Korea Trade Data

Carbonates and percarbonates (including lithium carbonate): South Korea exports to the United States

HS 2836 · 탄산염, 과산화탄산염(과탄산염), 상관습(商慣習)상의 탄산암모늄(카르밤산암모늄을 함유한 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$705K
-11.5% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+79.4%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$10.0M
-12.2% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
1,000 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$0.70
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $704,506 of carbonates and percarbonates (including lithium carbonate) (HS 2836) to the United States, down 11.5% from September 2026 and up 79.4% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of carbonates and percarbonates (including lithium carbonate) (HS 2836) to the United States totalled $10.0 million, down 12.2% from the 12 months before ($11.4 million).

The United States took 2.6% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 6th of 73 destinations (5th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $0.70 per kg of net weight, compared with $1.05 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from the United States in October 2026 were $388,050 (down 92.6% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $316,456 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $1.1 millionDecember 2024: $418,409January 2025: $764,932February 2025: $1.1 millionMarch 2025: $964,455April 2025: $2.1 millionMay 2025: $1.1 millionJune 2025: $774,355July 2025: $627,416August 2025: $1.4 millionSeptember 2025: $661,375October 2025: $392,810November 2025: $523,844December 2025: $1.2 millionJanuary 2026: $981,866February 2026: $835,283March 2026: $1.2 millionApril 2026: $819,677May 2026: $774,873June 2026: $377,609July 2026: $812,762August 2026: $947,775September 2026: $796,138October 2026: $704,506
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$5M$10M$15MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.388MNovember 2024: $11.2 millionDecember 2024: $7.7 millionJanuary 2025: $5.9 millionFebruary 2025: $7.1 millionMarch 2025: $7.9 millionApril 2025: $1.3 millionMay 2025: $9.8 millionJune 2025: $4.3 millionJuly 2025: $4.5 millionAugust 2025: $6.3 millionSeptember 2025: $2.1 millionOctober 2025: $5.2 millionNovember 2025: $5.7 millionDecember 2025: $3.9 millionJanuary 2026: $5.2 millionFebruary 2026: $4.8 millionMarch 2026: $2.2 millionApril 2026: $10.2 millionMay 2026: $8.8 millionJune 2026: $9.9 millionJuly 2026: $7.8 millionAugust 2026: $292,650September 2026: $5.9 millionOctober 2026: $388,050

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$705K+79.4%1,000 t $0.70$388K550 t
September 2026$796K+20.4%1,038 t $0.77$5.9M33,826 t
August 2026$948K-31.8%1,157 t $0.82$293K299 t
July 2026$813K+29.5%982 t $0.83$7.8M45,396 t
June 2026$378K-51.2%455 t $0.83$9.9M24,294 t
May 2026$775K-27.5%713 t $1.09$8.8M968 t
April 2026$820K-61.2%872 t $0.94$10.2M54,070 t
March 2026$1.2M+29.2%1,179 t $1.06$2.2M10,269 t
February 2026$835K-26.4%881 t $0.95$4.8M28,594 t
January 2026$982K+28.4%1,035 t $0.95$5.2M28,305 t
December 2025$1.2M+177.5%1,136 t $1.02$3.9M19,316 t
November 2025$524K-50.2%532 t $0.99$5.7M32,120 t
October 2025$393K-59.8%375 t $1.05$5.2M27,820 t
September 2025$661K-16.0%638 t $1.04$2.1M9,370 t
August 2025$1.4M+51.1%1,359 t $1.02$6.3M28,629 t
July 2025$627K-25.2%597 t $1.05$4.5M18,364 t
June 2025$774K+32.0%801 t $0.97$4.3M18,324 t
May 2025$1.1M+107.7%1,158 t $0.92$9.8M43,180 t
April 2025$2.1M+25.7%1,947 t $1.09$1.3M4,788 t
March 2025$964K-30.4%1,076 t $0.90$7.9M33,910 t
February 2025$1.1M+40.1%992 t $1.14$7.1M29,723 t
January 2025$765K-3.6%891 t $0.86$5.9M23,942 t
December 2024$418K-69.8%565 t $0.74$7.7M31,883 t
November 2024$1.1M+238.6%1,243 t $0.85$11.2M47,185 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: Carbonates and percarbonates (including lithium carbonate) to all countries · all exports to the United States