Turpentine and other terpenic oils: South Korea exports and imports
HS 3805 · 검테레빈유ㆍ우드테레빈유ㆍ황산테레빈유와 그 밖의 테르펜계유(증류나 그 밖의 방법에 따라 침엽수 목재에서 얻은 것으로 한정한다), 가공하지 않은 디펜틴, 아황산테레빈과 그 밖의 가공하지 않은 파라시멘, 파인유(pine oil)(주성분이 알파테르피네올인 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
South Korea recorded no exports of turpentine and other terpenic oils (HS 3805) in October 2026 (after $360 in October 2025).
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of turpentine and other terpenic oils (HS 3805) totalled $5,874.
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($5,514, 93.9% of the total), followed by Malaysia.
That was 0.0% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $16,021 (down 55.4% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $16,021 for the month.
Official description of HS 3805: Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other terpenic oils produced by the distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; sulphite turpentine and other crude para-cymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 3805
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3805.10 | Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine oils | $360 | 6.1% | – | $0 |
| 3805.10.1000 | Gum spirits of turpentine | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3805.10.2000 | Wood turpentine | $360 | 100.0% | – | $0 |
| 3805.10.3000 | Sulphate turpentine | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3805.90 | Other | $5,514 | 93.9% | – | $0 |
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. 5 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | $5,514 | 93.9% | – | 4 | $0 |
| 2 | Malaysia | $360 | 6.1% | – | 1 | $0 |
| – | Hong Kong | $0 | 0.0% | – | 2 | $0 |
| – | India | $0 | 0.0% | – | 3 | $0 |
| – | New Zealand | $0 | 0.0% | – | 5 | $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 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $16K | 3.1 t |
| September 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $52K | 8.4 t |
| August 2026 | $604 | – | 60 kg | $10.07 | $18K | 781 kg |
| July 2026 | $647 | – | 60 kg | $10.78 | $16K | 580 kg |
| June 2026 | $3,795 | – | 375 kg | $10.12 | $74K | 19.9 t |
| May 2026 | $407 | – | 50 kg | $8.14 | $16K | 977 kg |
| April 2026 | $205 | – | 25 kg | $8.20 | $49K | 19.4 t |
| March 2026 | $216 | – | 22 kg | $9.82 | $7,106 | 721 kg |
| February 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $28K | 4.3 t |
| January 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $80K | 4.2 t |
| December 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $38K | 14.7 t |
| November 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $138K | 2.5 t |
| October 2025 | $360 | – | 36 kg | $10.00 | $36K | 4.4 t |
| September 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $8 | 1 kg |
| August 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $42K | 6.7 t |
| July 2025 | $168 | – | 17 kg | $9.88 | $52K | 18.8 t |
| June 2025 | $119 | – | 11 kg | $10.82 | $11K | 2.5 t |
| May 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $16K | 970 kg |
| April 2025 | $205 | – | 25 kg | $8.20 | $2,270 | 325 kg |
| March 2025 | $375 | – | 66 kg | $5.68 | $81K | 6.7 t |
| February 2025 | $307 | – | 10 kg | $30.70 | $75K | 17.8 t |
| January 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $731 | 60 kg |
| December 2024 | $18 | – | 5 kg | $3.60 | $80K | 1.4 t |
| November 2024 | $48 | – | 5 kg | $9.60 | $2,808 | 125 kg |
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.