Oxygen-function amino-compounds: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2922 · 산소관능아미노화합물 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $21.4 million of oxygen-function amino-compounds (HS 2922), up 9.8% from September 2026 and up 132.0% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of oxygen-function amino-compounds (HS 2922) totalled $204.8 million, up 13.1% from the 12 months before ($181.1 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($47.4 million, 23.1% of the total), followed by the Netherlands and Poland.
That was 1.0% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 29 (organic chemicals) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $45.9 million (up 41.8% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $24.4 million for the month.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2922
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2922.11 | Monoethanolamine and its salts | $3.2M | 1.6% | +126.9% | $319K |
| 2922.11.1000 | Monoethanolamine | $3.2M | 100.0% | +127.0% | $319K |
| 2922.11.2000 | Salts of monoethanolamine | $1,198 | 0.0% | – | $213 |
| 2922.12 | Diethanolamine and its salts | $3.0M | 1.5% | +234.4% | $353K |
| 2922.12.1000 | Diethanolamine | $3.0M | 100.0% | +234.4% | $353K |
| 2922.12.2000 | Salts of diethanolamine | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.14 | Dextropropoxyphene (INN) and its salts | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.15 | Triethanolamine | $2.5M | 1.2% | +14.8% | $344K |
| 2922.17 | Methyldiethanolamine and ethyldiethanolamine | $1.2M | 0.6% | -15.2% | $107K |
| 2922.17.1000 | Methyldiethanolamine | $1.2M | 100.0% | -15.2% | $107K |
| 2922.17.2000 | Ethyldiethanolamine | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.18 | 2-(N,N-Diisopropylamino)ethanol | $278 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.19 | Other | $5.6M | 2.7% | -15.8% | $529K |
| 2922.19.3000 | N,N-Dialkyl(methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or isopropyl)2-aminoethanols and their protonated salts | $281K | 5.0% | -11.5% | $7,251 |
| 2922.19.9000 | Other | $5.3M | 95.0% | -16.0% | $521K |
| 2922.21 | Aminohydroxynaphthalenesulphonic acids and their salts | $1,388 | 0.0% | -95.8% | $194 |
| 2922.21.1000 | 7-amino-1-naphthol-3-sulphonic acid (gamma acid) and its salts | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.21.2000 | 8-amino-1-naphthol-3, 6-disulphonic acid (H acid) and its salts | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.21.3000 | 2-amino-5-naphthol-7-disulphonic acid (J acid) and its salts | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.21.9000 | Other | $1,388 | 100.0% | -95.8% | $194 |
| 2922.29 | Other | $5.4M | 2.6% | +23.7% | $160K |
| 2922.29.2000 | Meta-aminophenol | $15K | 0.3% | – | $14K |
| 2922.29.3000 | Phenetidines and their salts | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.29.9000 | Other | $5.4M | 99.7% | +23.4% | $147K |
| 2922.31 | Amfepramone (INN), methadone (INN) and normethadone (INN); salts thereof | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.39 | Other | $10K | 0.0% | – | $178 |
| 2922.39.3000 | Derivatives of amino anthraquinons | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.39.9000 | Other | $10K | 100.0% | – | $178 |
| 2922.41 | Lysine and its esters; salts thereof | $156.5M | 76.4% | +23.3% | $16.5M |
| 2922.41.1000 | Lysine | $52.9M | 33.8% | +0.3% | $4.9M |
| 2922.41.2000 | Esters of lysine | $116K | 0.1% | -0.2% | $711 |
| 2922.41.3000 | Salts of lysine and its esters | $103.4M | 66.1% | +39.7% | $11.6M |
| 2922.42 | Glutamic acid and its salts | $1.3M | 0.6% | +16.1% | $76K |
| 2922.42.1000 | Glutamic acid | $2,604 | 0.2% | – | $217 |
| 2922.42.2000 | Sodium glutamate | $1.3M | 95.2% | +18.0% | $76K |
| 2922.42.3000 | Other salts of glutamic acid | $61K | 4.6% | -14.2% | $0 |
