Korea Trade Data

Ferro-alloys: South Korea exports to Japan

HS 7202 · 합금철(ferro-alloy) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$438K
-65.8% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-83.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$9.4M
-8.7% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
60.3 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$7.26
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $437,525 of ferro-alloys (HS 7202) to Japan, down 65.8% from September 2026 and down 83.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of ferro-alloys (HS 7202) to Japan totalled $9.4 million, down 8.7% from the 12 months before ($10.3 million).

Japan took 0.8% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 11th of 40 destinations (12th in the 12 months before).

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 $7.26 per kg of net weight, compared with $1.24 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Japan in October 2026 were $324,334 (down 4.3% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $113,191 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $190,510December 2024: $362,674January 2025: $234,133February 2025: $552,601March 2025: $406,349April 2025: $253,138May 2025: $108,738June 2025: $2.7 millionJuly 2025: $289,066August 2025: $1.2 millionSeptember 2025: $1.3 millionOctober 2025: $2.7 millionNovember 2025: $363,833December 2025: $399,295January 2026: $601,581February 2026: $243,635March 2026: $172,449April 2026: $2.9 millionMay 2026: $199,110June 2026: $1.0 millionJuly 2026: $613,002August 2026: $1.1 millionSeptember 2026: $1.3 millionOctober 2026: $437,525
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.324MNovember 2024: $251,412December 2024: $891,777January 2025: $252,890February 2025: $568,330March 2025: $315,706April 2025: $542,362May 2025: $878,110June 2025: $732,801July 2025: $442,231August 2025: $457,741September 2025: $468,598October 2025: $338,992November 2025: $553,348December 2025: $749,798January 2026: $372,050February 2026: $895,523March 2026: $368,577April 2026: $1.6 millionMay 2026: $302,489June 2026: $629,143July 2026: $932,019August 2026: $258,112September 2026: $346,522October 2026: $324,334

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$438K-83.5%60.3 t $7.26$324K139 t
September 2026$1.3M-5.0%65.0 t $19.67$347K157 t
August 2026$1.1M-2.3%99.9 t $11.42$258K115 t
July 2026$613K+112.1%86.2 t $7.11$932K244 t
June 2026$1.0M-62.0%29.6 t $34.95$629K337 t
May 2026$199K+83.1%6.2 t $32.01$302K163 t
April 2026$2.9M+1,046%2,547 t $1.14$1.6M766 t
March 2026$172K-57.6%69.7 t $2.48$369K154 t
February 2026$244K-55.9%29.4 t $8.28$896K248 t
January 2026$602K+156.9%127 t $4.75$372K142 t
December 2025$399K+10.1%28.1 t $14.23$750K208 t
November 2025$364K+91.0%76.0 t $4.79$553K152 t
October 2025$2.7M+426.8%2,142 t $1.24$339K138 t
September 2025$1.3M+117.7%262 t $5.14$469K159 t
August 2025$1.2M+15.1%1,017 t $1.15$458K195 t
July 2025$289K+51.6%64.2 t $4.50$442K217 t
June 2025$2.7M+2,826%2,027 t $1.34$733K226 t
May 2025$109K-94.8%49.3 t $2.21$878K306 t
April 2025$253K-80.3%42.5 t $5.96$542K224 t
March 2025$406K-63.4%75.7 t $5.37$316K134 t
February 2025$553K-13.6%80.1 t $6.90$568K258 t
January 2025$234K-49.2%58.6 t $3.99$253K125 t
December 2024$363K-57.3%46.6 t $7.79$892K284 t
November 2024$191K-91.6%31.2 t $6.10$251K106 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: Ferro-alloys to all countries · all exports to Japan