Ethers, ether-alcohols and peroxides: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2909 · 에테르ㆍ에테르알코올ㆍ에테르페놀ㆍ에테르알코올페놀ㆍ과산화알코올ㆍ과산화에테르ㆍ과산화아세탈과 과산화헤미아세탈ㆍ과산화케톤(화학적으로 단일한 것인지에 상관없다)과 이들의 할로겐화유도체ㆍ술폰화유도체ㆍ니트로화유도체ㆍ니트로소화유도체 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $20.0 million of ethers, ether-alcohols and peroxides (HS 2909), down 18.7% from September 2026 and up 40.3% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of ethers, ether-alcohols and peroxides (HS 2909) totalled $240.6 million, up 5.9% from the 12 months before ($227.2 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($59.3 million, 24.7% of the total), followed by India and the United States.
That was 1.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 29 (organic chemicals) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $53.6 million (up 114.0% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $33.6 million for the month.
Official description of HS 2909: Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (whether or not chemically defined), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2909
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2909.11 | Diethyl ether | $175K | 0.1% | -7.2% | $2,350 |
| 2909.19 | Other | $21.2M | 8.8% | -44.8% | $306K |
| 2909.19.2000 | Methyl tertiary butyl ether | $15.5M | 73.2% | -56.3% | $2,923 |
| 2909.19.9000 | Other | $5.7M | 26.8% | +99.8% | $303K |
| 2909.20 | Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $902K | 0.4% | -5.6% | $123K |
| 2909.30 | Aromatic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $2.8M | 1.2% | +61.3% | $265K |
| 2909.30.1000 | Anisole | $646K | 22.8% | +437.9% | $126K |
| 2909.30.2000 | Anethole | $170 | 0.0% | – | $94 |
| 2909.30.3000 | Diphenylether | $669 | 0.0% | – | $91 |
| 2909.30.4000 | Ambrette musk | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2909.30.5000 | Decabromodiphenyl oxide (Decabromodiphenyl ether) | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 2909.30.9010 | Material for manufacturing agricultural chemicals (registered material under the Agricultural Chemicals Management Act) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2909.30.9090 | Other | $2.2M | 77.2% | +35.8% | $139K |
| 2909.41 | 2,2'-Oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | $2.4M | 1.0% | -1.7% | $300K |
| 2909.43 | Monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | $63.1M | 26.2% | +23.0% | $5.4M |
| 2909.44 | Other monoalkylethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | $2.3M | 0.9% | -36.9% | $124K |
| 2909.44.1000 | Monomethyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | $1.1M | 47.6% | -28.5% | $56K |
| 2909.44.9000 | Other | $1.2M | 52.4% | -42.9% | $68K |
| 2909.49 | Other | $128.4M | 53.4% | +15.5% | $11.4M |
| 2909.49.1000 | Triethylene glycol | $281K | 0.2% | +10.0% | $354 |
| 2909.49.9000 | Other | $128.1M | 99.8% | +15.5% | $11.4M |
| 2909.50 | Ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $35K | 0.0% | -3.6% | $6,117 |
| 2909.60 | Alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides and their halogenated, sulphonated | $19.3M | 8.0% | +10.5% | $2.1M |
| 2909.60.1000 | Alcohol peroxides | $3 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2909.60.2000 | Dicumyl peroxide | $12.5M | 64.7% | +17.9% | $1.6M |
