Lubricating preparations and preparations, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 3403 · 조제 윤활유[윤활제를 기본 재료로 한 조제 절삭제ㆍ볼트나 너트 방출제ㆍ방청제ㆍ부식방지제ㆍ이형(mould release) 조제품을 포함한다], 방직용 재료ㆍ가죽ㆍ모피나 그 밖의 재료의 오일링처리나 가지처리에 사용하는 조제품[석유나 역청유(瀝靑油)의 함유량이 전 중량의 100분의 70 이상인 것을 기본 재료로 한 조제품은 제외한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $15.4 million of lubricating preparations and preparations, etc. (HS 3403), up 5.1% from September 2026 and up 23.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of lubricating preparations and preparations, etc. (HS 3403) totalled $160.6 million, up 6.2% from the 12 months before ($151.2 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($60.9 million, 37.9% of the total), followed by Vietnam and India.
That was 7.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 34 (soap, washing preparations and waxes) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $16.6 million (up 21.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.2 million for the month.
Official description of HS 3403: Lubricating preparations (including cutting-oil preparations, bolt or nut release preparations, anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations and mould release preparations, based on lubricants) and preparations of a kind used for the oil or grease treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials, but excluding preparations containing, as basic constituents, 70 % or more by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 3403
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3403.11 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials | $10.0M | 6.3% | +6.4% | $982K |
| 3403.11.1000 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials | $7.5M | 74.9% | -0.7% | $758K |
| 3403.11.2000 | Preparations for the treatment of leather or furskins | $2.0M | 20.1% | +36.9% | $180K |
| 3403.11.9000 | Other | $502K | 5.0% | +27.4% | $43K |
| 3403.19 | Other | $60.7M | 37.8% | +5.1% | $5.5M |
| 3403.19.1000 | Cutting oil preparations | $9.0M | 14.7% | +11.9% | $522K |
| 3403.19.3000 | Anti-rust or anti-corrosion preparations | $5.0M | 8.2% | -15.1% | $301K |
| 3403.19.4000 | Mold release preparations | $9.2M | 15.1% | -9.3% | $849K |
| 3403.19.5000 | Lubricating preparations used in wire-drawing | $5.6M | 9.2% | +28.7% | $319K |
| 3403.19.9000 | Other | $32.0M | 52.7% | +8.8% | $3.5M |
| 3403.91 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials, leather, furskins or other materials | $7.9M | 4.9% | +22.1% | $1.8M |
| 3403.91.1000 | Preparations for the treatment of textile materials | $4.2M | 53.9% | -12.1% | $540K |
| 3403.91.2000 | Preparations for the treatment of leather or furskins | $1.8M | 22.2% | +31.5% | $126K |
| 3403.91.9000 | Other | $1.9M | 23.9% | +542.2% | $1.2M |
| 3403.99 | Other | $81.9M | 51.0% | +5.7% | $7.1M |
| 3403.99.1000 | Cutting oil preparations | $5.1M | 6.2% | +1.8% | $157K |
| 3403.99.2000 | Lubricating preparations used in wire-drawing | $2.1M | 2.6% | +14.7% | $185K |
| 3403.99.9000 | Other | $74.7M | 91.2% | +5.7% | $6.8M |
