Coconut, palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 1513 · 야자[코프라(copra)]유, 팜핵유(palm kernel oil), 바바수유(babassu oil)와 이들의 분획물(정제했는지에 상관없으며 화학적으로 변성 가공한 것은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $27,974 of coconut, palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, etc. (HS 1513), up 83.0% from September 2026 and up 1.5% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of coconut, palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, etc. (HS 1513) totalled $235,367, down 27.7% from the 12 months before ($325,513).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($184,219, 78.3% of the total), followed by the United States and Indonesia.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 15 (animal or vegetable fats and oils) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $3.8 million (down 78.8% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $3.8 million for the month.
Official description of HS 1513: Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 1513
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1513.11 | Crude oil | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 1513.19 | Other | $187K | 79.5% | +262.0% | $28K |
| 1513.19.1000 | Refined oil | $175K | 93.6% | +360.2% | $25K |
| 1513.19.9000 | Other | $12K | 6.4% | -12.7% | $3,221 |
| 1513.21 | Crude oil | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 1513.21.1000 | Palm kernel oil | $0 | – | – | $0 |
| 1513.21.2000 | Babassu oil | $0 | – | – | $0 |
| 1513.29 | Other | $48K | 20.5% | -82.3% | $0 |
| 1513.29.1010 | Palm kernel oil | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 1513.29.1020 | Babassu oil | $48K | 100.0% | -82.0% | $0 |
| 1513.29.9000 | Other | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
Six-digit codes are international; the indented ten-digit codes are South Korea's own subdivision. These rows are world totals; "Share" is the share of the row above.
Top destinations
Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 10 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $184K | 78.3% | +440.1% | 2 | $28K |
| 2 | United States | $50K | 21.1% | -81.5% | 1 | $0 |
| 3 | Indonesia | $1,068 | 0.5% | – | 5 | $117 |
| 4 | Kuwait | $479 | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 5 | Mongolia | $20 | 0.0% | – | 9 | $0 |
| – | Estonia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 7 | $0 |
| – | Japan | $0 | 0.0% | – | 8 | $0 |
| – | Mexico | $0 | 0.0% | – | 6 | $0 |
| – | Sri Lanka | $0 | 0.0% | – | 3 | $0 |
| – | Thailand | $0 | 0.0% | – | 4 | $0 |
Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $5,000,000 over 24 months.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $28K | +1.5% | 5.7 t | $4.91 | $3.8M | 1,763 t |
| September 2026 | $15K | -72.2% | 3.2 t | $4.75 | $7.6M | 3,724 t |
| August 2026 | $12K | – | 2.8 t | $4.36 | $15.0M | 7,498 t |
| July 2026 | $28K | +78.4% | 6.4 t | $4.43 | $8.0M | 3,631 t |
| June 2026 | $29K | +12.9% | 5.5 t | $5.32 | $18.4M | 8,088 t |
| May 2026 | $56K | – | 7.3 t | $7.66 | $8.8M | 3,814 t |
| April 2026 | $31K | – | 7.3 t | $4.20 | $13.8M | 6,212 t |
| March 2026 | $17K | – | 3.1 t | $5.54 | $7.2M | 3,475 t |
| February 2026 | $888 | – | 100 kg | $8.88 | $6.5M | 2,809 t |
| January 2026 | $2,019 | -97.6% | 296 kg | $6.82 | $14.7M | 6,394 t |
| December 2025 | $10K | -89.0% | 2.5 t | $4.19 | $18.1M | 7,371 t |
| November 2025 | $4,841 | – | 1.1 t | $4.58 | $7.0M | 2,707 t |
| October 2025 | $28K | – | 2.6 t | $10.74 | $17.9M | 6,610 t |
| September 2025 | $55K | – | 3.2 t | $16.94 | $8.2M | 3,602 t |
| August 2025 | $988 | -96.0% | 240 kg | $4.12 | $15.0M | 5,984 t |
| July 2025 | $16K | -69.1% | 2.4 t | $6.49 | $8.3M | 3,650 t |
| June 2025 | $26K | +13.7% | 1.7 t | $15.53 | $11.6M | 4,665 t |
| May 2025 | $5,920 | – | 339 kg | $17.46 | $10.1M | 4,701 t |
| April 2025 | $1,565 | -96.4% | 205 kg | $7.63 | $13.5M | 6,441 t |
| March 2025 | $3,228 | -82.5% | 496 kg | $6.51 | $7.7M | 3,855 t |
| February 2025 | $7,508 | -50.9% | 539 kg | $13.93 | $13.6M | 7,232 t |
| January 2025 | $85K | – | 4.7 t | $18.24 | $6.0M | 3,242 t |
| December 2024 | $96K | – | 5.1 t | $18.64 | $7.1M | 4,141 t |
| November 2024 | $973 | – | 215 kg | $4.53 | $10.6M | 6,289 t |
Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.