Korea Trade Data

Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics: South Korea exports to Vietnam

HS 3915 · 플라스틱의 웨이스트(waste)ㆍ페어링(paring)ㆍ스크랩(scrap) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$1.7M
+29.0% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+50.7%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$13.4M
+3.6% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
5,012 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$0.35
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.7 million of waste, parings and scrap, of plastics (HS 3915) to Vietnam, up 29.0% from September 2026 and up 50.7% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of waste, parings and scrap, of plastics (HS 3915) to Vietnam totalled $13.4 million, up 3.6% from the 12 months before ($12.9 million).

Vietnam took 80.8% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 20 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $0.35 per kg of net weight, compared with $0.32 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $988,978December 2024: $1.1 millionJanuary 2025: $965,405February 2025: $818,223March 2025: $1.2 millionApril 2025: $1.2 millionMay 2025: $1.1 millionJune 2025: $809,258July 2025: $940,521August 2025: $1.2 millionSeptember 2025: $1.5 millionOctober 2025: $1.2 millionNovember 2025: $610,136December 2025: $704,132January 2026: $825,595February 2026: $568,748March 2026: $1.8 millionApril 2026: $1.4 millionMay 2026: $1.0 millionJune 2026: $876,690July 2026: $1.2 millionAugust 2026: $1.3 millionSeptember 2026: $1.4 millionOctober 2026: $1.7 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$100K$200K$300K$400KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0KNovember 2024: $177,701December 2024: $146,034January 2025: $139,625February 2025: $10,000March 2025: $168,132April 2025: $88,398May 2025: $300,886June 2025: $138,632July 2025: $166,068August 2025: $157,361September 2025: $109,206October 2025: $52,406November 2025: $250,732December 2025: $142,124January 2026: $0February 2026: $18March 2026: $17,872April 2026: $125,541May 2026: $208,165June 2026: $182,625July 2026: $189,462August 2026: $111,559September 2026: $117,821October 2026: $0

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$1.7M+50.7%5,012 t $0.35$00 kg
September 2026$1.4M-8.0%4,116 t $0.33$118K169 t
August 2026$1.3M+8.6%4,388 t $0.30$112K148 t
July 2026$1.2M+25.8%4,196 t $0.28$189K265 t
June 2026$877K+8.3%2,984 t $0.29$183K244 t
May 2026$1.0M-5.1%3,168 t $0.32$208K289 t
April 2026$1.4M+15.2%4,991 t $0.28$126K197 t
March 2026$1.8M+53.2%6,281 t $0.28$18K13.0 t
February 2026$569K-30.5%2,215 t $0.26$181 kg
January 2026$826K-14.5%2,863 t $0.29$00 kg
December 2025$704K-36.5%2,871 t $0.25$142K186 t
November 2025$610K-38.3%2,208 t $0.28$251K364 t
October 2025$1.2M+20.8%3,608 t $0.32$52K73.8 t
September 2025$1.5M+25.2%5,075 t $0.29$109K158 t
August 2025$1.2M-7.1%4,536 t $0.26$157K222 t
July 2025$941K-8.9%3,597 t $0.26$166K245 t
June 2025$809K-14.8%2,750 t $0.29$139K195 t
May 2025$1.1M-6.6%3,780 t $0.28$301K434 t
April 2025$1.2M+13.1%3,847 t $0.32$88K124 t
March 2025$1.2M+13.4%3,954 t $0.29$168K237 t
February 2025$818K-12.4%2,696 t $0.30$10K25.0 t
January 2025$965K+7.6%2,981 t $0.32$140K193 t
December 2024$1.1M+20.4%3,673 t $0.30$146K192 t
November 2024$989K+7.3%3,340 t $0.30$178K243 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: Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics to all countries · all exports to Vietnam