct overseas purchases by those in their 40s accounted for 32.3 percent of the total in the 11-month period, taking up the highest portion in age groups.
It was followed by those in their 30s with 30.5 percent, those in their 50s with 15.6 percent, and those in their 20s with 14.7 percent.
Health products topped the list of e-commerce imports at 19.4 percent of the total for the first 11 months, followed by clothing with 17.7 percent, electronic products and computers with 10.4 percent and footwear with 7.3 percent.
Foodstuffs recorded the biggest on-year growth rate of 44.2 percent, trailed by books with 40.5 percent, shoes with 28.9 percent and clothing with 26.4 percent.
E-commerce import from the United States made up 40.2 percent of the total, followed by China with 22.5 percent, Germany with 8.6 percent, Britain with 7.1 percent, and Japan with 6.3 percent.
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