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Surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations: South Korea exports to Germany

HS 3402 · 유기계면활성제(비누는 제외한다), 조제 계면활성제ㆍ조제 세제(보조 조제 세제를 포함한다)ㆍ조제 청정제(비누를 함유한 것인지에 상관없으며 제3401호의 물품은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$576K
+233.6% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+191.6%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$5.0M
-1.3% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
332 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$1.73
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $576,202 of surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations (HS 3402) to Germany, up 233.6% from September 2026 and up 191.6% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations (HS 3402) to Germany totalled $5.0 million, down 1.3% from the 12 months before ($5.0 million).

Germany took 0.6% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 29th of 156 destinations (26th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $1.73 per kg of net weight, compared with $1.77 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Germany in October 2026 were $7.5 million (up 79.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $6.9 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$250K$500K$750K$1000KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $448,715December 2024: $421,248January 2025: $279,326February 2025: $342,892March 2025: $621,862April 2025: $809,004May 2025: $425,599June 2025: $255,011July 2025: $395,604August 2025: $307,236September 2025: $528,451October 2025: $197,573November 2025: $213,772December 2025: $332,728January 2026: $469,136February 2026: $395,983March 2026: $366,053April 2026: $356,714May 2026: $565,597June 2026: $464,401July 2026: $612,787August 2026: $438,823September 2026: $172,728October 2026: $576,202
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$7.47MNovember 2024: $3.2 millionDecember 2024: $4.1 millionJanuary 2025: $4.5 millionFebruary 2025: $3.8 millionMarch 2025: $4.9 millionApril 2025: $4.1 millionMay 2025: $6.6 millionJune 2025: $4.2 millionJuly 2025: $5.1 millionAugust 2025: $4.3 millionSeptember 2025: $5.8 millionOctober 2025: $4.2 millionNovember 2025: $3.7 millionDecember 2025: $5.1 millionJanuary 2026: $4.5 millionFebruary 2026: $4.5 millionMarch 2026: $4.0 millionApril 2026: $4.9 millionMay 2026: $5.8 millionJune 2026: $6.5 millionJuly 2026: $8.6 millionAugust 2026: $4.2 millionSeptember 2026: $4.8 millionOctober 2026: $7.5 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$576K+191.6%332 t $1.73$7.5M1,342 t
September 2026$173K-67.3%119 t $1.46$4.8M851 t
August 2026$439K+42.8%274 t $1.60$4.2M996 t
July 2026$613K+54.9%311 t $1.97$8.6M1,576 t
June 2026$464K+82.1%266 t $1.75$6.5M1,114 t
May 2026$566K+32.9%276 t $2.05$5.8M1,261 t
April 2026$357K-55.9%179 t $1.99$4.9M880 t
March 2026$366K-41.1%236 t $1.55$4.0M756 t
February 2026$396K+15.5%274 t $1.44$4.5M1,274 t
January 2026$469K+68.0%317 t $1.48$4.5M879 t
December 2025$333K-21.0%225 t $1.48$5.1M1,008 t
November 2025$214K-52.4%121 t $1.76$3.7M908 t
October 2025$198K-40.7%112 t $1.77$4.2M817 t
September 2025$528K+27.6%279 t $1.89$5.8M1,001 t
August 2025$307K+21.1%184 t $1.67$4.3M946 t
July 2025$396K-24.6%239 t $1.66$5.1M1,124 t
June 2025$255K-40.8%154 t $1.66$4.2M726 t
May 2025$426K+11.9%290 t $1.47$6.6M1,538 t
April 2025$809K+82.4%482 t $1.68$4.1M885 t
March 2025$622K+280.2%426 t $1.46$4.9M938 t
February 2025$343K+14.5%245 t $1.40$3.8M989 t
January 2025$279K-43.1%200 t $1.40$4.5M862 t
December 2024$421K+5.4%263 t $1.60$4.1M843 t
November 2024$449K-7.9%303 t $1.48$3.2M774 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: Surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations to all countries · all exports to Germany