Korea Trade Data

Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes: South Korea exports and imports

HS 3817 · 혼합알킬벤젠과 혼합알킬나프탈렌(제2707호ㆍ제2902호의 물품은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$18.9M
-32.6% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+53.4%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$290.1M
+101.8% vs 12 months before
Imports, October 2026
$784K
Export value per kg
$2.36
net weight, October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $18.9 million of mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes (HS 3817), down 32.6% from September 2026 and up 53.4% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes (HS 3817) totalled $290.1 million, up 101.8% from the 12 months before ($143.8 million).

The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Colombia ($71.4 million, 24.6% of the total), followed by Japan and Belgium.

That was 3.6% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products) over the same 12 months.

Imports in October 2026 were $784,457 (up 23.9% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $18.1 million for the month.

Official description of HS 3817: Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading 27.07 or 29.02.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$20M$40M$60MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $15.2 millionDecember 2024: $7.7 millionJanuary 2025: $20.5 millionFebruary 2025: $6.5 millionMarch 2025: $7.6 millionApril 2025: $5.8 millionMay 2025: $13.5 millionJune 2025: $14.8 millionJuly 2025: $16.2 millionAugust 2025: $12.7 millionSeptember 2025: $10.9 millionOctober 2025: $12.3 millionNovember 2025: $14.7 millionDecember 2025: $14.2 millionJanuary 2026: $20.0 millionFebruary 2026: $10.6 millionMarch 2026: $22.4 millionApril 2026: $30.0 millionMay 2026: $33.1 millionJune 2026: $43.0 millionJuly 2026: $28.6 millionAugust 2026: $26.5 millionSeptember 2026: $28.1 millionOctober 2026: $18.9 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.784MNovember 2024: $519,389December 2024: $170,347January 2025: $864,880February 2025: $829,821March 2025: $1.1 millionApril 2025: $1.0 millionMay 2025: $561,888June 2025: $171,719July 2025: $657,933August 2025: $506,517September 2025: $670,286October 2025: $633,184November 2025: $385,767December 2025: $345,712January 2026: $659,107February 2026: $273,100March 2026: $701,116April 2026: $1.6 millionMay 2026: $2.5 millionJune 2026: $175,341July 2026: $658,597August 2026: $228,971September 2026: $310,751October 2026: $784,457

Subheadings under HS 3817

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
3817.00Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading 27.07 or 29.02$290.1M 100.0%+101.8%$18.9M

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. 29 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
1Colombia $71.4M24.6%+151.6%1 $4.2M
2Japan $48.4M16.7%+72.6%2 $4.0M
3Belgium $41.3M14.2%+158.2%4 $912K
4Mexico $23.8M8.2%+101.7%5 $3.0M
5Philippines $23.0M7.9%+40.5%3 $0
6Vietnam $19.0M6.5%+88.3%6 $27K
7Peru $17.7M6.1%+112.6%7 $1.9M
8China $13.3M4.6%+98.4%8 $2.6M
9Indonesia $4.7M1.6%+28.5%9 $511K
10France $4.0M1.4%+18.3%10 $247K
11United States $3.7M1.3%+44.1%12 $241K
12South Africa $3.7M1.3%–23 $0
13Italy $2.8M1.0%+99.5%15 $304K
14Ecuador $2.6M0.9%–– $332K
15Dominican Republic $1.9M0.7%–– $0
16Greece $1.7M0.6%–– $0
17India $1.7M0.6%-42.1%11 $169K
18Netherlands $1.5M0.5%+4.5%13 $0
19Thailand $1.4M0.5%+259.1%16 $389K
20Canada $775K0.3%-45.2%14 $115K

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$18.9M+53.4%8,018 t $2.36$784K247 t
September 2026$28.1M+158.0%11,304 t $2.48$311K72.2 t
August 2026$26.5M+108.8%10,924 t $2.43$229K68.2 t
July 2026$28.6M+76.4%11,197 t $2.55$659K215 t
June 2026$43.0M+189.5%15,310 t $2.81$175K40.1 t
May 2026$33.1M+145.3%10,188 t $3.25$2.5M649 t
April 2026$30.0M+418.5%10,301 t $2.92$1.6M587 t
March 2026$22.4M+194.9%9,516 t $2.35$701K434 t
February 2026$10.6M+62.0%5,615 t $1.89$273K143 t
January 2026$20.0M-2.7%11,809 t $1.69$659K322 t
December 2025$14.2M+86.0%8,956 t $1.59$346K167 t
November 2025$14.7M-3.3%9,361 t $1.57$386K181 t
October 2025$12.3M-17.1%8,520 t $1.45$633K378 t
September 2025$10.9M-34.7%7,468 t $1.46$670K396 t
August 2025$12.7M+31.6%8,581 t $1.48$507K303 t
July 2025$16.2M-25.6%11,302 t $1.43$658K292 t
June 2025$14.8M+23.2%10,150 t $1.46$172K35.7 t
May 2025$13.5M-9.9%9,052 t $1.49$562K150 t
April 2025$5.8M-38.3%3,634 t $1.59$1.0M560 t
March 2025$7.6M-46.8%4,959 t $1.53$1.1M667 t
February 2025$6.5M-44.0%4,471 t $1.46$830K541 t
January 2025$20.5M-0.3%13,868 t $1.48$865K478 t
December 2024$7.7M-23.9%5,002 t $1.53$170K91.2 t
November 2024$15.2M+4.0%9,862 t $1.55$519K277 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.