Korea Trade Data

Seaweeds and other algae, locust beans, sugar beet and sugar cane: South Korea exports to Thailand

HS 1212 · 로커스트콩(locust bean)ㆍ해초류와 그 밖의 조류(藻類)ㆍ사탕무와 사탕수수(신선한 것ㆍ냉장한 것ㆍ냉동한 것ㆍ건조한 것으로서 잘게 부수었는지에 상관없다), 주로 식용에 적합한 과실의 핵(核)과 그 밖의 식물성 생산품[볶지 않은 시코리엄 인티부스 새티범(Cichorium intybus sativum) 변종의 치커리(chicory) 뿌리를 포함한다]으로서 따로 분류되지 않은 것 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$1.8M
-54.3% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-29.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$87.7M
+0.2% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
83.2 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$21.51
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.8 million of seaweeds and other algae, locust beans, sugar beet and sugar cane (HS 1212) to Thailand, down 54.3% from September 2026 and down 29.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of seaweeds and other algae, locust beans, sugar beet and sugar cane (HS 1212) to Thailand totalled $87.7 million, up 0.2% from the 12 months before ($87.5 million).

Thailand took 16.6% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 3rd of 95 destinations.

This product made up 0.8% of South Korea's goods exports to Thailand over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $21.51 per kg of net weight, compared with $22.66 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$5M$10M$15M$20MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $1.5 millionDecember 2024: $3.2 millionJanuary 2025: $8.3 millionFebruary 2025: $15.9 millionMarch 2025: $9.2 millionApril 2025: $12.5 millionMay 2025: $11.9 millionJune 2025: $9.7 millionJuly 2025: $6.4 millionAugust 2025: $3.3 millionSeptember 2025: $3.1 millionOctober 2025: $2.5 millionNovember 2025: $1.9 millionDecember 2025: $4.9 millionJanuary 2026: $10.2 millionFebruary 2026: $12.0 millionMarch 2026: $17.9 millionApril 2026: $16.8 millionMay 2026: $8.3 millionJune 2026: $5.4 millionJuly 2026: $1.9 millionAugust 2026: $2.7 millionSeptember 2026: $3.9 millionOctober 2026: $1.8 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$10K$20K$30K$40KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.088KNovember 2024: $30,800December 2024: $49January 2025: $242February 2025: $214March 2025: $454April 2025: $202May 2025: $155June 2025: $195July 2025: $282August 2025: $873September 2025: $992October 2025: $1,009November 2025: $444December 2025: $326January 2026: $303February 2026: $205March 2026: $452April 2026: $62May 2026: $237June 2026: $41July 2026: $81August 2026: $55September 2026: $7October 2026: $88

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$1.8M-29.5%83.2 t $21.51$880 kg
September 2026$3.9M+26.8%182 t $21.54$71 kg
August 2026$2.7M-18.9%133 t $20.32$553 kg
July 2026$1.9M-70.8%95.9 t $19.53$8119 kg
June 2026$5.4M-43.9%251 t $21.63$413 kg
May 2026$8.3M-30.4%352 t $23.46$23727 kg
April 2026$16.8M+34.2%734 t $22.88$629 kg
March 2026$17.9M+94.8%767 t $23.31$45286 kg
February 2026$12.0M-24.2%497 t $24.20$20522 kg
January 2026$10.2M+23.2%430 t $23.78$30333 kg
December 2025$4.9M+51.1%211 t $22.96$32634 kg
November 2025$1.9M+26.0%85.4 t $22.39$44428 kg
October 2025$2.5M+17.1%112 t $22.66$1,00985 kg
September 2025$3.1M+47.9%135 t $22.86$99262 kg
August 2025$3.3M+28.6%146 t $22.84$87352 kg
July 2025$6.4M+96.7%264 t $24.30$28223 kg
June 2025$9.7M+117.6%385 t $25.11$19528 kg
May 2025$11.9M-32.0%503 t $23.60$15520 kg
April 2025$12.5M-39.2%546 t $22.93$20238 kg
March 2025$9.2M-40.4%392 t $23.42$45490 kg
February 2025$15.9M+178.0%695 t $22.82$21454 kg
January 2025$8.3M+8.5%348 t $23.85$24247 kg
December 2024$3.2M-15.3%129 t $24.81$4912 kg
November 2024$1.5M-49.2%69.8 t $21.74$31K3.2 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.

See also: Seaweeds and other algae, locust beans, sugar beet and sugar cane to all countries · all exports to Thailand