Malt extract and food preparations of flour, starch or milk: South Korea exports and imports
HS 1901 · 맥아 추출물(extract)과 고운 가루ㆍ부순 알곡ㆍ거친 가루ㆍ전분이나 맥아 추출물(extract)의 조제 식료품[코코아를 함유하지 않은 것이나 완전히 탈지(脫脂)한 상태에서 측정한 코코아의 함유량이 전 중량의 100분의 40 미만인 것으로 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다], 제0401호부터 제0404호까지에 해당하는 물품의 조제 식료품[코코아를 함유하지 않은 것이나 완전히 탈지(脫脂)한 상태에서 측정한 코코아의 함유량이 전 중량의 100분의 5 미만인 것으로 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $23.3 million of malt extract and food preparations of flour, starch or milk (HS 1901), down 0.7% from September 2026 and up 17.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of malt extract and food preparations of flour, starch or milk (HS 1901) totalled $283.6 million, up 4.1% from the 12 months before ($272.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($92.6 million, 32.6% of the total), followed by China and Cambodia.
That was 9.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $23.8 million (up 12.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $579,723 for the month.
Official description of HS 1901: Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of heading 04.01 to 04.04, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 1901
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901.10 | Preparations suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale | $74.2M | 26.2% | +6.6% | $3.8M |
| 1901.10.1010 | Prepared dry milk | $69.5M | 93.7% | +5.7% | $3.5M |
| 1901.10.1090 | Other | $3.8M | 5.1% | +36.1% | $255K |
| 1901.10.9010 | Of oatmeal | $577K | 0.8% | -39.2% | $59K |
| 1901.10.9090 | Other | $268K | 0.4% | +972.6% | $196 |
| 1901.20 | Mixes and doughs for the preparation of baker's wares of heading 19.05 | $54.0M | 19.0% | -11.6% | $5.0M |
| 1901.20.1000 | Of rice flour | $331K | 0.6% | +47.3% | $52K |
| 1901.20.2000 | Of barley flour | $19K | 0.0% | – | $1,907 |
| 1901.20.9000 | Other | $53.6M | 99.4% | -11.9% | $5.0M |
| 1901.90 | Other | $155.4M | 54.8% | +9.6% | $14.5M |
| 1901.90.1000 | Malt extract | $26K | 0.0% | -49.5% | $2,378 |
| 1901.90.2010 | Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 30 % | $2.5M | 1.6% | +143.6% | $21K |
| 1901.90.2020 | Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 30 % | $123K | 0.1% | -22.6% | $0 |
| 1901.90.9010 | Oat meal | $98K | 0.1% | -12.2% | $3,000 |
| 1901.90.9091 | Of rice flour | $110.5M | 71.1% | +5.5% | $10.3M |
| 1901.90.9092 | Of barley flour | $27K | 0.0% | +116.6% | $385 |
| 1901.90.9099 | Other | $42.1M | 27.1% | +17.8% | $4.2M |
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. 129 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months; the table shows the largest 20.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | $92.6M | 32.6% | +2.6% | 1 | $8.7M |
| 2 | China | $40.6M | 14.3% | +7.6% | 2 | $1.6M |
| 3 | Cambodia | $26.6M | 9.4% | +50.9% | 5 | $1.9M |
| 4 | Japan | $22.3M | 7.8% | -8.1% | 3 | $2.5M |
| 5 | Vietnam | $15.7M | 5.5% | -27.5% | 4 | $1.2M |
| 6 | Netherlands | $9.6M | 3.4% | +26.6% | 7 | $798K |
| 7 | Canada | $8.8M | 3.1% | +12.3% | 6 | $485K |
| 8 | Russia | $7.1M | 2.5% | +27.7% | 8 | $356K |
| 9 | Australia | $5.8M | 2.0% | +18.7% | 9 | $548K |
| 10 | Germany | $4.8M | 1.7% | +32.9% | 11 | $495K |
| 11 | Taiwan | $4.3M | 1.5% | +31.3% | 14 | $307K |
| 12 | United Kingdom | $3.6M | 1.3% | -15.3% | 10 | $194K |
| 13 | Philippines | $3.3M | 1.2% | -6.6% | 12 | $208K |
| 14 | Malaysia | $3.2M | 1.1% | -3.3% | 13 | $242K |
| 15 | Thailand | $2.8M | 1.0% | -2.5% | 17 | $354K |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | $2.6M | 0.9% | -9.5% | 16 | $443K |
| 17 | Hong Kong | $2.4M | 0.8% | -5.8% | 19 | $194K |
| 18 | Mongolia | $2.3M | 0.8% | -24.0% | 15 | $339K |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | $1.9M | 0.7% | -20.1% | 20 | $184K |
| 20 | France | $1.9M | 0.7% | +10.8% | 23 | $142K |
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 | $23.3M | +17.1% | 8,152 t | $2.85 | $23.8M | 5,025 t |
| September 2026 | $23.4M | -15.2% | 6,767 t | $3.46 | $19.0M | 4,377 t |
| August 2026 | $19.8M | -0.1% | 6,013 t | $3.29 | $20.9M | 4,075 t |
| July 2026 | $24.5M | +11.5% | 7,207 t | $3.40 | $21.5M | 4,976 t |
| June 2026 | $24.1M | +14.7% | 7,214 t | $3.34 | $24.1M | 5,478 t |
| May 2026 | $19.6M | -4.8% | 5,636 t | $3.48 | $18.3M | 4,734 t |
| April 2026 | $25.4M | -3.5% | 7,927 t | $3.21 | $19.9M | 5,155 t |
| March 2026 | $25.8M | +12.9% | 7,891 t | $3.27 | $22.8M | 5,554 t |
| February 2026 | $21.4M | -18.0% | 6,294 t | $3.41 | $18.2M | 4,084 t |
| January 2026 | $24.4M | +28.1% | 8,248 t | $2.96 | $28.6M | 5,698 t |
| December 2025 | $24.7M | +3.6% | 7,787 t | $3.17 | $25.2M | 5,517 t |
| November 2025 | $27.0M | +16.3% | 9,048 t | $2.99 | $23.1M | 4,774 t |
| October 2025 | $19.9M | -11.6% | 6,780 t | $2.93 | $21.2M | 5,006 t |
| September 2025 | $27.6M | +37.5% | 8,224 t | $3.36 | $25.5M | 5,772 t |
| August 2025 | $19.8M | -7.1% | 6,337 t | $3.13 | $24.3M | 4,952 t |
| July 2025 | $22.0M | -15.1% | 6,797 t | $3.23 | $25.8M | 5,624 t |
| June 2025 | $21.0M | +2.8% | 6,708 t | $3.13 | $21.3M | 4,407 t |
| May 2025 | $20.6M | -12.1% | 6,659 t | $3.10 | $21.4M | 4,736 t |
| April 2025 | $26.4M | +7.8% | 7,802 t | $3.38 | $19.3M | 4,815 t |
| March 2025 | $22.9M | -3.8% | 7,301 t | $3.13 | $19.4M | 4,875 t |
| February 2025 | $26.1M | +26.5% | 7,764 t | $3.37 | $20.3M | 4,320 t |
| January 2025 | $19.1M | -9.6% | 6,530 t | $2.92 | $20.0M | 4,693 t |
| December 2024 | $23.8M | +2.0% | 7,648 t | $3.12 | $21.7M | 5,375 t |
| November 2024 | $23.2M | -19.7% | 7,841 t | $2.96 | $18.1M | 4,553 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.