Korea Trade Data

Paints and varnishes, water-based: South Korea exports to India

HS 3209 · 페인트와 바니시(varnish)[에나멜과 래커(lacquer)를 포함하며, 합성 중합체나 화학적으로 변성한 천연 중합체를 기본 재료로 하여 수성(水性) 매질(媒質)에 분산하거나 용해한 것으로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$787K
+20.5% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+73.7%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$7.2M
+11.1% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
182 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$4.32
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $787,227 of paints and varnishes, water-based (HS 3209) to India, up 20.5% from September 2026 and up 73.7% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of paints and varnishes, water-based (HS 3209) to India totalled $7.2 million, up 11.1% from the 12 months before ($6.5 million).

India took 5.6% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 5th of 65 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $4.32 per kg of net weight, compared with $4.07 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$200K$400K$600K$800KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $464,779December 2024: $600,239January 2025: $600,351February 2025: $542,498March 2025: $499,465April 2025: $585,161May 2025: $451,525June 2025: $664,286July 2025: $601,193August 2025: $421,249September 2025: $637,152October 2025: $453,229November 2025: $562,642December 2025: $647,233January 2026: $648,080February 2026: $580,209March 2026: $652,551April 2026: $557,530May 2026: $533,291June 2026: $457,326July 2026: $577,827August 2026: $590,465September 2026: $653,530October 2026: $787,227
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$20K$40K$60KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.143KNovember 2024: $53,280December 2024: $156January 2025: $0February 2025: $438March 2025: $25,574April 2025: $25,794May 2025: $51,036June 2025: $281July 2025: $30,083August 2025: $51September 2025: $6,059October 2025: $22November 2025: $210December 2025: $184January 2026: $8,703February 2026: $224March 2026: $26,515April 2026: $0May 2026: $16,007June 2026: $62July 2026: $24,325August 2026: $24,241September 2026: $141October 2026: $143

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$787K+73.7%182 t $4.32$14319 kg
September 2026$654K+2.6%161 t $4.06$14134 kg
August 2026$590K+40.2%162 t $3.64$24K11.9 t
July 2026$578K-3.9%131 t $4.42$24K13.3 t
June 2026$457K-31.2%116 t $3.93$6210 kg
May 2026$533K+18.1%129 t $4.12$16K4.9 t
April 2026$558K-4.7%136 t $4.09$00 kg
March 2026$653K+30.6%151 t $4.32$27K14.2 t
February 2026$580K+7.0%144 t $4.04$22423 kg
January 2026$648K+8.0%161 t $4.03$8,7033.0 t
December 2025$647K+7.8%138 t $4.70$18438 kg
November 2025$563K+21.1%149 t $3.77$21039 kg
October 2025$453K-19.3%111 t $4.07$221 kg
September 2025$637K+92.7%116 t $5.51$6,0592.0 t
August 2025$421K-7.0%109 t $3.85$518 kg
July 2025$601K+47.4%110 t $5.45$30K15.0 t
June 2025$664K+28.8%180 t $3.69$28161 kg
May 2025$452K+0.6%124 t $3.65$51K27.2 t
April 2025$585K+3.8%168 t $3.49$26K14.0 t
March 2025$499K-3.2%144 t $3.48$26K14.0 t
February 2025$542K+94.9%144 t $3.76$43830 kg
January 2025$600K+45.9%148 t $4.05$00 kg
December 2024$600K+48.5%127 t $4.72$1568 kg
November 2024$465K+23.6%128 t $3.64$53K26.6 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, water-based to all countries · all exports to India