Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2937 · 호르몬ㆍ프로스타글란딘ㆍ트롬복산ㆍ류코트리엔(천연의 것과 이와 동일한 구조를 가지는 합성의 것으로 한정한다), 이들의 유도체와 이와 유사한 구조를 가지는 것으로서 주로 호르몬으로 사용되는 것(변성된 폴리펩타이드 체인을 가진 것을 포함한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.2 million of hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, etc. (HS 2937), down 52.8% from September 2026 and up 171.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, etc. (HS 2937) totalled $45.2 million, up 5.3% from the 12 months before ($42.9 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($11.7 million, 25.8% of the total), followed by Austria and Japan.
That was 0.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 29 (organic chemicals) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $7.6 million (up 13.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $4.3 million for the month.
Official description of HS 2937: Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis; derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including chain modified polypeptides, used primarily as hormones.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2937
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2937.11 | Somatotropin, its derivatives and structural analogues | $29K | 0.1% | – | $0 |
| 2937.11.1000 | Of subheading 2933.9 or 2934.9 | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.11.9000 | Other | $29K | 100.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.12 | Insulin and its salts | $4,120 | 0.0% | – | $3,767 |
| 2937.19 | Other | $3.8M | 8.3% | +140.5% | $22K |
| 2937.19.1000 | Of subheading 2933.9 or 2934.9 | $3.2M | 83.9% | – | $0 |
| 2937.19.9000 | Other | $606K | 16.1% | -61.4% | $22K |
| 2937.21 | Cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone (dehydrocortisone) and prednisolone (dehydrohydrocortisone) | $1,733 | 0.0% | – | $1,129 |
| 2937.21.1000 | Cortisone | $18 | 1.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.21.2000 | Hydrocortisone | $1,366 | 78.8% | – | $1,129 |
| 2937.21.3000 | Prednisone | $349 | 20.1% | – | $0 |
| 2937.21.4000 | Prednisolone | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.22 | Halogenated derivatives of corticosteroidal hormones | $235K | 0.5% | +414.0% | $281 |
| 2937.23 | Oestrogens and progestogens | $1,480 | 0.0% | – | $463 |
| 2937.29 | Other | $148K | 0.3% | -74.8% | $609 |
| 2937.29.2000 | Of subheading 2914.50 | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.29.9000 | Other | $148K | 100.0% | -74.8% | $609 |
| 2937.50 | Prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, their derivatives and structural analogues | $40.7M | 90.0% | +0.5% | $3.2M |
| 2937.50.1000 | Of subheading 2918.19 or 2918.9 | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.50.2000 | Of subheading 2934.9 | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.50.9000 | Other | $40.7M | 100.0% | +0.5% | $3.2M |
| 2937.90 | Other | $309K | 0.7% | +37.2% | $19K |
| 2937.90.1000 | Of subheading 2933.9 or 2934.9 | $261 | 0.1% | – | $69 |
