Korea Trade Data

Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, etc.: South Korea exports to the United States

HS 2940 · 당류(화학적으로 순수한 것으로 한정하며, 자당ㆍ유당ㆍ맥아당ㆍ포도당ㆍ과당은 제외한다), 당에테르ㆍ당아세탈ㆍ당에스테르와 이들의 염(제2937호ㆍ제2938호ㆍ제2939호의 물품은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$568K
+3.8% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-30.7%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$8.0M
+64.2% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
100.0 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$5.68
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $568,318 of sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, etc. (HS 2940) to the United States, up 3.8% from September 2026 and down 30.7% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, etc. (HS 2940) to the United States totalled $8.0 million, up 64.2% from the 12 months before ($4.8 million).

The United States took 66.3% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 31 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 $5.68 per kg of net weight, compared with $3.30 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from the United States in October 2026 were $1.8 million (up 25.1% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.2 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: $340,744December 2024: $386,095January 2025: $79,153February 2025: $334,812March 2025: $336,560April 2025: $238,524May 2025: $470,282June 2025: $603,932July 2025: $421,818August 2025: $447,307September 2025: $363,992October 2025: $819,797November 2025: $694,794December 2025: $655,101January 2026: $613,719February 2026: $774,051March 2026: $754,003April 2026: $1.2 millionMay 2026: $682,277June 2026: $476,995July 2026: $497,740August 2026: $520,720September 2026: $547,604October 2026: $568,318
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$2M$4M$6MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$1.76MNovember 2024: $1.2 millionDecember 2024: $2.1 millionJanuary 2025: $1.2 millionFebruary 2025: $1.5 millionMarch 2025: $1.9 millionApril 2025: $1.3 millionMay 2025: $3.1 millionJune 2025: $2.0 millionJuly 2025: $3.5 millionAugust 2025: $3.2 millionSeptember 2025: $4.4 millionOctober 2025: $1.4 millionNovember 2025: $1.3 millionDecember 2025: $1.6 millionJanuary 2026: $1.6 millionFebruary 2026: $1.2 millionMarch 2026: $3.0 millionApril 2026: $2.8 millionMay 2026: $3.0 millionJune 2026: $4.2 millionJuly 2026: $787,380August 2026: $3.6 millionSeptember 2026: $781,000October 2026: $1.8 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$568K-30.7%100.0 t $5.68$1.8M47.6 t
September 2026$548K+50.4%133 t $4.11$781K33.8 t
August 2026$521K+16.4%153 t $3.41$3.6M19.7 t
July 2026$498K+18.0%182 t $2.73$787K41.0 t
June 2026$477K-21.0%129 t $3.69$4.2M120 t
May 2026$682K+45.1%209 t $3.27$3.0M51.2 t
April 2026$1.2M+388.9%405 t $2.88$2.8M33.3 t
March 2026$754K+124.0%216 t $3.49$3.0M23.8 t
February 2026$774K+131.2%212 t $3.65$1.2M65.9 t
January 2026$614K+675.4%166 t $3.70$1.6M35.1 t
December 2025$655K+69.7%273 t $2.40$1.6M30.2 t
November 2025$695K+103.9%186 t $3.74$1.3M47.3 t
October 2025$820K+229.6%248 t $3.30$1.4M113 t
September 2025$364K+15.9%127 t $2.87$4.4M233 t
August 2025$447K+3.7%177 t $2.52$3.2M132 t
July 2025$422K-49.5%96.6 t $4.37$3.5M98.8 t
June 2025$604K+936.3%183 t $3.30$2.0M95.5 t
May 2025$470K+1.6%174 t $2.71$3.1M128 t
April 2025$239K-51.1%81.4 t $2.93$1.3M92.2 t
March 2025$337K-28.3%74.7 t $4.50$1.9M61.2 t
February 2025$335K-30.1%38.8 t $8.63$1.5M59.9 t
January 2025$79K-60.3%5.7 t $13.93$1.2M20.5 t
December 2024$386K+340.6%43.7 t $8.83$2.1M12.2 t
November 2024$341K+49.5%58.0 t $5.87$1.2M26.2 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: Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, etc. to all countries · all exports to the United States