Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2523 · 포틀랜드(Portland) 시멘트ㆍ알루미나(aluminous) 시멘트ㆍ슬래그(slag) 시멘트ㆍ슈퍼설페이트(super sulphate) 시멘트와 이와 유사한 수경성(水硬性) 시멘트[착색한 것인지 또는 클링커(clinker) 형태로 된 것인지에 상관없다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $7.9 million of portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, etc. (HS 2523), down 12.7% from September 2026 and down 40.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, etc. (HS 2523) totalled $107.5 million, down 23.2% from the 12 months before ($140.0 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Chile ($19.8 million, 18.4% of the total), followed by Peru and the United States.
That was 12.1% 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 $6.0 million (up 18.2% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $1.9 million for the month.
Official description of HS 2523: Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2523
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2523.10 | Cement clinkers | $86.0M | 80.0% | -13.8% | $7.0M |
| 2523.21 | White cement, whether or not artificially coloured | $615K | 0.6% | +2.5% | $34K |
| 2523.29 | Other | $11.5M | 10.7% | -60.6% | $18K |
| 2523.30 | Aluminous cement | $9.0M | 8.4% | -10.0% | $831K |
| 2523.90 | Other hydraulic cements | $292K | 0.3% | -8.5% | $34K |
| 2523.90.1000 | Slag cements | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2523.90.9000 | Other | $292K | 100.0% | -6.1% | $34K |
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. 59 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 | Chile | $19.8M | 18.4% | +19.4% | 3 | $666K |
| 2 | Peru | $16.5M | 15.4% | +7.6% | 4 | $2.2M |
| 3 | United States | $11.7M | 10.9% | -57.1% | 1 | $93K |
| 4 | Guatemala | $8.0M | 7.5% | -13.5% | 5 | $0 |
| 5 | Colombia | $7.2M | 6.7% | +89.6% | 10 | $0 |
| 6 | Philippines | $6.9M | 6.4% | -21.8% | 6 | $1.4M |
| 7 | Japan | $6.4M | 5.9% | -11.5% | 7 | $558K |
| 8 | El Salvador | $5.5M | 5.1% | – | – | $1.4M |
| 9 | Guinea | $4.4M | 4.1% | +337.0% | 18 | $0 |
| 10 | Brazil | $2.8M | 2.7% | +105.6% | 14 | $0 |
| 11 | Bangladesh | $2.8M | 2.6% | -87.2% | 2 | $0 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | $2.6M | 2.4% | -31.7% | 11 | $0 |
| 13 | Nicaragua | $2.3M | 2.1% | +85.1% | 16 | $0 |
| 14 | Mauritania | $1.4M | 1.3% | – | – | $0 |
| 15 | Panama | $1.3M | 1.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | $1.3M | 1.2% | +16.6% | 17 | $0 |
| 17 | Ecuador | $1.3M | 1.2% | – | 36 | $1.3M |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | $1.2M | 1.1% | -57.4% | 13 | $0 |
| 19 | Honduras | $1.1M | 1.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 20 | Ghana | $980K | 0.9% | -83.2% | 9 | $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 | $7.9M | -40.9% | 237,060 t | $0.03 | $6.0M | 100,412 t |
| September 2026 | $9.0M | -27.3% | 280,110 t | $0.03 | $5.1M | 89,918 t |
| August 2026 | $7.4M | -50.5% | 231,750 t | $0.03 | $4.3M | 74,164 t |
| July 2026 | $11.5M | -11.0% | 355,192 t | $0.03 | $4.3M | 76,671 t |
| June 2026 | $7.1M | -21.5% | 210,363 t | $0.03 | $5.9M | 99,606 t |
| May 2026 | $5.9M | -54.6% | 188,332 t | $0.03 | $5.9M | 98,675 t |
| April 2026 | $9.1M | -41.4% | 273,950 t | $0.03 | $7.5M | 127,076 t |
| March 2026 | $9.2M | -14.7% | 254,266 t | $0.04 | $6.0M | 107,644 t |
| February 2026 | $8.6M | -6.7% | 243,967 t | $0.04 | $3.2M | 54,586 t |
| January 2026 | $7.6M | -10.5% | 220,946 t | $0.03 | $4.6M | 82,798 t |
| December 2025 | $14.3M | +44.9% | 437,916 t | $0.03 | $5.4M | 90,392 t |
| November 2025 | $9.8M | -5.0% | 306,543 t | $0.03 | $6.6M | 113,812 t |
| October 2025 | $13.4M | +28.0% | 454,230 t | $0.03 | $5.1M | 88,534 t |
| September 2025 | $12.4M | +28.8% | 402,638 t | $0.03 | $4.9M | 84,169 t |
| August 2025 | $14.9M | +109.4% | 494,800 t | $0.03 | $4.6M | 76,319 t |
| July 2025 | $12.9M | +16.8% | 401,980 t | $0.03 | $5.3M | 89,185 t |
| June 2025 | $9.0M | +85.1% | 281,494 t | $0.03 | $4.7M | 77,790 t |
| May 2025 | $13.1M | +26.9% | 411,404 t | $0.03 | $6.6M | 113,624 t |
| April 2025 | $15.6M | +97.9% | 531,971 t | $0.03 | $4.6M | 78,582 t |
| March 2025 | $10.8M | +98.7% | 338,989 t | $0.03 | $4.5M | 78,868 t |
| February 2025 | $9.2M | -6.5% | 306,436 t | $0.03 | $3.8M | 64,660 t |
| January 2025 | $8.5M | +9.8% | 282,960 t | $0.03 | $4.9M | 84,836 t |
| December 2024 | $9.9M | -31.4% | 337,262 t | $0.03 | $5.9M | 99,432 t |
| November 2024 | $10.3M | +113.0% | 360,609 t | $0.03 | $5.4M | 77,388 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.