Korea Trade Data

Phenols and phenol-alcohols: South Korea exports to the United States

HS 2907 · 페놀과 페놀알코올 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$792K
-41.7% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+564.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$9.3M
-4.1% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
351 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$2.26
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $792,185 of phenols and phenol-alcohols (HS 2907) to the United States, down 41.7% from September 2026 and up 564.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of phenols and phenol-alcohols (HS 2907) to the United States totalled $9.3 million, down 4.1% from the 12 months before ($9.7 million).

The United States took 1.9% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 9th of 42 destinations (11th 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 $2.26 per kg of net weight, compared with $5.95 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from the United States in October 2026 were $163,742 (down 44.0% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $628,443 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $375,311December 2024: $427,523January 2025: $594,356February 2025: $456,901March 2025: $1.1 millionApril 2025: $1.5 millionMay 2025: $821,830June 2025: $1.4 millionJuly 2025: $2.0 millionAugust 2025: $225,010September 2025: $642,479October 2025: $119,207November 2025: $211,970December 2025: $375,377January 2026: $365,256February 2026: $297,709March 2026: $310,788April 2026: $1.2 millionMay 2026: $1.1 millionJune 2026: $1.3 millionJuly 2026: $1.6 millionAugust 2026: $412,693September 2026: $1.4 millionOctober 2026: $792,185
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.164MNovember 2024: $367,906December 2024: $480,953January 2025: $206,490February 2025: $235,071March 2025: $206,869April 2025: $470,068May 2025: $291,443June 2025: $303,875July 2025: $572,274August 2025: $166,001September 2025: $561,769October 2025: $292,486November 2025: $95,215December 2025: $345,872January 2026: $467,237February 2026: $175,117March 2026: $587,293April 2026: $933,308May 2026: $683,320June 2026: $523,804July 2026: $1.0 millionAugust 2026: $567,367September 2026: $75,673October 2026: $163,742

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$792K+564.5%351 t $2.26$164K16.8 t
September 2026$1.4M+111.4%789 t $1.72$76K6.5 t
August 2026$413K+83.4%131 t $3.15$567K27.1 t
July 2026$1.6M-21.5%783 t $2.05$1.0M627 t
June 2026$1.3M-10.6%535 t $2.34$524K322 t
May 2026$1.1M+30.5%498 t $2.15$683K454 t
April 2026$1.2M-17.9%731 t $1.69$933K496 t
March 2026$311K-71.1%300 t $1.03$587K288 t
February 2026$298K-34.8%228 t $1.31$175K101 t
January 2026$365K-38.5%310 t $1.18$467K49.5 t
December 2025$375K-12.2%324 t $1.16$346K98.9 t
November 2025$212K-43.5%102 t $2.07$95K16.4 t
October 2025$119K-76.9%20.0 t $5.95$292K24.8 t
September 2025$642K-23.5%433 t $1.48$562K160 t
August 2025$225K-50.7%129 t $1.75$166K14.4 t
July 2025$2.0M+57.4%1,582 t $1.29$572K152 t
June 2025$1.4M+141.7%811 t $1.73$304K60.9 t
May 2025$822K+7.5%252 t $3.27$291K73.1 t
April 2025$1.5M+42.0%861 t $1.75$470K97.5 t
March 2025$1.1M+29.5%782 t $1.38$207K65.1 t
February 2025$457K-71.9%310 t $1.48$235K36.4 t
January 2025$594K+77.5%405 t $1.47$206K46.8 t
December 2024$428K-34.4%266 t $1.61$481K196 t
November 2024$375K+31.1%129 t $2.92$368K43.2 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 the United States