Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2936 · 프로비타민과 비타민(천연의 것과 이와 동일한 구조를 가지는 합성의 것으로 한정하며, 천연의 프로비타민 농축물과 비타민 농축물을 포함한다), 이들의 유도체로서 주로 비타민으로 사용하는 것과 이들의 상호 혼합물(용매에 용해하였는지에 상관없다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $4.3 million of provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis, etc. (HS 2936), up 17.4% from September 2026 and down 21.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis, etc. (HS 2936) totalled $67.6 million, up 8.7% from the 12 months before ($62.1 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Germany ($22.5 million, 33.3% of the total), followed by the United States and Japan.
That was 0.3% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 29 (organic chemicals) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $22.7 million (up 41.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $18.4 million for the month.
Official description of HS 2936: Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2936
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2936.21 | Vitamins A and their derivatives | $382K | 0.6% | +6.5% | $31K |
| 2936.22 | Vitamin B1 and its derivatives | $1.4M | 2.1% | -39.5% | $122K |
| 2936.23 | Vitamin B2 and its derivatives | $47.2M | 69.9% | +10.9% | $2.8M |
| 2936.24 | D- or DL-Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5) and its derivatives | $586K | 0.9% | -0.6% | $121K |
| 2936.25 | Vitamin B6 and its derivatives | $37K | 0.1% | -54.1% | $7,564 |
| 2936.26 | Vitamin B12 and its derivatives | $23K | 0.0% | -70.2% | $1,730 |
| 2936.27 | Vitamin C and its derivatives | $6.7M | 9.9% | +6.8% | $655K |
| 2936.27.1000 | Ascorbic acid | $1.4M | 20.4% | -25.5% | $165K |
| 2936.27.2000 | Sodium ascorbate | $1,961 | 0.0% | – | $33 |
| 2936.27.3000 | Calcium ascorbate | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2936.27.9000 | Other | $5.3M | 79.5% | +20.3% | $491K |
| 2936.28 | Vitamin E and its derivatives | $1.2M | 1.8% | -10.5% | $27K |
| 2936.28.1000 | Alpha-tocopherol acetate | $183K | 15.4% | +5.4% | $25K |
| 2936.28.9000 | Other | $1.0M | 84.6% | -12.9% | $1,604 |
| 2936.29 | Other vitamins and their derivatives | $9.0M | 13.3% | +26.2% | $415K |
| 2936.29.1010 | Vitamin B9 | $708 | 0.0% | – | $47 |
| 2936.29.1090 | Other | $69K | 0.8% | +15.5% | $7,817 |
| 2936.29.2000 | Vitamins D and their derivatives | $109K | 1.2% | -47.8% | $10K |
| 2936.29.3000 | Vitamin H and its derivatives | $120K | 1.3% | +429.6% | $4,242 |
| 2936.29.4000 | Vitamins K and their derivatives | $6.9M | 77.0% | +63.7% | $101K |
| 2936.29.5000 | Nicotinamide and its derivatives | $456K | 5.1% | -72.4% | $26K |
| 2936.29.9000 | Other | $1.3M | 14.6% | +38.3% | $265K |
| 2936.90 | Other, including natural concentrates | $1.0M | 1.5% | -26.1% | $104K |
| 2936.90.1000 | Provitamins, unmixed | $77K | 7.4% | -54.3% | $41K |
| 2936.90.9000 | Other | $961K | 92.6% | -22.3% | $63K |
