Korea Trade Data

Petroleum jelly, etc.: South Korea exports to China

HS 2712 · 석유젤리ㆍ파라핀왁스ㆍ마이크로크리스털린(micro crystalline)석유왁스ㆍ슬랙왁스(slack wax)ㆍ오조케라이트(ozokerite)ㆍ갈탄왁스ㆍ토탄왁스, 그 밖의 광물성 왁스와 합성이나 그 밖의 공정에 따라 얻은 이와 유사한 물품(착색한 것인지에 상관없다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$599K
+10.6% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+51.1%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$6.7M
-7.6% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
451 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$1.33
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $598,914 of petroleum jelly, etc. (HS 2712) to China, up 10.6% from September 2026 and up 51.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of petroleum jelly, etc. (HS 2712) to China totalled $6.7 million, down 7.6% from the 12 months before ($7.3 million).

China took 20.9% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 2nd of 49 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $1.33 per kg of net weight, compared with $1.38 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from China in October 2026 were $939,893 (up 58.3% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $340,979 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$250K$500K$750K$1000KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $925,290December 2024: $910,025January 2025: $680,734February 2025: $722,420March 2025: $641,594April 2025: $638,152May 2025: $251,239June 2025: $453,675July 2025: $618,976August 2025: $684,352September 2025: $355,813October 2025: $396,395November 2025: $535,582December 2025: $579,801January 2026: $737,452February 2026: $628,124March 2026: $619,179April 2026: $558,463May 2026: $820,546June 2026: $375,398July 2026: $248,337August 2026: $485,039September 2026: $541,287October 2026: $598,914
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.94MNovember 2024: $1.4 millionDecember 2024: $1.5 millionJanuary 2025: $1.3 millionFebruary 2025: $1.1 millionMarch 2025: $1.0 millionApril 2025: $877,756May 2025: $963,053June 2025: $1.1 millionJuly 2025: $1.3 millionAugust 2025: $768,672September 2025: $1.2 millionOctober 2025: $593,558November 2025: $1.2 millionDecember 2025: $1.6 millionJanuary 2026: $806,966February 2026: $920,196March 2026: $1.3 millionApril 2026: $1.8 millionMay 2026: $1.4 millionJune 2026: $1.1 millionJuly 2026: $1.0 millionAugust 2026: $745,074September 2026: $1.3 millionOctober 2026: $939,893

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$599K+51.1%451 t $1.33$940K616 t
September 2026$541K+52.1%360 t $1.50$1.3M905 t
August 2026$485K-29.1%289 t $1.68$745K483 t
July 2026$248K-59.9%174 t $1.43$1.0M641 t
June 2026$375K-17.3%259 t $1.45$1.1M695 t
May 2026$821K+226.6%563 t $1.46$1.4M896 t
April 2026$558K-12.5%362 t $1.54$1.8M1,255 t
March 2026$619K-3.5%497 t $1.25$1.3M1,021 t
February 2026$628K-13.1%549 t $1.14$920K733 t
January 2026$737K+8.3%569 t $1.30$807K584 t
December 2025$580K-36.3%476 t $1.22$1.6M1,228 t
November 2025$536K-42.1%383 t $1.40$1.2M921 t
October 2025$396K-7.5%288 t $1.38$594K386 t
September 2025$356K-63.1%217 t $1.64$1.2M817 t
August 2025$684K-57.1%547 t $1.25$769K490 t
July 2025$619K-57.3%381 t $1.62$1.3M886 t
June 2025$454K-60.4%272 t $1.67$1.1M739 t
May 2025$251K-78.7%153 t $1.64$963K689 t
April 2025$638K-25.9%304 t $2.10$878K601 t
March 2025$642K-11.6%318 t $2.02$1.0M697 t
February 2025$722K-18.5%329 t $2.20$1.1M791 t
January 2025$681K-19.2%344 t $1.98$1.3M860 t
December 2024$910K+25.6%440 t $2.07$1.5M1,043 t
November 2024$925K-2.8%472 t $1.96$1.4M981 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: Petroleum jelly, etc. to all countries · all exports to China