Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 3825 · 따로 분류되지 않은 화학공업이나 연관공업에 따른 잔재물, 생활폐기물, 하수 찌꺼기, 이 류의 주 제6호의 그 밖의 폐기물 · latest month: October 2026
South Korea recorded no exports of residual products of the chemical or allied industries, etc. (HS 3825) in October 2026 (after $214,309 in October 2025).
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of residual products of the chemical or allied industries, etc. (HS 3825) totalled $783,595, up 165.7% from the 12 months before ($294,927).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Taiwan ($780,691, 99.6% of the total), followed by Japan and Italy.
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 $1.3 million (up 681.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.3 million for the month.
Official description of HS 3825: Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other wastes specified in Note 6 to this Chapter.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 3825
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3825.10 | Municipal waste | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3825.20 | Sewage sludge | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3825.30 | Clinical waste | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3825.41 | Halogenated | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3825.49 | Other | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3825.50 | Wastes of metal pickling liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids | $274 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3825.61 | Mainly containing organic constituents | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3825.69 | Other | $783K | 100.0% | +166.8% | $0 |
| 3825.90 | Other | $5 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3825.90.1000 | Waste of qypsum or plaster | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 3825.90.9000 | Other | $5 | 100.0% | – | $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. 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 | Taiwan | $781K | 99.6% | +167.4% | 1 | $0 |
| 2 | Japan | $2,625 | 0.3% | – | 2 | $0 |
| 3 | Italy | $274 | 0.0% | – | 3 | $0 |
| 4 | United States | $5 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| – | Malaysia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 4 | $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 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $1.3M | 80,523 t |
| September 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $411K | 10,111 t |
| August 2026 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $456K | 12,518 t |
| July 2026 | $231K | – | 600 kg | $385.23 | $273K | 5,137 t |
| June 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $1.0M | 83,434 t |
| May 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $322K | 23,512 t |
| April 2026 | $224K | – | 416 kg | $537.73 | $892K | 61,551 t |
| March 2026 | $1 | – | 1 kg | $1.00 | $1.0M | 82,577 t |
| February 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $177K | 5,165 t |
| January 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $606K | 44,908 t |
| December 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $1.6M | 127,996 t |
| November 2025 | $329K | – | 1.5 t | $219.17 | $622K | 33,174 t |
| October 2025 | $214K | – | 1.6 t | $133.94 | $162K | 132 t |
| September 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $378K | 8,020 t |
| August 2025 | $79K | – | 343 kg | $228.95 | $468K | 21,970 t |
| July 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $461K | 10,373 t |
| June 2025 | $282 | – | 3 kg | $94.00 | $1.2M | 94,743 t |
| May 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $1.2M | 103,584 t |
| April 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $744K | 45,163 t |
| March 2025 | $1,566 | – | 35 kg | $44.74 | $274K | 10,146 t |
| February 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $404K | 32,922 t |
| January 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $701K | 62,460 t |
| December 2024 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $1.1M | 70,110 t |
| November 2024 | $240 | – | 4 kg | $60.00 | $868K | 52,047 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.