Korea Trade Data

Paints and varnishes, solvent-based: South Korea exports to Thailand

HS 3208 · 페인트와 바니시(varnish)[에나멜ㆍ래커(lacquer)를 포함하며, 합성 중합체나 화학적으로 변성한 천연 중합체를 기본 재료로 하여 비수성(非水性) 매질(媒質)에 분산하거나 용해한 것으로 한정한다], 이 류의 주 제4호의 용액 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$575K
+33.8% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+26.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$7.3M
-21.1% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
149 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$3.87
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $575,430 of paints and varnishes, solvent-based (HS 3208) to Thailand, up 33.8% from September 2026 and up 26.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of paints and varnishes, solvent-based (HS 3208) to Thailand totalled $7.3 million, down 21.1% from the 12 months before ($9.3 million).

Thailand took 1.1% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 10th of 109 destinations (9th in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.1% of South Korea's goods exports to Thailand over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $3.87 per kg of net weight, compared with $4.63 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Thailand in October 2026 were $160,993 (up 158.8% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $414,437 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $890,892December 2024: $1.1 millionJanuary 2025: $1.5 millionFebruary 2025: $727,946March 2025: $771,105April 2025: $566,595May 2025: $585,629June 2025: $592,900July 2025: $749,089August 2025: $775,465September 2025: $543,004October 2025: $455,035November 2025: $566,147December 2025: $284,611January 2026: $874,282February 2026: $707,628March 2026: $703,478April 2026: $592,356May 2026: $714,356June 2026: $664,070July 2026: $603,382August 2026: $598,501September 2026: $430,175October 2026: $575,430
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$50K$100K$150K$200KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$161KNovember 2024: $104,661December 2024: $133,828January 2025: $2,117February 2025: $132,942March 2025: $66,494April 2025: $101,657May 2025: $131,338June 2025: $19,623July 2025: $84,059August 2025: $18,460September 2025: $110,964October 2025: $62,202November 2025: $20,266December 2025: $118,623January 2026: $13,406February 2026: $125,941March 2026: $2,879April 2026: $73,418May 2026: $19,060June 2026: $52,635July 2026: $67,855August 2026: $54,758September 2026: $85,924October 2026: $160,993

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$575K+26.5%149 t $3.87$161K44.1 t
September 2026$430K-20.8%90.9 t $4.73$86K15.0 t
August 2026$599K-22.8%135 t $4.44$55K14.5 t
July 2026$603K-19.5%126 t $4.77$68K14.5 t
June 2026$664K+12.0%142 t $4.68$53K14.4 t
May 2026$714K+22.0%136 t $5.23$19K120 kg
April 2026$592K+4.5%164 t $3.61$73K14.5 t
March 2026$703K-8.8%149 t $4.73$2,87944 kg
February 2026$708K-2.8%184 t $3.86$126K29.0 t
January 2026$874K-43.1%185 t $4.73$13K1.1 t
December 2025$285K-73.6%75.4 t $3.77$119K28.3 t
November 2025$566K-36.5%113 t $5.01$20K168 kg
October 2025$455K-67.6%98.3 t $4.63$62K14.5 t
September 2025$543K-61.3%98.1 t $5.54$111K29.1 t
August 2025$775K-18.0%162 t $4.77$18K170 kg
July 2025$749K-53.1%180 t $4.17$84K14.7 t
June 2025$593K-60.3%115 t $5.18$20K1.9 t
May 2025$586K-58.3%136 t $4.32$131K31.2 t
April 2025$567K-66.3%136 t $4.16$102K18.7 t
March 2025$771K-47.0%168 t $4.59$66K15.3 t
February 2025$728K-50.0%167 t $4.37$133K29.0 t
January 2025$1.5M+25.3%209 t $7.36$2,11738 kg
December 2024$1.1M+57.2%124 t $8.73$134K29.0 t
November 2024$891K-2.9%88.1 t $10.11$105K25.7 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: Paints and varnishes, solvent-based to all countries · all exports to Thailand