Korea Trade Data

Organic chemicals: South Korea exports to Vietnam

HS chapter 29 · 유기화학품 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$20.4M
-19.2% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-0.9%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$236.4M
+6.8% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
12,802 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$1.60
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $20.4 million of organic chemicals (HS 29) to Vietnam, down 19.2% from September 2026 and down 0.9% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of organic chemicals (HS 29) to Vietnam totalled $236.4 million, up 6.8% from the 12 months before ($221.3 million).

Vietnam took 1.2% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 11th of 156 destinations (12th in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.3% of South Korea's goods exports to Vietnam over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $1.60 per kg of net weight, compared with $1.22 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Vietnam in October 2026 were $312,619 (up 73.3% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $20.1 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$10M$20M$30MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $18.3 millionDecember 2024: $25.0 millionJanuary 2025: $17.2 millionFebruary 2025: $18.5 millionMarch 2025: $16.5 millionApril 2025: $20.7 millionMay 2025: $14.2 millionJune 2025: $14.9 millionJuly 2025: $17.2 millionAugust 2025: $17.1 millionSeptember 2025: $21.1 millionOctober 2025: $20.6 millionNovember 2025: $21.3 millionDecember 2025: $19.1 millionJanuary 2026: $14.7 millionFebruary 2026: $18.0 millionMarch 2026: $20.0 millionApril 2026: $24.4 millionMay 2026: $13.8 millionJune 2026: $17.4 millionJuly 2026: $22.8 millionAugust 2026: $19.2 millionSeptember 2026: $25.3 millionOctober 2026: $20.4 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$2M$4M$6MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.313MNovember 2024: $245,266December 2024: $421,284January 2025: $365,196February 2025: $269,217March 2025: $120,766April 2025: $224,594May 2025: $410,987June 2025: $278,972July 2025: $296,241August 2025: $421,251September 2025: $4.4 millionOctober 2025: $180,435November 2025: $241,458December 2025: $2.3 millionJanuary 2026: $2.6 millionFebruary 2026: $187,569March 2026: $3.0 millionApril 2026: $589,980May 2026: $666,751June 2026: $583,205July 2026: $273,656August 2026: $211,447September 2026: $199,579October 2026: $312,619

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$20.4M-0.9%12,802 t $1.60$313K187 t
September 2026$25.3M+19.5%23,724 t $1.07$200K85.0 t
August 2026$19.2M+12.8%14,953 t $1.29$211K101 t
July 2026$22.8M+32.4%15,431 t $1.48$274K52.4 t
June 2026$17.4M+17.1%9,363 t $1.86$583K360 t
May 2026$13.8M-2.6%4,783 t $2.89$667K458 t
April 2026$24.4M+17.8%12,900 t $1.89$590K380 t
March 2026$20.0M+21.0%13,028 t $1.53$3.0M2,056 t
February 2026$18.0M-2.4%14,356 t $1.26$188K137 t
January 2026$14.7M-14.7%10,933 t $1.34$2.6M2,089 t
December 2025$19.1M-23.7%14,063 t $1.36$2.3M2,134 t
November 2025$21.3M+16.3%18,412 t $1.15$241K117 t
October 2025$20.6M+6.1%16,897 t $1.22$180K80.6 t
September 2025$21.1M+3.2%17,951 t $1.18$4.4M4,079 t
August 2025$17.1M-31.3%12,787 t $1.33$421K144 t
July 2025$17.2M-29.6%11,966 t $1.44$296K165 t
June 2025$14.9M-32.9%7,819 t $1.91$279K182 t
May 2025$14.2M-38.1%7,070 t $2.01$411K230 t
April 2025$20.7M-7.3%16,268 t $1.27$225K162 t
March 2025$16.5M-49.6%12,645 t $1.30$121K55.1 t
February 2025$18.5M-33.1%16,440 t $1.13$269K132 t
January 2025$17.2M-40.5%12,393 t $1.39$365K236 t
December 2024$25.0M+5.6%18,802 t $1.33$421K283 t
November 2024$18.3M-17.4%11,744 t $1.56$245K174 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.

Largest headings exported to Vietnam

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
2929Compounds with other nitrogen function$51.0M 21.6%+27.1%$4.0M
2917Polycarboxylic acids and their derivatives$23.6M 10.0%-15.6%$2.8M
2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons$19.9M 8.4%+58.7%$2.0M
2902Cyclic hydrocarbons$17.9M 7.6%-8.5%$1.5M
2931Other organo-inorganic compounds$16.0M 6.8%+39.3%$1.2M
2901Acyclic hydrocarbons$15.6M 6.6%+23.7%$233K
2905Acyclic alcohols and their derivatives$11.8M 5.0%-39.8%$1.1M
2915Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids (including acetic acid)$9.8M 4.1%+32.3%$1.3M
2914Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, etc.$8.5M 3.6%+41.4%$1.4M
2921Amine-function compounds$7.8M 3.3%-13.6%$415K
2918Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function$4.8M 2.0%+39.6%$516K
2927Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds$4.7M 2.0%+23.1%$306K
2909Ethers, ether-alcohols and peroxides$4.5M 1.9%+53.6%$308K
2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only$4.3M 1.8%-16.6%$356K
2916Unsaturated acyclic and cyclic monocarboxylic acids$4.3M 1.8%+17.4%$479K
2922Oxygen-function amino-compounds$4.1M 1.7%-6.3%$289K
2907Phenols and phenol-alcohols$3.6M 1.5%-17.1%$256K
2932Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only$3.4M 1.4%+54.5%$421K
2924Carboxyamide-function compounds, etc.$3.3M 1.4%-2.8%$116K
2941Antibiotics$3.2M 1.3%-27.1%$137K

See also: Organic chemicals to all countries · all exports to Vietnam