Korea Trade Data

Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides, etc.: South Korea exports to the United States

HS 2923 · 제4암모늄염과 수산화 제4암모늄, 레시틴과 그 밖의 포스포아미노리피드(화학적으로 단일한 것인지에 상관없다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$846K
-3.4% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+128.9%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$10.3M
+10.7% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
716 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$1.18
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $845,978 of quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides, etc. (HS 2923) to the United States, down 3.4% from September 2026 and up 128.9% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides, etc. (HS 2923) to the United States totalled $10.3 million, up 10.7% from the 12 months before ($9.3 million).

The United States took 13.2% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 3rd of 34 destinations.

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 $1.18 per kg of net weight, compared with $1.41 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from the United States in October 2026 were $2.4 million (up 46.0% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.6 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $409,262December 2024: $792,186January 2025: $1.3 millionFebruary 2025: $620,139March 2025: $635,271April 2025: $908,697May 2025: $814,231June 2025: $969,157July 2025: $738,629August 2025: $750,502September 2025: $1.0 millionOctober 2025: $369,642November 2025: $701,445December 2025: $1.0 millionJanuary 2026: $946,084February 2026: $606,681March 2026: $1.1 millionApril 2026: $748,252May 2026: $1.3 millionJune 2026: $595,388July 2026: $942,388August 2026: $575,974September 2026: $876,127October 2026: $845,978
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$1M$2M$3M$4MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$2.45MNovember 2024: $1.9 millionDecember 2024: $1.2 millionJanuary 2025: $560,849February 2025: $1.9 millionMarch 2025: $1.9 millionApril 2025: $1.5 millionMay 2025: $2.8 millionJune 2025: $1.6 millionJuly 2025: $2.2 millionAugust 2025: $1.3 millionSeptember 2025: $1.4 millionOctober 2025: $1.7 millionNovember 2025: $853,681December 2025: $2.2 millionJanuary 2026: $1.9 millionFebruary 2026: $1.3 millionMarch 2026: $1.9 millionApril 2026: $1.2 millionMay 2026: $1.4 millionJune 2026: $1.3 millionJuly 2026: $2.2 millionAugust 2026: $1.5 millionSeptember 2026: $2.6 millionOctober 2026: $2.4 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$846K+128.9%716 t $1.18$2.4M422 t
September 2026$876K-13.3%538 t $1.63$2.6M337 t
August 2026$576K-23.3%326 t $1.77$1.5M264 t
July 2026$942K+27.6%567 t $1.66$2.2M345 t
June 2026$595K-38.6%183 t $3.25$1.3M182 t
May 2026$1.3M+64.7%541 t $2.48$1.4M258 t
April 2026$748K-17.7%484 t $1.54$1.2M181 t
March 2026$1.1M+71.8%658 t $1.66$1.9M433 t
February 2026$607K-2.2%415 t $1.46$1.3M169 t
January 2026$946K-26.3%554 t $1.71$1.9M262 t
December 2025$1.0M+29.3%413 t $2.48$2.2M324 t
November 2025$701K+71.4%498 t $1.41$854K180 t
October 2025$370K+62.6%262 t $1.41$1.7M247 t
September 2025$1.0M+290.8%594 t $1.70$1.4M291 t
August 2025$751K+105.0%512 t $1.47$1.3M224 t
July 2025$739K+49.8%452 t $1.64$2.2M332 t
June 2025$969K+315.0%481 t $2.01$1.6M213 t
May 2025$814K+113.1%472 t $1.73$2.8M356 t
April 2025$909K+272.4%468 t $1.94$1.5M172 t
March 2025$635K+102.6%363 t $1.75$1.9M246 t
February 2025$620K+166.6%300 t $2.07$1.9M267 t
January 2025$1.3M+738.5%513 t $2.50$561K91.4 t
December 2024$792K+301.2%427 t $1.85$1.2M196 t
November 2024$409K+3,352%272 t $1.50$1.9M213 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: Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides, etc. to all countries · all exports to the United States