Korea Trade Data

Phenols and phenol-alcohols: South Korea exports to Taiwan

HS 2907 · 페놀과 페놀알코올 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$200K
-64.8% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-34.6%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$7.7M
-4.9% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
140 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$1.43
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $200,201 of phenols and phenol-alcohols (HS 2907) to Taiwan, down 64.8% from September 2026 and down 34.6% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of phenols and phenol-alcohols (HS 2907) to Taiwan totalled $7.7 million, down 4.9% from the 12 months before ($8.1 million).

Taiwan took 1.6% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 11th of 42 destinations (12th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $1.43 per kg of net weight, compared with $1.60 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Taiwan in October 2026 were $4.5 million (up 49.4% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $4.3 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $201,737December 2024: $256,568January 2025: $302,340February 2025: $2.9 millionMarch 2025: $278,678April 2025: $548,683May 2025: $201,000June 2025: $212,200July 2025: $620,589August 2025: $2.2 millionSeptember 2025: $72,320October 2025: $306,204November 2025: $480,081December 2025: $2.4 millionJanuary 2026: $2.4 millionFebruary 2026: $109,957March 2026: $105,391April 2026: $379,826May 2026: $86,739June 2026: $318,587July 2026: $423,000August 2026: $276,772September 2026: $568,695October 2026: $200,201
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$4.53MNovember 2024: $6.4 millionDecember 2024: $8.7 millionJanuary 2025: $8.2 millionFebruary 2025: $7.3 millionMarch 2025: $7.1 millionApril 2025: $6.0 millionMay 2025: $4.9 millionJune 2025: $6.0 millionJuly 2025: $5.8 millionAugust 2025: $3.5 millionSeptember 2025: $3.4 millionOctober 2025: $3.0 millionNovember 2025: $1.8 millionDecember 2025: $2.9 millionJanuary 2026: $4.1 millionFebruary 2026: $3.1 millionMarch 2026: $3.4 millionApril 2026: $4.3 millionMay 2026: $5.3 millionJune 2026: $4.3 millionJuly 2026: $3.5 millionAugust 2026: $4.1 millionSeptember 2026: $5.2 millionOctober 2026: $4.5 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$200K-34.6%140 t $1.43$4.5M2,925 t
September 2026$569K+686.4%379 t $1.50$5.2M3,653 t
August 2026$277K-87.6%184 t $1.51$4.1M2,822 t
July 2026$423K-31.8%274 t $1.54$3.5M2,233 t
June 2026$319K+50.1%200 t $1.59$4.3M2,654 t
May 2026$87K-56.8%39.7 t $2.19$5.3M3,197 t
April 2026$380K-30.8%189 t $2.01$4.3M3,130 t
March 2026$105K-62.2%65.0 t $1.62$3.4M2,382 t
February 2026$110K-96.1%116 t $0.95$3.1M2,672 t
January 2026$2.4M+680.3%3,052 t $0.77$4.1M3,627 t
December 2025$2.4M+827.1%3,237 t $0.73$2.9M2,170 t
November 2025$480K+138.0%365 t $1.32$1.8M1,386 t
October 2025$306K-90.1%191 t $1.60$3.0M2,454 t
September 2025$72K-74.8%42.3 t $1.71$3.4M2,917 t
August 2025$2.2M+5,641%3,043 t $0.73$3.5M2,949 t
July 2025$621K-81.2%403 t $1.54$5.8M4,649 t
June 2025$212K-96.5%140 t $1.52$6.0M4,897 t
May 2025$201K+51.6%146 t $1.38$4.9M3,886 t
April 2025$549K-91.3%362 t $1.52$6.0M4,692 t
March 2025$279K-91.3%137 t $2.04$7.1M5,624 t
February 2025$2.9M-2.0%3,272 t $0.87$7.3M5,482 t
January 2025$302K-88.5%224 t $1.35$8.2M6,435 t
December 2024$257K-90.8%164 t $1.57$8.7M6,373 t
November 2024$202K-22.0%132 t $1.53$6.4M4,660 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: Phenols and phenol-alcohols to all countries · all exports to Taiwan