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Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, in primary forms: South Korea exports to Germany

HS 3912 · 셀룰로오스와 그 화학적 유도체[일차제품(primary form)으로서 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$1.5M
-6.6% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+17.9%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$21.2M
+15.4% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
304 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$5.02
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.5 million of cellulose and its chemical derivatives, in primary forms (HS 3912) to Germany, down 6.6% from September 2026 and up 17.9% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of cellulose and its chemical derivatives, in primary forms (HS 3912) to Germany totalled $21.2 million, up 15.4% from the 12 months before ($18.4 million).

Germany took 5.1% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 4th of 82 destinations.

This product made up 0.2% of South Korea's goods exports to Germany over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $5.02 per kg of net weight, compared with $4.19 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Germany in October 2026 were $790,778 (down 43.1% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $734,166 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $1.9 millionDecember 2024: $1.5 millionJanuary 2025: $1.3 millionFebruary 2025: $1.4 millionMarch 2025: $1.7 millionApril 2025: $1.7 millionMay 2025: $2.4 millionJune 2025: $1.5 millionJuly 2025: $1.4 millionAugust 2025: $1.2 millionSeptember 2025: $1.1 millionOctober 2025: $1.3 millionNovember 2025: $1.8 millionDecember 2025: $1.1 millionJanuary 2026: $1.6 millionFebruary 2026: $2.0 millionMarch 2026: $2.4 millionApril 2026: $2.5 millionMay 2026: $1.2 millionJune 2026: $2.5 millionJuly 2026: $1.4 millionAugust 2026: $1.5 millionSeptember 2026: $1.6 millionOctober 2026: $1.5 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.791MNovember 2024: $568,044December 2024: $871,418January 2025: $1.4 millionFebruary 2025: $996,599March 2025: $509,828April 2025: $1.3 millionMay 2025: $1.1 millionJune 2025: $692,970July 2025: $1.5 millionAugust 2025: $866,240September 2025: $1.1 millionOctober 2025: $1.4 millionNovember 2025: $969,851December 2025: $1.1 millionJanuary 2026: $904,519February 2026: $366,892March 2026: $1.0 millionApril 2026: $1.0 millionMay 2026: $645,225June 2026: $1.3 millionJuly 2026: $965,892August 2026: $913,654September 2026: $1.1 millionOctober 2026: $790,778

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$1.5M+17.9%304 t $5.02$791K179 t
September 2026$1.6M+43.6%313 t $5.23$1.1M187 t
August 2026$1.5M+22.7%217 t $6.88$914K212 t
July 2026$1.4M-4.0%268 t $5.16$966K155 t
June 2026$2.5M+65.5%506 t $4.92$1.3M266 t
May 2026$1.2M-48.2%211 t $5.87$645K101 t
April 2026$2.5M+50.9%500 t $5.06$1.0M235 t
March 2026$2.4M+41.5%459 t $5.28$1.0M225 t
February 2026$2.0M+38.3%334 t $5.90$367K58.3 t
January 2026$1.6M+28.6%301 t $5.47$905K247 t
December 2025$1.1M-27.4%153 t $7.02$1.1M185 t
November 2025$1.8M-0.9%378 t $4.85$970K281 t
October 2025$1.3M+13.7%309 t $4.19$1.4M299 t
September 2025$1.1M-18.0%217 t $5.24$1.1M200 t
August 2025$1.2M-34.1%246 t $4.93$866K206 t
July 2025$1.4M-3.7%257 t $5.59$1.5M304 t
June 2025$1.5M+19.9%294 t $5.12$693K162 t
May 2025$2.4M+7.4%434 t $5.52$1.1M255 t
April 2025$1.7M-9.7%307 t $5.46$1.3M258 t
March 2025$1.7M+5.2%295 t $5.80$510K111 t
February 2025$1.4M+2.0%286 t $4.97$997K211 t
January 2025$1.3M-54.6%331 t $3.87$1.4M287 t
December 2024$1.5M+146.9%236 t $6.25$871K174 t
November 2024$1.9M+74.0%269 t $6.89$568K140 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: Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, in primary forms to all countries · all exports to Germany