| 2922.43 | Anthranilic acid and its salts | $367 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.49 | Other | $19.1M | 9.3% | -21.8% | $1.2M |
| 2922.49.1000 | Glycine | $309K | 1.6% | +3.9% | $6,535 |
| 2922.49.2000 | Alanine | $48K | 0.2% | -25.0% | $21 |
| 2922.49.3000 | Leucine | $57K | 0.3% | – | $103 |
| 2922.49.4000 | Valine | $499 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.49.7000 | Ethyl para amino benzoate | $395 | 0.0% | -99.9% | $0 |
| 2922.49.9000 | Other | $18.7M | 97.8% | -21.3% | $1.2M |
| 2922.50 | Amino-alcohol-phenols, amino-acid-phenols and other amino-compounds with oxygen function | $7.0M | 3.4% | -39.9% | $1.8M |
| 2922.50.5000 | Material for manufacturing agricultural chemicals (registered material under the Agricultural Chemicals Management Act) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2922.50.6000 | Serine | $2.6M | 37.4% | +62.6% | $1.5M |
| 2922.50.9000 | Other | $4.4M | 62.6% | -56.4% | $317K |
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. 88 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 | United States | $47.4M | 23.1% | +427.7% | 6 | $3.1M |
| 2 | Netherlands | $26.0M | 12.7% | -45.0% | 1 | $3.7M |
| 3 | Poland | $23.7M | 11.6% | +116.4% | 5 | $3.4M |
| 4 | Spain | $20.1M | 9.8% | -12.4% | 2 | $1.5M |
| 5 | France | $17.6M | 8.6% | +24.9% | 4 | $1.6M |
| 6 | Italy | $14.8M | 7.2% | +1.5% | 3 | $2.3M |
| 7 | Japan | $9.6M | 4.7% | +8.7% | 7 | $1.2M |
| 8 | Thailand | $4.3M | 2.1% | +122.6% | 17 | $825K |
| 9 | Vietnam | $4.1M | 2.0% | -6.3% | 10 | $289K |
| 10 | Switzerland | $4.1M | 2.0% | +44.1% | 13 | $0 |
| 11 | Germany | $3.3M | 1.6% | +200.1% | 23 | $7,147 |
| 12 | Ireland | $3.2M | 1.6% | -15.2% | 12 | $685K |
| 13 | China | $2.8M | 1.4% | -62.2% | 8 | $189K |
| 14 | Indonesia | $2.1M | 1.0% | +38.0% | 19 | $26K |
| 15 | Portugal | $1.9M | 0.9% | -51.8% | 11 | $306K |
| 16 | United Kingdom | $1.8M | 0.9% | -35.2% | 14 | $364K |
| 17 | Bangladesh | $1.6M | 0.8% | +9.7% | 20 | $0 |
| 18 | Brazil | $1.4M | 0.7% | +148.3% | 27 | $176K |
| 19 | India | $1.4M | 0.7% | -45.1% | 15 | $30K |
| 20 | Denmark | $1.3M | 0.6% | +817.7% | 46 | $56K |
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 | $21.4M | +132.0% | 13,397 t | $1.60 | $45.9M | 18,282 t |
| September 2026 | $19.5M | +202.3% | 13,639 t | $1.43 | $44.3M | 17,935 t |
| August 2026 | $14.9M | +48.1% | 10,450 t | $1.42 | $37.8M | 16,447 t |
| July 2026 | $14.1M | +52.5% | 10,708 t | $1.32 | $42.9M | 17,427 t |
| June 2026 | $14.2M | +51.6% | 8,396 t | $1.69 | $42.2M | 17,154 t |
| May 2026 | $17.5M | +20.1% | 11,535 t | $1.51 | $36.3M | 15,929 t |
| April 2026 | $23.8M | +21.2% | 14,646 t | $1.62 | $40.1M | 17,107 t |
| March 2026 | $20.6M | -20.5% | 15,210 t | $1.35 | $44.3M | 20,735 t |
| February 2026 | $19.4M | -25.4% | 14,215 t | $1.36 | $33.4M | 15,503 t |
| January 2026 | $14.9M | -15.7% | 10,169 t | $1.46 | $38.8M | 20,620 t |
| December 2025 | $12.8M | -15.9% | 8,257 t | $1.55 | $38.7M | 19,476 t |
| November 2025 | $11.7M | -34.0% | 6,750 t | $1.74 | $43.1M | 16,874 t |
| October 2025 | $9.2M | -26.6% | 6,639 t | $1.39 | $32.3M | 15,089 t |
| September 2025 | $6.5M | -41.1% | 3,465 t | $1.86 | $40.5M | 18,847 t |
| August 2025 | $10.0M | -19.1% | 6,417 t | $1.56 | $32.4M | 16,183 t |
| July 2025 | $9.3M | -40.2% | 4,521 t | $2.05 | $42.5M | 18,692 t |
| June 2025 | $9.3M | +13.6% | 4,209 t | $2.22 | $36.1M | 14,013 t |
| May 2025 | $14.5M | +52.7% | 6,822 t | $2.13 | $42.4M | 17,971 t |
| April 2025 | $19.6M | +44.3% | 9,784 t | $2.01 | $43.9M | 19,420 t |
| March 2025 | $25.9M | +40.7% | 13,720 t | $1.89 | $34.9M | 16,058 t |
| February 2025 | $26.0M | +87.4% | 16,491 t | $1.58 | $40.0M | 17,828 t |
| January 2025 | $17.6M | +17.5% | 11,562 t | $1.53 | $35.8M | 16,647 t |
| December 2024 | $15.3M | -5.6% | 6,960 t | $2.19 | $36.6M | 16,514 t |
| November 2024 | $17.8M | +48.9% | 11,827 t | $1.50 | $36.0M | 14,590 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.