By Ju-min Park

INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) -From the muddy grounds of a former amusement park on South Korea’s coast, tens of thousands of vehicles are being packed for shipment overseas as booming used car exports help to mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs on new car sales.

Soaked in sweat from the outdoor heat, workers are loading and strapping cars into containers around the clock for shipment from the makeshift facilities at South Korea’s largest used car export hub in Incheon, west of Seoul.

“It is embarrassing for us to say ourselves our business is a star export item,” said Kevin Seol, a trader who ships about 100 used cars monthly. “But the industry keeps growing by numbers so I think we are contributing to the national exports.”

South Korea’s auto shipments to the U.S. hav

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