Korea Trade Data

Lubricating preparations and preparations, etc.: South Korea exports to Japan

HS 3403 · 조제 윤활유[윤활제를 기본 재료로 한 조제 절삭제ㆍ볼트나 너트 방출제ㆍ방청제ㆍ부식방지제ㆍ이형(mould release) 조제품을 포함한다], 방직용 재료ㆍ가죽ㆍ모피나 그 밖의 재료의 오일링처리나 가지처리에 사용하는 조제품[석유나 역청유(瀝靑油)의 함유량이 전 중량의 100분의 70 이상인 것을 기본 재료로 한 조제품은 제외한다] · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$965K
-11.1% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+29.6%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$9.0M
+4.3% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
219 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$4.40
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $964,543 of lubricating preparations and preparations, etc. (HS 3403) to Japan, down 11.1% from September 2026 and up 29.6% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of lubricating preparations and preparations, etc. (HS 3403) to Japan totalled $9.0 million, up 4.3% from the 12 months before ($8.6 million).

Japan took 5.6% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 4th of 104 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $4.40 per kg of net weight, compared with $2.54 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Japan in October 2026 were $3.9 million (up 14.3% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $2.9 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: $1.0 millionDecember 2024: $588,623January 2025: $797,480February 2025: $931,146March 2025: $750,142April 2025: $728,491May 2025: $598,775June 2025: $745,868July 2025: $562,892August 2025: $726,755September 2025: $437,354October 2025: $743,964November 2025: $552,171December 2025: $395,919January 2026: $636,067February 2026: $752,263March 2026: $666,617April 2026: $686,869May 2026: $1.0 millionJune 2026: $419,497July 2026: $917,091August 2026: $888,186September 2026: $1.1 millionOctober 2026: $964,543
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$2M$4M$6M$8MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$3.86MNovember 2024: $3.9 millionDecember 2024: $4.5 millionJanuary 2025: $3.2 millionFebruary 2025: $5.5 millionMarch 2025: $4.6 millionApril 2025: $5.2 millionMay 2025: $4.5 millionJune 2025: $4.8 millionJuly 2025: $4.6 millionAugust 2025: $3.6 millionSeptember 2025: $4.4 millionOctober 2025: $3.4 millionNovember 2025: $3.5 millionDecember 2025: $4.1 millionJanuary 2026: $2.9 millionFebruary 2026: $3.6 millionMarch 2026: $4.3 millionApril 2026: $4.6 millionMay 2026: $3.9 millionJune 2026: $4.1 millionJuly 2026: $4.5 millionAugust 2026: $3.3 millionSeptember 2026: $4.5 millionOctober 2026: $3.9 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$965K+29.6%219 t $4.40$3.9M713 t
September 2026$1.1M+148.2%293 t $3.71$4.5M836 t
August 2026$888K+22.2%228 t $3.89$3.3M615 t
July 2026$917K+62.9%312 t $2.94$4.5M844 t
June 2026$419K-43.8%140 t $3.00$4.1M771 t
May 2026$1.0M+70.7%349 t $2.93$3.9M792 t
April 2026$687K-5.7%248 t $2.77$4.6M925 t
March 2026$667K-11.1%283 t $2.36$4.3M788 t
February 2026$752K-19.2%276 t $2.73$3.6M740 t
January 2026$636K-20.2%253 t $2.52$2.9M577 t
December 2025$396K-32.7%158 t $2.50$4.1M713 t
November 2025$552K-45.2%164 t $3.36$3.5M673 t
October 2025$744K-19.1%293 t $2.54$3.4M591 t
September 2025$437K-18.7%138 t $3.16$4.4M794 t
August 2025$727K+32.9%210 t $3.47$3.6M727 t
July 2025$563K+29.3%202 t $2.79$4.6M864 t
June 2025$746K+56.6%288 t $2.59$4.8M899 t
May 2025$599K+2.5%218 t $2.75$4.5M929 t
April 2025$728K+157.2%292 t $2.49$5.2M944 t
March 2025$750K+10.9%239 t $3.14$4.6M828 t
February 2025$931K+23.5%322 t $2.89$5.5M1,043 t
January 2025$797K-42.0%278 t $2.87$3.2M663 t
December 2024$589K+73.8%223 t $2.64$4.5M794 t
November 2024$1.0M-22.9%379 t $2.66$3.9M742 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: Lubricating preparations and preparations, etc. to all countries · all exports to Japan