Ceramic and glass pigments, enamels, glazes and frit: South Korea exports and imports
HS 3207 · 조제 안료ㆍ조제 유백제(乳白劑)ㆍ조제 그림물감ㆍ법랑ㆍ유약ㆍ유약용 슬립ㆍ액체 상태 러스터(lustre)와 이와 유사한 조제품(요업ㆍ에나멜공업ㆍ유리공업에 주로 사용되는 것으로 한정한다), 유리 프리트(frit)와 그 밖의 유리[가루ㆍ알갱이ㆍ플레이크(flake) 모양인 것으로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $58.2 million of ceramic and glass pigments, enamels, glazes and frit (HS 3207), down 1.0% from September 2026 and up 15.0% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of ceramic and glass pigments, enamels, glazes and frit (HS 3207) totalled $652.7 million, up 25.4% from the 12 months before ($520.3 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($387.2 million, 59.3% of the total), followed by the Philippines and Malaysia.
That was 22.9% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 32 (dyes, pigments, paints and inks) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $21.4 million (up 89.6% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $36.8 million for the month.
Official description of HS 3207: Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 3207
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3207.10 | Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers, prepared colours and similar preparations | $10.6M | 1.6% | -2.1% | $796K |
| 3207.20 | Vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips) and similar preparations | $1.6M | 0.2% | +24.1% | $114K |
| 3207.20.1000 | Vitrifiable enamels and glazes | $600K | 38.1% | -33.4% | $21K |
| 3207.20.2000 | Engobes (slips) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3207.20.9000 | Other | $973K | 61.9% | +165.8% | $93K |
| 3207.30 | Liquid lustres and similar preparations | $594.6M | 91.1% | +26.4% | $54.4M |
| 3207.30.1000 | Of gold | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 3207.30.2000 | Of platinum | $10K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3207.30.3000 | Of palladium | $4.3M | 0.7% | +2,009% | $536K |
| 3207.30.4000 | Of silver | $116.7M | 19.6% | +230.1% | $11.0M |
| 3207.30.9000 | Other | $473.5M | 79.6% | +8.9% | $42.9M |
| 3207.40 | Glass frit and other glass, in the form of powder, granules or flakes | $45.9M | 7.0% | +21.0% | $2.9M |
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 | China | $387.2M | 59.3% | +21.7% | 1 | $35.1M |
| 2 | Philippines | $132.4M | 20.3% | -8.6% | 2 | $10.9M |
| 3 | Malaysia | $24.0M | 3.7% | +210.5% | 6 | $863K |
| 4 | Thailand | $22.9M | 3.5% | +93.1% | 3 | $3.2M |
| 5 | United States | $19.5M | 3.0% | +4,101% | 14 | $2.4M |
| 6 | Vietnam | $14.1M | 2.2% | +35.9% | 4 | $799K |
| 7 | Japan | $12.5M | 1.9% | +209.0% | 7 | $1.2M |
| 8 | Laos | $12.3M | 1.9% | +553.9% | 11 | $1.3M |
| 9 | Taiwan | $10.7M | 1.6% | +31.9% | 5 | $1.1M |
| 10 | Hong Kong | $7.4M | 1.1% | +146.8% | 8 | $816K |
| 11 | Indonesia | $2.8M | 0.4% | +39.9% | 10 | $27K |
| 12 | India | $2.4M | 0.4% | -7.0% | 9 | $125K |
| 13 | Pakistan | $624K | 0.1% | -34.1% | 13 | $0 |
| 14 | Mexico | $562K | 0.1% | -70.1% | 12 | $504 |
| 15 | Slovenia | $465K | 0.1% | +42.7% | 16 | $105K |
| 16 | Belgium | $335K | 0.1% | – | – | $54K |
| 17 | Poland | $244K | 0.0% | +1,340% | 31 | $60K |
| 18 | France | $226K | 0.0% | +1,679% | 33 | $176 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | $222K | 0.0% | +372.7% | 28 | $3,233 |
| 20 | Iran | $219K | 0.0% | +73.7% | 19 | $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 | $58.2M | +15.0% | 2,582 t | $22.55 | $21.4M | 1,685 t |
| September 2026 | $58.8M | -3.9% | 2,180 t | $26.96 | $28.2M | 2,127 t |
| August 2026 | $56.2M | +8.4% | 1,797 t | $31.25 | $22.7M | 2,108 t |
| July 2026 | $65.0M | +41.4% | 2,604 t | $24.98 | $27.5M | 2,237 t |
| June 2026 | $56.3M | +13.0% | 2,607 t | $21.62 | $22.8M | 1,983 t |
| May 2026 | $58.1M | +41.1% | 1,975 t | $29.42 | $19.2M | 1,717 t |
| April 2026 | $60.8M | +57.3% | 2,876 t | $21.13 | $23.3M | 1,099 t |
| March 2026 | $50.8M | +32.8% | 1,522 t | $33.39 | $30.5M | 1,753 t |
| February 2026 | $45.0M | +22.8% | 1,223 t | $36.82 | $23.5M | 1,950 t |
| January 2026 | $53.3M | +48.0% | 1,404 t | $37.95 | $19.2M | 1,552 t |
| December 2025 | $45.1M | +33.3% | 1,921 t | $23.49 | $18.1M | 2,308 t |
| November 2025 | $45.0M | +24.2% | 1,392 t | $32.32 | $15.5M | 1,136 t |
| October 2025 | $50.6M | +32.6% | 938 t | $54.00 | $11.3M | 1,303 t |
| September 2025 | $61.2M | +45.9% | 2,117 t | $28.90 | $13.5M | 1,442 t |
| August 2025 | $51.8M | +23.0% | 1,002 t | $51.71 | $12.6M | 1,589 t |
| July 2025 | $46.0M | -1.9% | 1,125 t | $40.87 | $11.4M | 1,739 t |
| June 2025 | $49.9M | +6.2% | 1,248 t | $39.96 | $14.1M | 2,631 t |
| May 2025 | $41.2M | -26.2% | 1,096 t | $37.60 | $14.4M | 2,441 t |
| April 2025 | $38.6M | -23.7% | 1,402 t | $27.55 | $13.9M | 1,871 t |
| March 2025 | $38.3M | -27.2% | 1,335 t | $28.66 | $13.8M | 1,475 t |
| February 2025 | $36.7M | -31.1% | 1,613 t | $22.75 | $11.6M | 1,955 t |
| January 2025 | $36.0M | -35.3% | 1,081 t | $33.29 | $10.3M | 664 t |
| December 2024 | $33.8M | -34.3% | 1,674 t | $20.22 | $10.5M | 1,486 t |
| November 2024 | $36.2M | -32.8% | 848 t | $42.69 | $12.4M | 1,454 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.