South Korea Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Product (Biopharmaceuticals, Vaccines, and Clinical Trials), By Segment (Transportation, Packaging, and Instrumentation), and South Korea Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Insights, Industry Trend, Forecasts to 2035

South Korea Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Size Insights Forecasts to 2035

• The South Korea Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Size was estimated at USD 292.4 Million in 2024
• The Market Size is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of around 11.44% from 2025 to 2035
• The South Korea Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Size is Expected to Reach USD 962.2 Million by 2035

According to a Research Report Published by Spherical Insights & Consulting, the South Korea South Korea Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market Size is anticipated to reach USD 962.2 million by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 11.44% from 2025 to 2035. The rapid growth of South Korea's healthcare sector, which includes clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies, has led to a significant need for cold chain logistics services in order to guarantee the supply of high-quality medical supplies.

Market Overview

The South Korea healthcare cold chain logistics market refers to the specialized system of moving and keeping temperature-sensitive medical goods, like biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and clinical trial materials, under closely monitored conditions to maintain their safety, effectiveness, and quality throughout the supply chain is known as the South Korean healthcare cold chain logistics market. Additionally, the government's drive for cutting-edge healthcare infrastructure places a clear focus on the necessity of temperature control regulations to preserve the integrity of medical supplies. As a result, increasingly advanced cold chain technologies have been adopted, like Internet of Things tracking systems that continuously check the temperature and guarantee the quality of goods from producers to consumers. Telemedicine and home care services, which are growing in popularity in South Korea, are two opportunities in this market. There is an increasing demand for trustworthy cold chain logistics to securely transport vaccines and other sensitive materials as more healthcare providers move toward remote diagnostics and treatment.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the market for the South Korea healthcare cold chain logistics market based on various segments and regions and forecasts revenue growth and analyses trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the South Korea healthcare cold chain logistics market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies such as expansion, product launch, and development, partnership, merger, and acquisition have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyses their core competencies in each sub-segment of the South Korea healthcare cold chain logistics market.

Driving Factors

One of the major factors driving the demand for healthcare cold chain logistics in South Korea is the growing need for vaccines and biopharmaceuticals as a result of the rising incidence of infectious and chronic diseases. Additionally, the country's market is being driven by the integration of cold chain monitoring systems with augmented reality (AR), blockchain, and the internet of things (IoT) to provide predictive alerts of warehouse management, transportation, and delivery. Moreover, the market is expanding due to the growing need for the transportation of biologics and extremely complex clinical trial specimens.

Restraining Factors

Specialized knowledge and expertise are necessary to manage cold chain logistics operations. Healthcare organizations may find it difficult to guarantee the correct handling and transportation of temperature-sensitive products due to a lack of qualified personnel in this area.

Market Segmentation

The South Korea healthcare cold chain logistics market share is classified into product and segment.

• The biopharmaceuticals segment held a significant share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

The South Korea healthcare cold chain logistics market is segmented by product into biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and clinical trials. Among these, the biopharmaceuticals segment held a significant share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. The country's growing biopharma sector, the growing demand for biologics, and the requirement for exact temperature control during storage and transportation are the main drivers of this dominance.

• The transportation segment held a significant share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

The South Korea healthcare cold chain logistics market is segmented by segment into transportation, packaging, and instrumentation. Among these, the transportation segment held a significant share in 2024 and is expected to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. This is mostly driven by the urgent need for safe, temperature-controlled delivery of vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and clinical trial materials both domestically and internationally. Transportation services, especially those with GPS tracking, real-time monitoring, and IoT-enabled refrigeration, are crucial for preserving product integrity as it travels from manufacturing facilities to hospitals, pharmacies, and research facilities.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the South Korea healthcare cold chain logistics market along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their product offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborative analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes product development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

List of Key Companies

• CJ Logistics
• Korea Express
• Korean Air Cargo
• Korea Post
• Pan Korea Express
• Others

Recent Developments:

• In January 2024, Geodis had announced its strategic expansion in South Korea, spearheaded the integration of digital supply chain management in healthcare logistics. Notably, Nippon Express and CJ Logistics had increasingly collaborated to optimize cross-border healthcare logistics operations.

Key Target Audience

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting and Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at South Korea, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Spherical Insights has segmented the South Korea Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market based on the below-mentioned segments:

South Korea Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market, By Product

• Biopharmaceuticals
• Vaccines
• Clinical Trials

South Korea Healthcare Cold Chain Logistics Market, By Segment

• Transportation
• Packaging
• Instrumentation