| 2909.60.3000 | Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide | $1,108 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2909.60.9000 | Other | $6.8M | 35.3% | -0.9% | $431K |
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. 73 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 | China | $59.3M | 24.7% | -9.3% | 1 | $3.0M |
| 2 | India | $31.3M | 13.0% | +53.3% | 4 | $5.0M |
| 3 | United States | $24.0M | 10.0% | +1.9% | 3 | $1.5M |
| 4 | Japan | $18.9M | 7.8% | +14.1% | 5 | $895K |
| 5 | Netherlands | $16.4M | 6.8% | +139.6% | 9 | $708K |
| 6 | Singapore | $12.3M | 5.1% | +29.9% | 6 | $257K |
| 7 | Indonesia | $11.1M | 4.6% | +44.7% | 8 | $1.6M |
| 8 | Türkiye | $8.9M | 3.7% | +55.9% | 10 | $823K |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | $8.3M | 3.4% | +4.9% | 7 | $2.4M |
| 10 | Malaysia | $6.1M | 2.5% | -78.5% | 2 | $105K |
| 11 | Spain | $4.8M | 2.0% | +38.6% | 13 | $98K |
| 12 | Vietnam | $4.5M | 1.9% | +53.6% | 15 | $308K |
| 13 | Taiwan | $3.5M | 1.5% | +17.2% | 14 | $245K |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $3.2M | 1.3% | +23.0% | 16 | $376K |
| 15 | Russia | $2.5M | 1.0% | +64.5% | 17 | $49K |
| 16 | Italy | $2.4M | 1.0% | -39.2% | 11 | $0 |
| 17 | Thailand | $2.3M | 1.0% | +166.9% | 22 | $52K |
| 18 | Egypt | $2.2M | 0.9% | +203.5% | 26 | $659K |
| 19 | Mexico | $2.0M | 0.8% | +107.2% | 21 | $335K |
| 20 | Australia | $1.5M | 0.6% | -3.1% | 19 | $210K |
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 | $20.0M | +40.3% | 10,455 t | $1.91 | $53.6M | 32,671 t |
| September 2026 | $24.6M | +41.6% | 15,417 t | $1.60 | $37.9M | 22,126 t |
| August 2026 | $24.4M | +49.9% | 15,557 t | $1.57 | $38.9M | 26,648 t |
| July 2026 | $23.0M | +9.2% | 12,922 t | $1.78 | $42.7M | 33,684 t |
| June 2026 | $22.4M | +27.9% | 11,054 t | $2.03 | $48.7M | 31,918 t |
| May 2026 | $19.7M | +25.4% | 9,490 t | $2.07 | $47.1M | 31,781 t |
| April 2026 | $19.2M | +29.0% | 8,835 t | $2.17 | $51.7M | 37,373 t |
| March 2026 | $16.9M | -21.2% | 10,375 t | $1.63 | $32.6M | 17,516 t |
| February 2026 | $19.2M | -6.0% | 14,820 t | $1.29 | $21.1M | 10,680 t |
| January 2026 | $21.8M | -14.5% | 18,378 t | $1.18 | $26.6M | 10,517 t |
| December 2025 | $13.1M | -50.4% | 10,041 t | $1.30 | $33.3M | 27,173 t |
| November 2025 | $16.4M | -1.2% | 13,274 t | $1.23 | $27.0M | 20,729 t |
| October 2025 | $14.3M | -21.2% | 9,520 t | $1.50 | $25.0M | 17,797 t |
| September 2025 | $17.4M | -35.0% | 12,473 t | $1.39 | $25.2M | 11,277 t |
| August 2025 | $16.3M | -12.3% | 12,306 t | $1.33 | $19.0M | 9,672 t |
| July 2025 | $21.1M | -22.9% | 17,825 t | $1.18 | $20.8M | 9,737 t |
| June 2025 | $17.5M | -14.8% | 14,370 t | $1.22 | $29.8M | 18,209 t |
| May 2025 | $15.7M | -55.7% | 12,537 t | $1.25 | $19.6M | 9,085 t |
| April 2025 | $14.9M | -57.0% | 8,894 t | $1.67 | $29.0M | 17,166 t |
| March 2025 | $21.5M | -46.9% | 17,856 t | $1.20 | $23.7M | 13,135 t |
| February 2025 | $20.4M | -25.6% | 15,715 t | $1.30 | $19.4M | 10,921 t |
| January 2025 | $25.5M | -6.7% | 23,686 t | $1.07 | $25.2M | 16,430 t |
| December 2024 | $26.3M | +50.7% | 26,622 t | $0.99 | $27.8M | 16,471 t |
| November 2024 | $16.6M | -20.5% | 10,851 t | $1.53 | $19.8M | 11,186 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.