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. 91 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 | Germany | $22.5M | 33.3% | +21.4% | 1 | $2.0M |
| 2 | United States | $14.7M | 21.7% | +4.1% | 2 | $633K |
| 3 | Japan | $6.3M | 9.3% | -13.5% | 3 | $605K |
| 4 | India | $5.9M | 8.7% | +30.1% | 5 | $180K |
| 5 | Singapore | $5.4M | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4 | $52K |
| 6 | China | $2.0M | 2.9% | -34.3% | 6 | $163K |
| 7 | Brazil | $2.0M | 2.9% | +6.0% | 7 | $143K |
| 8 | Mexico | $1.3M | 1.9% | +45.5% | 10 | $56 |
| 9 | France | $1.2M | 1.8% | -6.4% | 8 | $3,814 |
| 10 | Italy | $1.1M | 1.6% | +42.2% | 11 | $286 |
| 11 | Malaysia | $830K | 1.2% | +60.3% | 12 | $19K |
| 12 | Indonesia | $796K | 1.2% | -17.9% | 9 | $177K |
| 13 | Spain | $539K | 0.8% | +294.5% | 20 | $8,035 |
| 14 | Argentina | $502K | 0.7% | +34.6% | 14 | $142K |
| 15 | Colombia | $415K | 0.6% | +57.2% | 15 | $81 |
| 16 | Vietnam | $238K | 0.4% | -8.0% | 16 | $4,304 |
| 17 | Australia | $222K | 0.3% | +128.6% | 25 | $1,680 |
| 18 | Thailand | $202K | 0.3% | -4.4% | 17 | $2,947 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | $187K | 0.3% | +37.0% | 21 | $1,032 |
| 20 | Netherlands | $139K | 0.2% | +54.7% | 27 | $120K |
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 | $4.3M | -21.1% | 217 t | $19.95 | $22.7M | 1,610 t |
| September 2026 | $3.7M | -19.8% | 175 t | $21.12 | $29.2M | 2,061 t |
| August 2026 | $4.0M | +29.1% | 179 t | $22.57 | $23.0M | 1,630 t |
| July 2026 | $7.4M | +69.0% | 330 t | $22.35 | $22.9M | 1,833 t |
| June 2026 | $5.2M | +53.0% | 235 t | $22.20 | $23.3M | 1,976 t |
| May 2026 | $6.4M | +33.1% | 331 t | $19.36 | $23.8M | 1,805 t |
| April 2026 | $5.2M | -19.9% | 248 t | $21.01 | $28.4M | 2,244 t |
| March 2026 | $7.7M | +31.2% | 349 t | $22.07 | $23.0M | 1,650 t |
| February 2026 | $5.6M | -13.8% | 281 t | $19.93 | $19.1M | 1,498 t |
| January 2026 | $5.4M | -2.7% | 222 t | $24.46 | $21.4M | 1,733 t |
| December 2025 | $6.9M | +6.1% | 281 t | $24.65 | $21.8M | 1,703 t |
| November 2025 | $5.6M | +5.2% | 247 t | $22.85 | $17.5M | 1,236 t |
| October 2025 | $5.5M | -3.8% | 243 t | $22.61 | $16.1M | 1,422 t |
| September 2025 | $4.6M | -9.7% | 199 t | $23.15 | $21.7M | 1,598 t |
| August 2025 | $3.1M | -32.2% | 116 t | $27.02 | $17.3M | 1,258 t |
| July 2025 | $4.4M | -21.4% | 144 t | $30.31 | $20.3M | 1,459 t |
| June 2025 | $3.4M | -31.4% | 132 t | $25.89 | $20.9M | 1,573 t |
| May 2025 | $4.8M | -29.2% | 244 t | $19.71 | $26.3M | 1,580 t |
| April 2025 | $6.5M | +5.1% | 339 t | $19.17 | $23.4M | 1,683 t |
| March 2025 | $5.9M | +24.3% | 302 t | $19.44 | $18.4M | 1,194 t |
| February 2025 | $6.5M | +15.2% | 320 t | $20.34 | $17.0M | 1,139 t |
| January 2025 | $5.6M | -19.2% | 268 t | $20.78 | $21.7M | 1,318 t |
| December 2024 | $6.5M | +13.4% | 313 t | $20.83 | $18.8M | 1,246 t |
| November 2024 | $5.4M | +15.0% | 240 t | $22.34 | $20.6M | 1,427 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.