Korea Trade Data

Dextrins and other modified starches, etc.: South Korea exports and imports

HS 3505 · 덱스트린과 그 밖의 변성전분[예: 프리젤라티나이지드(pregelatinised) 전분이나 에스테르화 전분], 전분ㆍ덱스트린이나 그 밖의 변성전분을 기본 재료로 한 글루(glue) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$477K
+33.4% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+7.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$4.9M
+43.4% vs 12 months before
Imports, October 2026
$15.5M
Export value per kg
$3.94
net weight, October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $477,351 of dextrins and other modified starches, etc. (HS 3505), up 33.4% from September 2026 and up 7.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of dextrins and other modified starches, etc. (HS 3505) totalled $4.9 million, up 43.4% from the 12 months before ($3.4 million).

The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Indonesia ($1.2 million, 23.8% of the total), followed by the United States and China.

That was 0.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 35 (glues, modified starches and enzymes) over the same 12 months.

Imports in October 2026 were $15.5 million (down 3.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $15.0 million for the month.

Official description of HS 3505: Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pregelatinised or esterified starches); glues based on starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$200K$400K$600K$800KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $330,511December 2024: $317,591January 2025: $140,969February 2025: $189,868March 2025: $345,466April 2025: $306,967May 2025: $231,866June 2025: $229,158July 2025: $415,808August 2025: $199,103September 2025: $271,012October 2025: $443,856November 2025: $406,581December 2025: $315,274January 2026: $328,587February 2026: $459,116March 2026: $380,141April 2026: $487,270May 2026: $677,475June 2026: $220,454July 2026: $450,418August 2026: $347,710September 2026: $357,906October 2026: $477,351
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$10M$20M$30MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$15.5MNovember 2024: $15.5 millionDecember 2024: $19.7 millionJanuary 2025: $8.4 millionFebruary 2025: $9.2 millionMarch 2025: $13.1 millionApril 2025: $12.4 millionMay 2025: $13.5 millionJune 2025: $12.8 millionJuly 2025: $18.9 millionAugust 2025: $14.2 millionSeptember 2025: $16.3 millionOctober 2025: $16.0 millionNovember 2025: $14.7 millionDecember 2025: $20.4 millionJanuary 2026: $16.1 millionFebruary 2026: $14.7 millionMarch 2026: $13.4 millionApril 2026: $13.2 millionMay 2026: $10.4 millionJune 2026: $13.6 millionJuly 2026: $14.3 millionAugust 2026: $14.8 millionSeptember 2026: $13.6 millionOctober 2026: $15.5 million

Subheadings under HS 3505

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
3505.10Dextrins and other modified starches$3.5M 71.1%+50.1%$252K
3505.10.1000Dextrins$645K 18.5%+116.6%$89K
3505.10.2000Soluble starch (amylogen)$12K 0.3%-79.1%$616
3505.10.3000Roasted starches$0 0.0%–$0
3505.10.4010For food$99 0.0%–$0
3505.10.4090Other$164K 4.7%–$1,250
3505.10.5010For food$441K 12.6%+11.9%$42K
3505.10.5090Other$160K 4.6%-50.8%$18
3505.10.9010For food$509K 14.6%+13.2%$23K
3505.10.9090Other$1.6M 44.6%+95.9%$96K
3505.20Glues$1.4M 28.9%+29.3%$225K
3505.20.1000Starch glues$40K 2.8%–$6,264
3505.20.2000Dextrin glues$52K 3.7%+17.7%$488
3505.20.9000Other$1.3M 93.5%+26.1%$219K

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.

RankCountryExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before Rank beforeOctober 2026
1Indonesia $1.2M23.8%+72.9%2 $162K
2United States $840K17.1%+157.1%4 $112K
3China $662K13.5%-18.6%1 $18K
4Taiwan $611K12.5%+59.7%3 $24K
5Vietnam $287K5.8%-4.6%5 $23K
6Thailand $261K5.3%+56.8%8 $6,472
7Japan $234K4.8%+144.9%9 $25K
8Canada $183K3.7%-34.2%6 $0
9India $158K3.2%-5.5%7 $803
10Belgium $129K2.6%–21 $0
11Bangladesh $74K1.5%+404.5%14 $44K
12France $60K1.2%+238.3%13 $18K
13Russia $51K1.0%+55.2%12 $0
14Malaysia $39K0.8%-20.8%10 $29K
15Australia $32K0.6%–18 $0
16Mongolia $31K0.6%–29 $0
17Myanmar $18K0.4%–– $13K
18Italy $14K0.3%–16 $0
19Uzbekistan $14K0.3%+26.7%15 $3,408
20Philippines $7,4970.2%–22 $0

Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $5,000,000 over 24 months.

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$477K+7.5%121 t $3.94$15.5M14,678 t
September 2026$358K+32.1%116 t $3.09$13.6M12,801 t
August 2026$348K+74.6%57.5 t $6.04$14.8M13,791 t
July 2026$450K+8.3%141 t $3.20$14.3M13,488 t
June 2026$220K-3.8%63.1 t $3.49$13.6M12,600 t
May 2026$677K+192.2%119 t $5.72$10.4M9,306 t
April 2026$487K+58.7%122 t $3.99$13.2M12,047 t
March 2026$380K+10.0%92.9 t $4.09$13.4M13,394 t
February 2026$459K+141.8%127 t $3.63$14.7M15,827 t
January 2026$329K+133.1%106 t $3.09$16.1M14,862 t
December 2025$315K-0.7%29.6 t $10.65$20.4M21,188 t
November 2025$407K+23.0%87.7 t $4.64$14.7M14,918 t
October 2025$444K+61.0%114 t $3.88$16.0M15,917 t
September 2025$271K+45.2%60.6 t $4.47$16.3M14,827 t
August 2025$199K-35.9%97.4 t $2.04$14.2M14,924 t
July 2025$416K+51.1%64.3 t $6.47$18.9M18,499 t
June 2025$229K-27.0%42.6 t $5.37$12.8M12,439 t
May 2025$232K-17.9%56.8 t $4.08$13.5M11,646 t
April 2025$307K-5.9%80.9 t $3.80$12.4M11,837 t
March 2025$345K+13.9%79.0 t $4.37$13.1M11,995 t
February 2025$190K-54.8%46.8 t $4.05$9.2M7,137 t
January 2025$141K-8.5%51.8 t $2.72$8.4M7,299 t
December 2024$318K-30.0%58.2 t $5.46$19.7M22,453 t
November 2024$331K-27.6%44.8 t $7.38$15.5M15,112 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.