Insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and disinfectants: South Korea exports and imports
HS 3808 · 살충제ㆍ살서제(쥐약)ㆍ살균제ㆍ제초제ㆍ발아억제제ㆍ식물성장조절제ㆍ소독제와 이와 유사한 물품[소매용 모양이나 포장을 한 것ㆍ조제품으로 한 것ㆍ제품으로 한 것(예: 황으로 처리한 밴드ㆍ심지ㆍ양초ㆍ파리잡이 끈끈이)으로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $89.4 million of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and disinfectants (HS 3808), up 53.2% from September 2026 and up 55.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and disinfectants (HS 3808) totalled $845.1 million, down 2.1% from the 12 months before ($863.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Brazil ($146.8 million, 17.4% of the total), followed by Indonesia and China.
That was 10.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $16.7 million (down 23.2% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $72.7 million for the month.
Official description of HS 3808: Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-papers).
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 3808
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3808.52 | DDT (ISO) (clofenotane (INN)), in packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3808.59 | Other | $96K | 0.0% | +7.1% | $0 |
| 3808.59.1000 | Material for manufacturing agricultural chemicals (registered material under the Agricultural Chemicals Management Act) | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 3808.59.9000 | Other | $96K | 100.0% | +34.4% | $0 |
| 3808.61 | In packings of a net weight content not exceeding 300 g | $30K | 0.0% | -69.2% | $9,136 |
| 3808.61.1000 | Material for manufacturing agricultural chemicals (registered material under the Agricultural Chemicals Management Act) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3808.61.9000 | Other | $30K | 100.0% | -69.2% | $9,136 |
| 3808.62 | In packings of a net weight content exceeding 300 g but not exceeding 7.5 ㎏ | $2,467 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3808.69 | Other | $628K | 0.1% | – | $0 |
| 3808.91 | Insecticides | $489.7M | 57.9% | +3.1% | $68.4M |
| 3808.91.1000 | Material for manufacturing agricultural chemicals (registered material under the Agricultural Chemicals Management Act) | $29K | 0.0% | +40.2% | $2 |
| 3808.91.9000 | Other | $489.7M | 100.0% | +3.1% | $68.4M |
| 3808.92 | Fungicides | $254.0M | 30.1% | -16.1% | $14.6M |
| 3808.92.1000 | Material for manufacturing agricultural chemicals (registered material under the Agricultural Chemicals Management Act) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3808.92.9000 | Other | $254.0M | 100.0% | -16.1% | $14.6M |
| 3808.93 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators | $72.4M | 8.6% | +27.2% | $3.9M |
| 3808.93.1000 | Herbicides | $65.6M | 90.7% | +28.8% | $3.7M |
| 3808.93.2000 | Anti-sprouting products | $6,786 | 0.0% | -32.5% | $0 |
| 3808.93.3000 | Plant-growth regulators | $6.7M | 9.3% | +13.7% | $185K |
| 3808.94 | Disinfectants | $11.9M | 1.4% | -3.2% | $1.0M |
| 3808.99 | Other | $16.4M | 1.9% | +0.5% | $1.6M |
| 3808.99.1000 | Rodenticides | $1.6M | 9.8% | +47.7% | $101K |
