Compound (NPK) and other fertilisers: South Korea exports and imports
HS 3105 · 광물성 비료나 화학비료(비료의 필수요소인 질소ㆍ인ㆍ칼륨 중 두 가지나 세 가지를 함유하는 것으로 한정한다), 그 밖의 비료, 이 류에 열거한 물품을 태블릿(tablet) 모양이나 이와 유사한 모양으로 한 것이거나 용기를 포함한 한 개의 총중량이 10킬로그램 이하로 포장한 것 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $35.8 million of compound (NPK) and other fertilisers (HS 3105), up 32.7% from September 2026 and up 72.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of compound (NPK) and other fertilisers (HS 3105) totalled $380.6 million, up 24.4% from the 12 months before ($306.0 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was India ($160.5 million, 42.2% of the total), followed by Thailand and the Philippines.
That was 71.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 31 (fertilisers) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $4.1 million (down 75.2% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $31.6 million for the month.
Official description of HS 3105: Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilisers; goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 3105
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3105.10 | Goods of this Chapter in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10 kg | $422K | 0.1% | -51.5% | $35K |
| 3105.20 | Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $97.3M | 25.6% | +4.3% | $10.3M |
| 3105.30 | Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $77.5M | 20.4% | +102.9% | $482K |
| 3105.40 | Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate ( | $10.4M | 2.7% | +58.8% | $1.3M |
| 3105.51 | Containing nitrates and phosphates | $18K | 0.0% | +16.9% | $0 |
| 3105.59 | Other | $187.5M | 49.3% | +15.2% | $23.3M |
| 3105.60 | Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the two fertilising elements phosphorus and potassium | $299K | 0.1% | +248.5% | $0 |
| 3105.90 | Other | $7.2M | 1.9% | +68.4% | $371K |
| 3105.90.1000 | Fertilisers containing nitrogen and potassium | $276K | 3.9% | -46.8% | $0 |
| 3105.90.9000 | Other | $6.9M | 96.1% | +84.4% | $371K |
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. 68 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 | $160.5M | 42.2% | +622.8% | 5 | $474K |
| 2 | Thailand | $66.2M | 17.4% | -42.3% | 1 | $16.5M |
| 3 | Philippines | $35.2M | 9.2% | +126.3% | 7 | $8.6M |
| 4 | Vietnam | $29.0M | 7.6% | -58.3% | 2 | $960K |
| 5 | Japan | $28.9M | 7.6% | +61.4% | 6 | $3.9M |
| 6 | Australia | $18.0M | 4.7% | -38.3% | 3 | $0 |
| 7 | Myanmar | $16.6M | 4.4% | -38.0% | 4 | $4.0M |
| 8 | Ukraine | $12.3M | 3.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 9 | Malaysia | $3.3M | 0.9% | +107.8% | 9 | $100K |
| 10 | Indonesia | $2.6M | 0.7% | 0.0% | 8 | $238K |
| 11 | China | $1.9M | 0.5% | +84.1% | 10 | $333K |
| 12 | United States | $1.5M | 0.4% | +173.6% | 14 | $389K |
| 13 | Mexico | $1.2M | 0.3% | +96.1% | 12 | $0 |
| 14 | Cambodia | $779K | 0.2% | +33.6% | 13 | $33K |
| 15 | Chile | $329K | 0.1% | +113.2% | 18 | $0 |
| 16 | Taiwan | $306K | 0.1% | -20.4% | 16 | $74K |
| 17 | Egypt | $305K | 0.1% | +400.2% | 25 | $0 |
| 18 | Pakistan | $242K | 0.1% | -62.0% | 11 | $22K |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | $227K | 0.1% | +389.3% | 27 | $0 |
| 20 | Jordan | $194K | 0.1% | – | – | $82K |
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 | $35.8M | +72.7% | 66,061 t | $0.54 | $4.1M | 5,571 t |
| September 2026 | $27.0M | +10.2% | 34,415 t | $0.78 | $14.6M | 17,948 t |
| August 2026 | $37.2M | +2.4% | 57,311 t | $0.65 | $12.5M | 12,610 t |
| July 2026 | $59.2M | +103.4% | 102,880 t | $0.58 | $18.8M | 18,927 t |
| June 2026 | $40.4M | +43.6% | 70,813 t | $0.57 | $4.5M | 3,821 t |
| May 2026 | $19.3M | -12.9% | 26,353 t | $0.73 | $14.5M | 19,809 t |
| April 2026 | $28.6M | +31.9% | 60,997 t | $0.47 | $17.6M | 30,512 t |
| March 2026 | $37.0M | +42.8% | 80,493 t | $0.46 | $12.4M | 21,904 t |
| February 2026 | $25.5M | +23.4% | 65,279 t | $0.39 | $6.3M | 10,715 t |
| January 2026 | $24.8M | -25.4% | 49,032 t | $0.51 | $10.8M | 19,208 t |
| December 2025 | $36.9M | -5.4% | 86,970 t | $0.42 | $12.7M | 19,337 t |
| November 2025 | $9.0M | +95.3% | 21,091 t | $0.43 | $8.4M | 17,229 t |
| October 2025 | $20.7M | -3.4% | 37,626 t | $0.55 | $16.7M | 24,631 t |
| September 2025 | $24.5M | +33.3% | 47,685 t | $0.51 | $10.5M | 19,572 t |
| August 2025 | $36.3M | +42.9% | 85,568 t | $0.42 | $22.3M | 33,263 t |
| July 2025 | $29.1M | +50.6% | 72,828 t | $0.40 | $21.8M | 31,144 t |
| June 2025 | $28.2M | +27.5% | 59,539 t | $0.47 | $16.8M | 26,899 t |
| May 2025 | $22.2M | +7.9% | 57,306 t | $0.39 | $13.8M | 28,906 t |
| April 2025 | $21.7M | -21.4% | 50,370 t | $0.43 | $15.0M | 28,122 t |
| March 2025 | $25.9M | +63.8% | 58,488 t | $0.44 | $7.1M | 12,196 t |
| February 2025 | $20.6M | +17.8% | 50,063 t | $0.41 | $12.9M | 21,941 t |
| January 2025 | $33.2M | +17.9% | 73,348 t | $0.45 | $19.2M | 30,625 t |
| December 2024 | $39.0M | +16.9% | 94,096 t | $0.41 | $11.6M | 14,931 t |
| November 2024 | $4.6M | -74.8% | 11,133 t | $0.41 | $9.5M | 15,825 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.