Korea Trade Data

Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included: South Korea exports to Japan

HS 2530 · 따로 분류되지 않은 광물 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$572K
+140.1% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+79.1%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$4.6M
-6.3% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
8,173 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$0.07
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $571,879 of mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included (HS 2530) to Japan, up 140.1% from September 2026 and up 79.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included (HS 2530) to Japan totalled $4.6 million, down 6.3% from the 12 months before ($4.9 million).

Japan took 28.5% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 2nd of 30 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $0.07 per kg of net weight, compared with $0.05 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Japan in October 2026 were $394,053 (up 146.2% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $177,826 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$200K$400K$600K$800KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $627,603December 2024: $74,470January 2025: $434,205February 2025: $270,104March 2025: $560,610April 2025: $374,357May 2025: $624,877June 2025: $428,316July 2025: $363,295August 2025: $538,770September 2025: $241,072October 2025: $319,336November 2025: $175,213December 2025: $555,003January 2026: $349,220February 2026: $387,600March 2026: $193,119April 2026: $767,055May 2026: $273,951June 2026: $332,681July 2026: $364,266August 2026: $344,446September 2026: $238,186October 2026: $571,879
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$200K$400K$600KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$394KNovember 2024: $141,514December 2024: $205,496January 2025: $109,444February 2025: $353,673March 2025: $154,495April 2025: $198,266May 2025: $437,117June 2025: $175,940July 2025: $162,073August 2025: $223,038September 2025: $514,621October 2025: $160,053November 2025: $138,348December 2025: $501,449January 2026: $132,311February 2026: $111,989March 2026: $250,397April 2026: $224,018May 2026: $453,323June 2026: $201,826July 2026: $156,302August 2026: $125,729September 2026: $149,000October 2026: $394,053

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$572K+79.1%8,173 t $0.07$394K5,207 t
September 2026$238K-1.2%3,320 t $0.07$149K476 t
August 2026$344K-36.1%7,103 t $0.05$126K329 t
July 2026$364K+0.3%5,622 t $0.06$156K394 t
June 2026$333K-22.3%5,203 t $0.06$202K494 t
May 2026$274K-56.2%4,421 t $0.06$453K5,392 t
April 2026$767K+104.9%6,754 t $0.11$224K775 t
March 2026$193K-65.6%2,303 t $0.08$250K769 t
February 2026$388K+43.5%7,681 t $0.05$112K410 t
January 2026$349K-19.6%7,724 t $0.05$132K428 t
December 2025$555K+645.3%8,264 t $0.07$501K5,599 t
November 2025$175K-72.1%2,870 t $0.06$138K453 t
October 2025$319K-32.2%5,860 t $0.05$160K516 t
September 2025$241K+39.5%3,548 t $0.07$515K5,462 t
August 2025$539K+279.0%8,064 t $0.07$223K472 t
July 2025$363K-3.9%6,170 t $0.06$162K556 t
June 2025$428K+46.4%10,595 t $0.04$176K488 t
May 2025$625K+6.8%9,026 t $0.07$437K4,001 t
April 2025$374K-35.5%6,171 t $0.06$198K522 t
March 2025$561K+1,369%9,603 t $0.06$154K495 t
February 2025$270K-8.2%3,384 t $0.08$354K3,678 t
January 2025$434K+22.5%10,621 t $0.04$109K399 t
December 2024$74K-33.6%830 t $0.09$205K504 t
November 2024$628K+6.2%12,343 t $0.05$142K532 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: Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or included to all countries · all exports to Japan