Wood tar, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 3807 · 목(木)타르, 목(木)타르유, 목(木)크레오소트(creosote), 목(木)나프타, 식물성 피치(pitch), 브루어피치(brewers' pitch)와 이와 유사한 조제품[로진(rosin)ㆍ수지산이나 식물성 피치(pitch)를 기본 재료로 한 것으로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $19,084 of wood tar, etc. (HS 3807), down 17.5% from October 2025. The figure for September 2026 ($0) is too small for a percentage comparison.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of wood tar, etc. (HS 3807) totalled $98,576, down 13.8% from the 12 months before ($114,409).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Germany ($98,576, 100.0% of the total).
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 $864,604, leaving a deficit of $845,520 for the month.
Official description of HS 3807: Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 3807
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3807.00 | Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers' pitch and similar preparations based on | $99K | 100.0% | -13.8% | $19K |
| 3807.00.3000 | Vegetable pitch | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3807.00.9010 | Pyroligneous liquid | $99K | 100.0% | -13.5% | $19K |
| 3807.00.9090 | Other | $0 | 0.0% | – | $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. 2 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 | Germany | $99K | 100.0% | -13.5% | 1 | $19K |
| – | Philippines | $0 | 0.0% | – | 2 | $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 | $19K | -17.5% | 102 kg | $187.10 | $865K | 994 t |
| September 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $488K | 564 t |
| August 2026 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $255K | 300 t |
| July 2026 | $19K | – | 102 kg | $190.13 | $187K | 220 t |
| June 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $415K | 462 t |
| May 2026 | $19K | -1.3% | 102 kg | $185.24 | $185K | 198 t |
| April 2026 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $112K | 124 t |
| March 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $298K | 453 t |
| February 2026 | $21K | +21.0% | 102 kg | $209.48 | $3,687 | 494 kg |
| January 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $1,330 | 429 kg |
| December 2025 | $20K | – | 102 kg | $194.49 | $148K | 217 t |
| November 2025 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $12K | 369 kg |
| October 2025 | $23K | +8.4% | 102 kg | $226.67 | $7,075 | 763 kg |
| September 2025 | $420 | – | 251 kg | $1.67 | $10K | 16.3 t |
| August 2025 | $20K | – | 102 kg | $195.32 | $12K | 770 kg |
| July 2025 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $76K | 103 t |
| June 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $4,194 | 120 kg |
| May 2025 | $19K | -11.1% | 102 kg | $187.71 | $8,158 | 16.0 t |
| April 2025 | $17K | – | 102 kg | $169.24 | $111K | 165 t |
| March 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $15K | 20.1 t |
| February 2025 | $18K | – | 102 kg | $173.13 | $1,361 | 62 kg |
| January 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $4,335 | 199 kg |
| December 2024 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $6,435 | 200 kg |
| November 2024 | $17K | -9.0% | 102 kg | $165.48 | $13K | 21.0 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.