Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2522 · 생석회(生石灰), 소석회(消石灰), 수경성(水硬性) 석회(제2825호의 산화칼슘과 수산화칼슘은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $15,371 of quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, etc. (HS 2522), down 2.8% from September 2026 and up 42.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, etc. (HS 2522) totalled $302,291, up 89.7% from the 12 months before ($159,366).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($117,887, 39.0% of the total), followed by Vietnam and China.
That was 0.0% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 25 (salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $882,950 (up 50.5% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $867,579 for the month.
Official description of HS 2522: Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime, other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading 28.25.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2522
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2522.10 | Quicklime | $95K | 31.3% | – | $0 |
| 2522.20 | Slaked lime | $208K | 68.7% | +33.8% | $15K |
| 2522.30 | Hydraulic lime | $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. 8 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 | United States | $118K | 39.0% | – | 3 | $0 |
| 2 | Vietnam | $110K | 36.3% | +12.1% | 1 | $13K |
| 3 | China | $73K | 24.0% | +35.9% | 2 | $2,145 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | $959 | 0.3% | – | – | $0 |
| 5 | Guatemala | $828 | 0.3% | – | – | $0 |
| 6 | Indonesia | $415 | 0.1% | – | 6 | $0 |
| 7 | Japan | $6 | 0.0% | – | 4 | $0 |
| – | India | $0 | 0.0% | – | 5 | $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 | $15K | +42.7% | 8.8 t | $1.75 | $883K | 6,752 t |
| September 2026 | $16K | +28.3% | 9.0 t | $1.76 | $907K | 6,636 t |
| August 2026 | $8,004 | -22.1% | 6.4 t | $1.25 | $638K | 4,571 t |
| July 2026 | $36K | +199.8% | 21.7 t | $1.65 | $680K | 4,931 t |
| June 2026 | $12K | – | 8.6 t | $1.40 | $846K | 5,656 t |
| May 2026 | $14K | -65.1% | 7.4 t | $1.89 | $978K | 7,855 t |
| April 2026 | $32K | – | 11.0 t | $2.86 | $868K | 6,616 t |
| March 2026 | $76K | +500.2% | 46.9 t | $1.62 | $1.1M | 8,248 t |
| February 2026 | $15K | – | 9.6 t | $1.52 | $709K | 5,182 t |
| January 2026 | $50K | – | 56.0 t | $0.89 | $750K | 5,933 t |
| December 2025 | $15K | +38.0% | 11.2 t | $1.30 | $890K | 6,442 t |
| November 2025 | $15K | +3.8% | 12.8 t | $1.17 | $767K | 5,537 t |
| October 2025 | $11K | -69.7% | 6.0 t | $1.78 | $587K | 3,895 t |
| September 2025 | $12K | +21.0% | 7.0 t | $1.76 | $404K | 2,748 t |
| August 2025 | $10K | -31.4% | 5.2 t | $1.98 | $480K | 3,191 t |
| July 2025 | $12K | -16.1% | 9.2 t | $1.30 | $629K | 4,071 t |
| June 2025 | $9,470 | -24.9% | 28.6 t | $0.33 | $652K | 3,952 t |
| May 2025 | $40K | +296.6% | 49.6 t | $0.81 | $610K | 3,692 t |
| April 2025 | $9,396 | -73.1% | 3.3 t | $2.85 | $833K | 5,587 t |
| March 2025 | $13K | -15.5% | 9.2 t | $1.38 | $502K | 3,321 t |
| February 2025 | $8,766 | -31.3% | 8.8 t | $1.00 | $826K | 6,671 t |
| January 2025 | $8,767 | – | 8.9 t | $0.98 | $952K | 6,792 t |
| December 2024 | $11K | – | 13.6 t | $0.78 | $544K | 3,689 t |
| November 2024 | $14K | – | 4.0 t | $3.56 | $644K | 4,830 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.