| 2937.90.2100 | Epinephrine | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.90.2910 | Of subheading 2922.50 | $30 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.90.2990 | Other | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2937.90.3000 | Amino-acid derivatives | $259K | 83.7% | +42.6% | $19K |
| 2937.90.9000 | Other | $50K | 16.2% | +15.8% | $52 |
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. 51 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 | $11.7M | 25.8% | +37.4% | 2 | $42K |
| 2 | Austria | $5.8M | 12.9% | +26.8% | 3 | $1.4M |
| 3 | Japan | $5.4M | 11.9% | -36.6% | 1 | $351K |
| 4 | Mexico | $3.2M | 7.1% | +48.7% | 8 | $321K |
| 5 | Türkiye | $2.3M | 5.2% | +1.4% | 7 | $0 |
| 6 | Brazil | $2.2M | 4.8% | -9.3% | 5 | $0 |
| 7 | Greece | $2.1M | 4.6% | -12.2% | 6 | $173K |
| 8 | France | $1.8M | 4.1% | +6.9% | 9 | $291K |
| 9 | China | $1.8M | 4.0% | +9.6% | 10 | $153K |
| 10 | Poland | $1.7M | 3.8% | +106.9% | 11 | $0 |
| 11 | Croatia | $1.5M | 3.2% | -46.6% | 4 | $39K |
| 12 | Romania | $1000K | 2.2% | +232.5% | 19 | $148K |
| 13 | Netherlands | $677K | 1.5% | +222.5% | 22 | $68K |
| 14 | Switzerland | $608K | 1.3% | -6.1% | 12 | $0 |
| 15 | Italy | $585K | 1.3% | +71.6% | 18 | $33K |
| 16 | Spain | $430K | 1.0% | -13.0% | 14 | $60K |
| 17 | Indonesia | $331K | 0.7% | +21.7% | 21 | $0 |
| 18 | Canada | $270K | 0.6% | +124.1% | 26 | $0 |
| 19 | Vietnam | $235K | 0.5% | -33.5% | 16 | $175 |
| 20 | Bangladesh | $221K | 0.5% | -22.4% | 20 | $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 | $3.2M | +171.7% | 109 kg | $29,715.68 | $7.6M | 3.0 t |
| September 2026 | $6.9M | +29.9% | 312 kg | $21,997.19 | $8.3M | 1.2 t |
| August 2026 | $4.1M | +171.7% | 276 kg | $14,722.32 | $4.0M | 1.3 t |
| July 2026 | $2.5M | -27.2% | 158 kg | $15,531.91 | $8.6M | 3.1 t |
| June 2026 | $2.3M | -61.8% | 61 kg | $37,416.66 | $7.5M | 2.5 t |
| May 2026 | $2.2M | -58.6% | 188 kg | $11,902.64 | $5.6M | 2.9 t |
| April 2026 | $4.5M | +52.8% | 232 kg | $19,587.33 | $8.4M | 3.3 t |
| March 2026 | $4.1M | -34.1% | 332 kg | $12,226.94 | $10.7M | 2.0 t |
| February 2026 | $4.9M | +191.0% | 160 kg | $30,708.06 | $6.0M | 2.3 t |
| January 2026 | $2.4M | +70.6% | 136 kg | $17,446.95 | $8.5M | 3.8 t |
| December 2025 | $6.8M | +52.6% | 108 kg | $62,785.89 | $12.6M | 2.8 t |
| November 2025 | $1.4M | -60.9% | 123 kg | $11,187.05 | $6.0M | 1.3 t |
| October 2025 | $1.2M | -24.7% | 125 kg | $9,536.83 | $6.7M | 2.4 t |
| September 2025 | $5.3M | +187.5% | 112 kg | $47,177.84 | $7.2M | 2.7 t |
| August 2025 | $1.5M | -56.1% | 350 kg | $4,273.08 | $5.1M | 1.5 t |
| July 2025 | $3.4M | -27.6% | 105 kg | $32,124.69 | $8.2M | 2.8 t |
| June 2025 | $6.0M | +81.7% | 144 kg | $41,482.74 | $5.3M | 2.0 t |
| May 2025 | $5.4M | +143.9% | 198 kg | $27,297.31 | $5.5M | 2.7 t |
| April 2025 | $3.0M | -24.8% | 99 kg | $30,046.95 | $7.8M | 2.2 t |
| March 2025 | $6.2M | +157.9% | 315 kg | $19,567.40 | $9.6M | 4.8 t |
| February 2025 | $1.7M | -71.3% | 193 kg | $8,746.78 | $7.6M | 2.6 t |
| January 2025 | $1.4M | -58.8% | 138 kg | $10,080.72 | $7.9M | 3.9 t |
| December 2024 | $4.4M | +96.3% | 88 kg | $50,494.31 | $8.3M | 1.7 t |
| November 2024 | $3.5M | -12.6% | 153 kg | $23,008.73 | $5.2M | 2.3 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.