Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2301 · 육ㆍ설육(屑肉)ㆍ어류ㆍ갑각류ㆍ연체동물이나 그 밖의 수생(水生) 무척추동물의 고운 가루ㆍ거친 가루ㆍ펠릿(pellet)(식용에 적합하지 않은 것으로 한정한다)과 수지박 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.8 million of flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, etc. (HS 2301), down 15.8% from September 2026 and down 5.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, etc. (HS 2301) totalled $54.4 million, up 5.6% from the 12 months before ($51.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($26.6 million, 48.9% of the total), followed by Thailand and Indonesia.
That was 15.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 23 (food industry residues and animal feed) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $20.3 million (up 76.9% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $16.6 million for the month.
Official description of HS 2301: Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2301
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2301.10 | Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal; greaves | $13.2M | 24.2% | +17.8% | $1.2M |
| 2301.10.1000 | Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal | $13.2M | 100.0% | +17.8% | $1.2M |
| 2301.10.2000 | Greaves | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2301.20 | Flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | $41.2M | 75.8% | +2.2% | $2.6M |
| 2301.20.1000 | Flours, meals and pellets of fish | $4.2M | 10.2% | +229.7% | $139K |
| 2301.20.9000 | Other | $37.0M | 89.8% | -5.3% | $2.4M |
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. 16 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 | Vietnam | $26.6M | 48.9% | -2.1% | 1 | $2.2M |
| 2 | Thailand | $11.6M | 21.4% | +25.9% | 2 | $791K |
| 3 | Indonesia | $8.2M | 15.1% | +0.3% | 3 | $232K |
| 4 | Japan | $2.9M | 5.3% | +35.8% | 4 | $122K |
| 5 | Malaysia | $1.6M | 2.9% | +1.2% | 6 | $223K |
| 6 | Philippines | $1.3M | 2.5% | -33.9% | 5 | $33K |
| 7 | Taiwan | $1.2M | 2.3% | +196.0% | 7 | $121K |
| 8 | China | $689K | 1.3% | +82.1% | 8 | $0 |
| 9 | United States | $115K | 0.2% | – | – | $29K |
| 10 | Bangladesh | $69K | 0.1% | -4.0% | 10 | $0 |
| 11 | Cambodia | $30K | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| – | Germany | $0 | 0.0% | – | 14 | $0 |
| – | Nigeria | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 9 | $0 |
| – | Saudi Arabia | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 12 | $0 |
| – | Sri Lanka | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 11 | $0 |
| – | United Arab Emirates | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 13 | $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 | $3.8M | -5.7% | 4,674 t | $0.80 | $20.3M | 7,832 t |
| September 2026 | $4.5M | +18.0% | 5,267 t | $0.85 | $15.6M | 6,039 t |
| August 2026 | $4.2M | +25.5% | 5,156 t | $0.81 | $7.2M | 3,222 t |
| July 2026 | $5.5M | +3.4% | 6,387 t | $0.87 | $14.1M | 6,174 t |
| June 2026 | $4.6M | +16.8% | 5,630 t | $0.81 | $10.9M | 5,076 t |
| May 2026 | $5.8M | +39.8% | 6,896 t | $0.85 | $10.8M | 5,191 t |
| April 2026 | $5.1M | -10.6% | 6,265 t | $0.82 | $10.8M | 5,363 t |
| March 2026 | $4.8M | +12.1% | 5,873 t | $0.81 | $15.6M | 7,698 t |
| February 2026 | $4.8M | -8.9% | 6,421 t | $0.75 | $10.7M | 5,496 t |
| January 2026 | $3.4M | -13.4% | 4,566 t | $0.76 | $10.4M | 5,786 t |
| December 2025 | $3.8M | +7.2% | 5,558 t | $0.68 | $8.8M | 5,164 t |
| November 2025 | $4.1M | -2.5% | 5,742 t | $0.71 | $10.2M | 5,963 t |
| October 2025 | $4.0M | +1.1% | 4,931 t | $0.81 | $11.5M | 6,675 t |
| September 2025 | $3.8M | -17.3% | 5,392 t | $0.70 | $9.5M | 5,921 t |
| August 2025 | $3.3M | -34.3% | 4,449 t | $0.75 | $7.7M | 4,553 t |
| July 2025 | $5.3M | -9.7% | 6,715 t | $0.80 | $8.9M | 5,320 t |
| June 2025 | $3.9M | -26.6% | 5,129 t | $0.76 | $7.7M | 4,800 t |
| May 2025 | $4.2M | -20.0% | 5,118 t | $0.82 | $8.4M | 5,380 t |
| April 2025 | $5.7M | +13.3% | 7,165 t | $0.80 | $9.4M | 6,051 t |
| March 2025 | $4.2M | -30.2% | 5,124 t | $0.83 | $5.6M | 3,431 t |
| February 2025 | $5.3M | +15.2% | 6,376 t | $0.83 | $6.9M | 4,081 t |
| January 2025 | $4.0M | -24.2% | 4,884 t | $0.82 | $7.1M | 4,359 t |
| December 2024 | $3.5M | -0.9% | 4,249 t | $0.83 | $8.5M | 5,235 t |
| November 2024 | $4.2M | -14.2% | 4,726 t | $0.88 | $7.5M | 4,621 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.