Korea Trade Data

Polishes and creams for footwear, furniture, floors or metal: South Korea exports to China

HS 3405 · 신발용ㆍ가구용ㆍ마루용ㆍ차체(coachwork)용ㆍ유리용ㆍ금속용 광택제와 크림, 연마페이스트(paste)ㆍ연마가루와 이와 유사한 조제품[이러한 조제품을 침투시키거나 도포하거나 피복한 종이ㆍ워딩(wadding)ㆍ펠트(felt)ㆍ부직포ㆍ셀룰러 플라스틱ㆍ셀룰러 고무 형태의 것인지에 상관없다](제3404호의 왁스는 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$13.0M
+7.1% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+16.4%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$129.1M
+19.9% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
1,600 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$8.12
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $13.0 million of polishes and creams for footwear, furniture, floors or metal (HS 3405) to China, up 7.1% from September 2026 and up 16.4% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of polishes and creams for footwear, furniture, floors or metal (HS 3405) to China totalled $129.1 million, up 19.9% from the 12 months before ($107.7 million).

China took 73.1% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 113 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $8.12 per kg of net weight, compared with $7.44 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from China in October 2026 were $598,308 (up 75.8% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $12.4 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$5M$10M$15MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $8.0 millionDecember 2024: $9.1 millionJanuary 2025: $8.0 millionFebruary 2025: $9.7 millionMarch 2025: $6.7 millionApril 2025: $9.8 millionMay 2025: $7.9 millionJune 2025: $8.9 millionJuly 2025: $11.0 millionAugust 2025: $7.8 millionSeptember 2025: $9.4 millionOctober 2025: $11.2 millionNovember 2025: $11.0 millionDecember 2025: $11.4 millionJanuary 2026: $11.4 millionFebruary 2026: $9.7 millionMarch 2026: $8.3 millionApril 2026: $10.9 millionMay 2026: $9.7 millionJune 2026: $9.6 millionJuly 2026: $10.3 millionAugust 2026: $11.7 millionSeptember 2026: $12.1 millionOctober 2026: $13.0 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$250K$500K$750K$1000KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$598KNovember 2024: $642,528December 2024: $635,967January 2025: $413,631February 2025: $435,919March 2025: $263,692April 2025: $508,325May 2025: $564,058June 2025: $690,277July 2025: $474,161August 2025: $423,042September 2025: $749,037October 2025: $340,390November 2025: $783,941December 2025: $363,439January 2026: $727,947February 2026: $268,566March 2026: $508,535April 2026: $602,644May 2026: $577,651June 2026: $639,224July 2026: $615,389August 2026: $473,207September 2026: $724,803October 2026: $598,308

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$13.0M+16.4%1,600 t $8.12$598K111 t
September 2026$12.1M+28.6%1,603 t $7.57$725K161 t
August 2026$11.7M+50.2%1,564 t $7.50$473K105 t
July 2026$10.3M-6.5%1,325 t $7.77$615K144 t
June 2026$9.6M+7.0%1,373 t $6.97$639K154 t
May 2026$9.7M+22.5%1,346 t $7.21$578K137 t
April 2026$10.9M+11.8%1,483 t $7.37$603K149 t
March 2026$8.3M+22.9%1,365 t $6.06$509K102 t
February 2026$9.7M0.0%1,178 t $8.27$269K63.2 t
January 2026$11.4M+41.4%1,727 t $6.57$728K169 t
December 2025$11.4M+25.1%1,571 t $7.24$363K74.2 t
November 2025$11.0M+37.2%1,522 t $7.25$784K107 t
October 2025$11.2M+40.4%1,500 t $7.44$340K87.2 t
September 2025$9.4M+18.9%1,277 t $7.39$749K157 t
August 2025$7.8M+3.3%1,135 t $6.88$423K87.9 t
July 2025$11.0M+19.5%1,571 t $7.00$474K98.0 t
June 2025$8.9M+0.9%1,388 t $6.45$690K125 t
May 2025$7.9M-15.9%1,310 t $6.05$564K107 t
April 2025$9.8M+22.8%1,407 t $6.95$508K129 t
March 2025$6.7M-12.1%1,287 t $5.23$264K48.6 t
February 2025$9.7M+43.7%1,498 t $6.50$436K110 t
January 2025$8.0M-5.4%1,276 t $6.29$414K115 t
December 2024$9.1M+72.8%1,436 t $6.33$636K159 t
November 2024$8.0M+27.0%1,546 t $5.20$643K138 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: Polishes and creams for footwear, furniture, floors or metal to all countries · all exports to China