Korea Trade Data

Finishing agents, etc.: South Korea exports to China

HS 3809 · 완성가공제, 염색 촉진용ㆍ염료 고착용 염색캐리어, 드레싱ㆍ매염제와 같은 그 밖의 물품과 조제품(섬유산업ㆍ제지산업ㆍ가죽산업 그 밖에 이와 유사한 산업에 사용하는 것으로서 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$5.0M
-12.8% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-23.6%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$68.6M
+13.1% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
1,767 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$2.85
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $5.0 million of finishing agents, etc. (HS 3809) to China, down 12.8% from September 2026 and down 23.6% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of finishing agents, etc. (HS 3809) to China totalled $68.6 million, up 13.1% from the 12 months before ($60.7 million).

China took 41.2% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 73 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $2.85 per kg of net weight, compared with $3.47 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from China in October 2026 were $1.1 million (up 5.0% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $3.9 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $4.3 millionDecember 2024: $6.0 millionJanuary 2025: $3.1 millionFebruary 2025: $4.6 millionMarch 2025: $5.2 millionApril 2025: $5.5 millionMay 2025: $4.5 millionJune 2025: $4.4 millionJuly 2025: $4.7 millionAugust 2025: $5.7 millionSeptember 2025: $6.1 millionOctober 2025: $6.6 millionNovember 2025: $6.0 millionDecember 2025: $8.4 millionJanuary 2026: $6.8 millionFebruary 2026: $4.1 millionMarch 2026: $6.2 millionApril 2026: $6.5 millionMay 2026: $5.3 millionJune 2026: $4.4 millionJuly 2026: $5.8 millionAugust 2026: $4.4 millionSeptember 2026: $5.8 millionOctober 2026: $5.0 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$1.14MNovember 2024: $1.1 millionDecember 2024: $1.1 millionJanuary 2025: $783,381February 2025: $852,806March 2025: $1.1 millionApril 2025: $765,645May 2025: $1.1 millionJune 2025: $946,893July 2025: $2.6 millionAugust 2025: $1.5 millionSeptember 2025: $1.0 millionOctober 2025: $1.1 millionNovember 2025: $947,639December 2025: $1.7 millionJanuary 2026: $1.3 millionFebruary 2026: $857,261March 2026: $1.9 millionApril 2026: $1.4 millionMay 2026: $1.6 millionJune 2026: $1.2 millionJuly 2026: $1.4 millionAugust 2026: $945,394September 2026: $1.2 millionOctober 2026: $1.1 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$5.0M-23.6%1,767 t $2.85$1.1M290 t
September 2026$5.8M-4.8%1,667 t $3.46$1.2M353 t
August 2026$4.4M-23.8%1,195 t $3.66$945K242 t
July 2026$5.8M+24.2%1,709 t $3.38$1.4M296 t
June 2026$4.4M+1.5%1,358 t $3.27$1.2M356 t
May 2026$5.3M+17.6%1,464 t $3.59$1.6M341 t
April 2026$6.5M+17.6%1,885 t $3.43$1.4M404 t
March 2026$6.2M+18.1%1,939 t $3.20$1.9M409 t
February 2026$4.1M-9.8%1,173 t $3.53$857K245 t
January 2026$6.8M+118.7%2,094 t $3.26$1.3M310 t
December 2025$8.4M+39.6%2,291 t $3.65$1.7M358 t
November 2025$6.0M+37.8%2,365 t $2.52$948K311 t
October 2025$6.6M+45.6%1,899 t $3.47$1.1M352 t
September 2025$6.1M+25.0%2,116 t $2.86$1.0M323 t
August 2025$5.7M+38.3%1,613 t $3.55$1.5M377 t
July 2025$4.7M-9.7%1,439 t $3.24$2.6M513 t
June 2025$4.4M-0.4%1,616 t $2.71$947K349 t
May 2025$4.5M-12.6%1,527 t $2.93$1.1M423 t
April 2025$5.5M+26.4%1,686 t $3.26$766K306 t
March 2025$5.2M-11.4%2,155 t $2.44$1.1M401 t
February 2025$4.6M+17.7%1,589 t $2.89$853K274 t
January 2025$3.1M-39.8%1,147 t $2.72$783K360 t
December 2024$6.0M+4.9%2,011 t $2.98$1.1M429 t
November 2024$4.3M-20.0%1,741 t $2.49$1.1M417 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: Finishing agents, etc. to all countries · all exports to China