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. 118 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 | $60.9M | 37.9% | +14.3% | 1 | $6.4M |
| 2 | Vietnam | $27.9M | 17.4% | +8.2% | 2 | $2.4M |
| 3 | India | $15.0M | 9.3% | +11.1% | 3 | $1.5M |
| 4 | Japan | $9.0M | 5.6% | +4.3% | 4 | $965K |
| 5 | Mexico | $8.4M | 5.2% | +33.5% | 6 | $832K |
| 6 | Thailand | $6.1M | 3.8% | -10.2% | 5 | $454K |
| 7 | United States | $5.3M | 3.3% | +23.7% | 9 | $506K |
| 8 | Indonesia | $4.4M | 2.7% | -18.7% | 7 | $453K |
| 9 | Hong Kong | $3.0M | 1.8% | +21.8% | 12 | $302K |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | $2.8M | 1.8% | -33.3% | 10 | $248K |
| 11 | Taiwan | $2.8M | 1.8% | +8.4% | 11 | $46K |
| 12 | Kuwait | $1.5M | 0.9% | -64.9% | 8 | $400 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | $1.3M | 0.8% | -1.8% | 14 | $44K |
| 14 | Australia | $1.0M | 0.7% | -10.6% | 16 | $90K |
| 15 | Singapore | $1.0M | 0.6% | -29.1% | 13 | $72K |
| 16 | Malaysia | $826K | 0.5% | +33.6% | 19 | $67K |
| 17 | Bangladesh | $820K | 0.5% | +16.5% | 18 | $61K |
| 18 | Netherlands | $809K | 0.5% | +65.1% | 21 | $662 |
| 19 | Poland | $792K | 0.5% | -39.2% | 15 | $55K |
| 20 | Philippines | $714K | 0.4% | +23.8% | 20 | $93K |
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 | $15.4M | +23.7% | 3,987 t | $3.87 | $16.6M | 2,637 t |
| September 2026 | $14.7M | +9.4% | 3,616 t | $4.06 | $18.9M | 2,780 t |
| August 2026 | $11.8M | -4.8% | 2,940 t | $4.01 | $13.1M | 2,145 t |
| July 2026 | $14.1M | -4.1% | 3,418 t | $4.12 | $18.7M | 2,932 t |
| June 2026 | $14.5M | +23.7% | 3,432 t | $4.21 | $17.0M | 2,890 t |
| May 2026 | $11.9M | +5.0% | 3,237 t | $3.67 | $16.4M | 3,024 t |
| April 2026 | $14.7M | +6.1% | 4,080 t | $3.60 | $18.8M | 3,172 t |
| March 2026 | $12.7M | +13.5% | 3,697 t | $3.44 | $16.2M | 2,756 t |
| February 2026 | $11.2M | -13.3% | 3,123 t | $3.59 | $13.1M | 2,333 t |
| January 2026 | $13.0M | +17.1% | 3,852 t | $3.38 | $14.7M | 2,592 t |
| December 2025 | $12.7M | +12.6% | 3,752 t | $3.39 | $16.3M | 2,637 t |
| November 2025 | $13.9M | -6.1% | 3,941 t | $3.52 | $13.6M | 2,212 t |
| October 2025 | $12.5M | -6.6% | 3,651 t | $3.42 | $13.7M | 2,278 t |
| September 2025 | $13.4M | +13.1% | 3,669 t | $3.66 | $17.1M | 2,768 t |
| August 2025 | $12.4M | -10.7% | 3,475 t | $3.56 | $14.4M | 2,516 t |
| July 2025 | $14.7M | +3.3% | 3,939 t | $3.73 | $17.1M | 2,840 t |
| June 2025 | $11.7M | -5.5% | 3,249 t | $3.60 | $17.6M | 2,940 t |
| May 2025 | $11.3M | -17.6% | 3,481 t | $3.25 | $16.6M | 2,570 t |
| April 2025 | $13.8M | -2.3% | 4,037 t | $3.43 | $17.0M | 2,846 t |
| March 2025 | $11.2M | -15.2% | 3,194 t | $3.51 | $16.2M | 2,852 t |
| February 2025 | $12.9M | +14.4% | 3,746 t | $3.46 | $14.3M | 2,431 t |
| January 2025 | $11.1M | -12.9% | 3,352 t | $3.31 | $13.1M | 2,468 t |
| December 2024 | $11.3M | +3.3% | 3,130 t | $3.61 | $17.7M | 2,871 t |
| November 2024 | $14.8M | +3.9% | 4,113 t | $3.59 | $14.5M | 2,517 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.