India's Precision Forging Partner for the Korean Industrial Economy
South Korea is Asia's most sophisticated heavy industry market for precision forgings — combining the world's largest shipbuilding capacity (Samsung Heavy, HD Hyundai Heavy, DSME), the world's third-largest automotive manufacturer by volume (Hyundai-Kia), the world's fourth-largest steelmaker (POSCO), and a world-leading nuclear power industry (APR-1400 reactor export programme — UAE, Czech Republic, Poland). Each of these industries creates substantial, sustained demand for precision certified forgings in alloy steel (42CrMo4/SCM440), stainless (SS 316L), and specialty alloys (duplex, Inconel). Shivam Forge in Rajkot supplies the Korean market with CIF Busan pricing, EN 10204 3.1 material certification, and KS equivalent grade cross-references that Korean quality engineers require.
Korean-India trade in precision engineering is growing rapidly under the Korea-India CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement), which provides preferential tariff treatment for Indian manufactured goods. The CEPA preferential tariff on steel forgings can reduce Korean import duty from the MFN rate to 0–3% — making Indian supply economics substantially more attractive than Chinese supply (subject to Korean anti-dumping duties on many steel products from China) or Japanese supply (no preferential tariff under current Japan-Korea trade relations). India has become a preferred manufacturing sourcing destination for Korean industrial companies precisely because of this combination: CEPA preferential tariffs, English-language communication, ISO quality systems, and 18–22 day Mundra–Busan ocean transit.
For Korean automotive supply chain buyers — Hyundai Mobis, HL Mando, KG Mobility, SL Corporation, and other Tier 1 suppliers to Hyundai Motor and Kia — the forging specification world uses KSD 3710 material designations (SCM440, SM45C, SCr420) rather than DIN EN designations. Shivam Forge provides dual-standard EN 10204 3.1 material test certificates that cross-reference both the DIN EN grade (42CrMo4, C45E, 16MnCr5) and the KSD 3710 equivalent (SCM440, SM45C, SCr420) with actual OES chemistry confirming compliance with both standards' composition limits. This dual documentation approach eliminates the Korean incoming quality team's need to separately verify grade equivalence.
For Korean buyers beginning their India forging sourcing: the recommended qualification process is air freight of first-article samples from Ahmedabad to Incheon ICN (2–3 days) — quality evaluation against your drawing and KS/EN material specification — then production volumes by ocean freight CIF Busan (18–22 days). The full programme from RFQ to first CIF Busan delivery: 8–14 weeks. Contact sales@shivamforge.com with your drawing and KSD/KS material specification for a USD CIF Busan quotation within 24 hours.
