Korea Trade Data

Medicinal and perfumery plants (including ginseng roots): South Korea exports to Hong Kong

HS 1211 · 주로 향료용ㆍ의료용ㆍ살충용ㆍ살균용과 그 밖에 이와 유사한 용도에 적합한 식물과 그 부분(종자와 과실을 포함하고, 신선한 것ㆍ냉장한 것ㆍ냉동한 것ㆍ건조한 것에 한정하며, 절단하거나 잘게 부순 것인지 또는 가루로 된 것인지에 상관없다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$532K
-35.6% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+73.9%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$10.4M
-11.8% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
3.3 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$161.85
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $532,179 of medicinal and perfumery plants (including ginseng roots) (HS 1211) to Hong Kong, down 35.6% from September 2026 and up 73.9% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of medicinal and perfumery plants (including ginseng roots) (HS 1211) to Hong Kong totalled $10.4 million, down 11.8% from the 12 months before ($11.7 million).

Hong Kong took 14.6% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 3rd of 55 destinations.

This product made up 0.0% of South Korea's goods exports to Hong Kong over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $161.85 per kg of net weight, compared with $141.90 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3M$4MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $1.0 millionDecember 2024: $3.7 millionJanuary 2025: $519,317February 2025: $511,083March 2025: $831,576April 2025: $599,746May 2025: $953,945June 2025: $967,656July 2025: $801,261August 2025: $941,796September 2025: $577,965October 2025: $306,081November 2025: $593,894December 2025: $2.2 millionJanuary 2026: $631,109February 2026: $401,531March 2026: $758,696April 2026: $451,620May 2026: $605,783June 2026: $1.0 millionJuly 2026: $404,043August 2026: $1.9 millionSeptember 2026: $825,998October 2026: $532,179
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$25K$50K$75K$100KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$7.39KNovember 2024: $1,273December 2024: $2,484January 2025: $1,789February 2025: $1,844March 2025: $81,629April 2025: $3,253May 2025: $4,985June 2025: $3,469July 2025: $5,095August 2025: $5,904September 2025: $7,208October 2025: $5,585November 2025: $5,745December 2025: $6,993January 2026: $58,343February 2026: $7,687March 2026: $11,316April 2026: $9,270May 2026: $6,842June 2026: $6,565July 2026: $5,925August 2026: $8,226September 2026: $9,211October 2026: $7,387

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$532K+73.9%3.3 t $161.85$7,387179 kg
September 2026$826K+42.9%2.1 t $387.25$9,211224 kg
August 2026$1.9M+106.9%6.0 t $324.01$8,226213 kg
July 2026$404K-49.6%2.2 t $185.85$5,925151 kg
June 2026$1.0M+4.5%2.4 t $413.32$6,565158 kg
May 2026$606K-36.5%2.6 t $236.73$6,842149 kg
April 2026$452K-24.7%2.8 t $162.69$9,270209 kg
March 2026$759K-8.8%3.1 t $243.33$11K248 kg
February 2026$402K-21.4%1.8 t $223.20$7,687153 kg
January 2026$631K+21.5%4.7 t $134.34$58K428 kg
December 2025$2.2M-40.6%7.5 t $292.95$6,993130 kg
November 2025$594K-43.0%4.3 t $137.00$5,745117 kg
October 2025$306K-72.7%2.2 t $141.90$5,585100 kg
September 2025$578K-53.8%2.3 t $253.60$7,208141 kg
August 2025$942K+16.1%4.2 t $226.72$5,904104 kg
July 2025$801K+60.5%3.5 t $230.38$5,09590 kg
June 2025$968K-45.8%3.3 t $293.85$3,46965 kg
May 2025$954K+90.2%9.4 t $101.87$4,98591 kg
April 2025$600K+1.0%5.3 t $113.10$3,25368 kg
March 2025$832K-24.1%4.2 t $200.28$82K1.3 t
February 2025$511K+20.9%5.0 t $102.75$1,84433 kg
January 2025$519K-32.6%3.9 t $134.26$1,78938 kg
December 2024$3.7M-69.3%14.8 t $250.16$2,48453 kg
November 2024$1.0M+19.0%4.2 t $247.70$1,27327 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.

See also: Medicinal and perfumery plants (including ginseng roots) to all countries · all exports to Hong Kong