| 3808.99.9000 | Other | $14.8M | 90.2% | -2.8% | $1.5M |
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. 113 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 | Brazil | $146.8M | 17.4% | +12.7% | 2 | $7.7M |
| 2 | Indonesia | $132.3M | 15.7% | +27.8% | 4 | $27.2M |
| 3 | China | $122.2M | 14.5% | +3.2% | 3 | $10.7M |
| 4 | Vietnam | $118.9M | 14.1% | -26.3% | 1 | $6.8M |
| 5 | Bangladesh | $50.7M | 6.0% | -13.6% | 5 | $18.1M |
| 6 | Pakistan | $46.4M | 5.5% | +55.4% | 9 | $0 |
| 7 | Japan | $38.7M | 4.6% | -5.3% | 7 | $4.2M |
| 8 | Australia | $37.7M | 4.5% | -6.5% | 8 | $1.7M |
| 9 | United States | $22.5M | 2.7% | -15.0% | 10 | $1.7M |
| 10 | Philippines | $18.3M | 2.2% | -25.7% | 11 | $5.0M |
| 11 | Thailand | $15.9M | 1.9% | -69.0% | 6 | $628K |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | $11.3M | 1.3% | +581.7% | 26 | $0 |
| 13 | India | $11.3M | 1.3% | +2.5% | 12 | $47K |
| 14 | Malaysia | $10.8M | 1.3% | +168.6% | 16 | $1.9M |
| 15 | Colombia | $10.1M | 1.2% | -6.4% | 13 | $17K |
| 16 | Taiwan | $6.8M | 0.8% | +16.1% | 14 | $769K |
| 17 | Greece | $4.8M | 0.6% | +46,602% | 74 | $0 |
| 18 | New Zealand | $3.8M | 0.4% | +45.4% | 20 | $915 |
| 19 | Morocco | $3.1M | 0.4% | -33.4% | 15 | $208K |
| 20 | Belgium | $2.7M | 0.3% | +26.0% | 21 | $368K |
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 | $89.4M | +55.7% | 2,433 t | $36.75 | $16.7M | 2,013 t |
| September 2026 | $58.3M | -41.0% | 2,100 t | $27.79 | $11.2M | 1,324 t |
| August 2026 | $40.8M | -19.5% | 1,712 t | $23.81 | $11.9M | 1,248 t |
| July 2026 | $71.8M | +16.2% | 2,233 t | $32.14 | $9.8M | 1,198 t |
| June 2026 | $79.6M | +6.4% | 2,627 t | $30.29 | $9.6M | 1,688 t |
| May 2026 | $60.2M | +44.3% | 2,186 t | $27.53 | $6.1M | 1,213 t |
| April 2026 | $80.5M | -35.9% | 2,841 t | $28.34 | $9.5M | 1,638 t |
| March 2026 | $104.9M | +14.1% | 3,440 t | $30.49 | $14.2M | 2,177 t |
| February 2026 | $96.1M | +42.6% | 2,398 t | $40.09 | $22.6M | 2,153 t |
| January 2026 | $48.5M | -38.6% | 2,068 t | $23.44 | $17.3M | 2,485 t |
| December 2025 | $67.1M | -8.4% | 2,681 t | $25.03 | $16.1M | 2,174 t |
| November 2025 | $47.9M | +15.7% | 2,193 t | $21.86 | $20.5M | 1,873 t |
| October 2025 | $57.4M | -16.7% | 2,134 t | $26.90 | $21.7M | 2,370 t |
| September 2025 | $98.8M | +111.9% | 2,500 t | $39.54 | $16.5M | 1,556 t |
| August 2025 | $50.6M | -36.0% | 1,986 t | $25.49 | $11.9M | 1,095 t |
| July 2025 | $61.8M | -10.3% | 2,324 t | $26.59 | $8.2M | 1,065 t |
| June 2025 | $74.8M | +21.3% | 2,364 t | $31.63 | $7.4M | 1,031 t |
| May 2025 | $41.7M | -46.0% | 1,995 t | $20.90 | $7.5M | 1,151 t |
| April 2025 | $125.5M | +41.4% | 2,916 t | $43.03 | $10.6M | 1,500 t |
| March 2025 | $91.9M | +48.2% | 3,141 t | $29.26 | $14.0M | 1,820 t |
| February 2025 | $67.4M | +32.5% | 2,399 t | $28.10 | $17.5M | 1,694 t |
| January 2025 | $78.9M | +105.2% | 2,134 t | $36.97 | $15.8M | 2,062 t |
| December 2024 | $73.2M | +62.2% | 2,849 t | $25.70 | $18.7M | 2,181 t |
| November 2024 | $41.4M | -4.1% | 2,034 t | $20.37 | $18.4M | 1,378 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.