Petroleum jelly, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2712 · 석유젤리ㆍ파라핀왁스ㆍ마이크로크리스털린(micro crystalline)석유왁스ㆍ슬랙왁스(slack wax)ㆍ오조케라이트(ozokerite)ㆍ갈탄왁스ㆍ토탄왁스, 그 밖의 광물성 왁스와 합성이나 그 밖의 공정에 따라 얻은 이와 유사한 물품(착색한 것인지에 상관없다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.4 million of petroleum jelly, etc. (HS 2712), up 37.5% from September 2026 and up 47.8% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of petroleum jelly, etc. (HS 2712) totalled $32.1 million, down 12.9% from the 12 months before ($36.9 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was India ($7.5 million, 23.4% of the total), followed by China and Vietnam.
That was 0.0% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 27 (mineral fuels, oils and their products) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $2.5 million (up 18.2% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $889,629 for the month.
Official description of HS 2712: Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2712
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2712.10 | Petroleum jelly | $5.0M | 15.6% | -17.8% | $673K |
| 2712.10.1000 | Vaseline | $1,475 | 0.0% | -90.8% | $0 |
| 2712.10.9000 | Other | $5.0M | 100.0% | -17.6% | $673K |
| 2712.20 | Paraffin wax containing by weight less than 0.75 % of oil | $428K | 1.3% | -30.0% | $7,497 |
| 2712.90 | Other | $26.7M | 83.1% | -11.6% | $2.7M |
| 2712.90.1010 | Slack wax and scale wax | $10.3M | 38.4% | -17.6% | $1.2M |
| 2712.90.1020 | Microcrystalline wax | $14.5M | 54.3% | -11.5% | $1.2M |
| 2712.90.1090 | Other | $1.4M | 5.4% | +198.0% | $241K |
| 2712.90.9010 | Montan wax | $4,671 | 0.0% | -75.8% | $0 |
| 2712.90.9030 | Ceresin wax | $135K | 0.5% | +2.0% | $9,736 |
| 2712.90.9040 | Synthetic paraffin wax | $88K | 0.3% | -33.6% | $265 |
| 2712.90.9090 | Other | $297K | 1.1% | -52.7% | $25K |
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. 65 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 | India | $7.5M | 23.4% | -27.0% | 1 | $662K |
| 2 | China | $6.7M | 20.9% | -7.6% | 2 | $599K |
| 3 | Vietnam | $6.1M | 19.1% | +9.7% | 3 | $571K |
| 4 | Malaysia | $2.3M | 7.3% | +49.2% | 6 | $610K |
| 5 | Kenya | $1.3M | 4.1% | -18.0% | 5 | $25K |
| 6 | Tanzania | $960K | 3.0% | -0.8% | 8 | $30K |
| 7 | Mexico | $751K | 2.3% | -12.6% | 9 | $126K |
| 8 | United States | $697K | 2.2% | -48.4% | 7 | $28K |
| 9 | Taiwan | $633K | 2.0% | +1.0% | 10 | $33K |
| 10 | Uganda | $559K | 1.7% | +80.5% | 16 | $123K |
| 11 | Indonesia | $541K | 1.7% | -74.7% | 4 | $23K |
| 12 | Ethiopia | $514K | 1.6% | – | – | $236K |
| 13 | Spain | $419K | 1.3% | -27.8% | 11 | $88K |
| 14 | Poland | $414K | 1.3% | +226.0% | 22 | $0 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | $387K | 1.2% | -1.1% | 15 | $265 |
| 16 | South Africa | $384K | 1.2% | -29.7% | 12 | $0 |
| 17 | Egypt | $351K | 1.1% | +112.7% | 19 | $124K |
| 18 | Thailand | $269K | 0.8% | -46.6% | 13 | $384 |
| 19 | Peru | $243K | 0.8% | +55.4% | 21 | $0 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | $154K | 0.5% | +296.1% | 31 | $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 | $3.4M | +47.8% | 2,224 t | $1.51 | $2.5M | 1,086 t |
| September 2026 | $2.4M | -31.8% | 1,653 t | $1.48 | $2.8M | 1,448 t |
| August 2026 | $2.4M | -21.4% | 1,408 t | $1.73 | $2.6M | 1,219 t |
| July 2026 | $2.3M | -37.5% | 1,322 t | $1.71 | $3.2M | 1,356 t |
| June 2026 | $2.1M | -28.8% | 1,332 t | $1.61 | $2.9M | 1,494 t |
| May 2026 | $3.0M | -3.0% | 1,803 t | $1.65 | $3.1M | 1,502 t |
| April 2026 | $2.5M | -7.7% | 1,517 t | $1.67 | $3.8M | 1,907 t |
| March 2026 | $3.3M | -4.5% | 2,343 t | $1.42 | $3.1M | 1,705 t |
| February 2026 | $2.5M | -25.8% | 1,746 t | $1.43 | $2.1M | 1,202 t |
| January 2026 | $2.8M | +0.9% | 2,038 t | $1.37 | $1.8M | 922 t |
| December 2025 | $2.6M | -23.6% | 1,791 t | $1.45 | $3.4M | 2,002 t |
| November 2025 | $2.8M | +10.7% | 1,842 t | $1.51 | $2.4M | 1,572 t |
| October 2025 | $2.3M | +42.1% | 1,539 t | $1.48 | $2.1M | 889 t |
| September 2025 | $3.6M | +31.8% | 2,275 t | $1.58 | $2.8M | 1,515 t |
| August 2025 | $3.1M | -11.5% | 2,003 t | $1.55 | $2.5M | 1,216 t |
| July 2025 | $3.6M | +1.3% | 2,247 t | $1.61 | $3.2M | 1,698 t |
| June 2025 | $3.0M | -19.1% | 1,711 t | $1.76 | $3.2M | 1,540 t |
| May 2025 | $3.1M | -2.8% | 1,687 t | $1.82 | $2.6M | 1,258 t |
| April 2025 | $2.7M | -11.0% | 1,411 t | $1.95 | $2.2M | 1,038 t |
| March 2025 | $3.5M | +24.9% | 1,769 t | $1.97 | $2.3M | 1,139 t |
| February 2025 | $3.4M | +2.5% | 1,657 t | $2.02 | $2.9M | 1,702 t |
| January 2025 | $2.8M | -12.1% | 1,413 t | $1.96 | $3.0M | 1,807 t |
| December 2024 | $3.4M | +4.5% | 1,649 t | $2.06 | $3.5M | 2,125 t |
| November 2024 | $2.5M | -25.8% | 1,225 t | $2.05 | $3.1M | 2,007 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.