Korea Trade Data

Nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil: South Korea exports to China

HS 7506 · 니켈의 판ㆍ시트(sheet)ㆍ스트립ㆍ박(箔) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$1.6M
-16.5% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+8.8%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$18.4M
+23.3% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
38.3 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$40.45
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.6 million of nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil (HS 7506) to China, down 16.5% from September 2026 and up 8.8% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil (HS 7506) to China totalled $18.4 million, up 23.3% from the 12 months before ($15.0 million).

China took 31.0% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 2nd of 24 destinations (1st in the 12 months before).

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 $40.45 per kg of net weight, compared with $41.01 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from China in October 2026 were $1.6 million (up 314.9% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $73,303 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $1.0 millionDecember 2024: $789,007January 2025: $451,755February 2025: $801,780March 2025: $1.1 millionApril 2025: $1.7 millionMay 2025: $1.4 millionJune 2025: $1.3 millionJuly 2025: $1.9 millionAugust 2025: $1.4 millionSeptember 2025: $1.7 millionOctober 2025: $1.4 millionNovember 2025: $1.5 millionDecember 2025: $1.4 millionJanuary 2026: $1.6 millionFebruary 2026: $1.4 millionMarch 2026: $870,694April 2026: $1.4 millionMay 2026: $1.5 millionJune 2026: $1.7 millionJuly 2026: $2.2 millionAugust 2026: $1.5 millionSeptember 2026: $1.9 millionOctober 2026: $1.6 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$1.62MNovember 2024: $689,209December 2024: $392,362January 2025: $417,950February 2025: $553,807March 2025: $796,303April 2025: $984,652May 2025: $695,158June 2025: $623,143July 2025: $828,462August 2025: $781,148September 2025: $809,050October 2025: $391,458November 2025: $900,513December 2025: $421,190January 2026: $414,348February 2026: $548,528March 2026: $651,964April 2026: $786,849May 2026: $1.8 millionJune 2026: $1.1 millionJuly 2026: $1.4 millionAugust 2026: $908,795September 2026: $1.6 millionOctober 2026: $1.6 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$1.6M+8.8%38.3 t $40.45$1.6M56.0 t
September 2026$1.9M+7.3%41.4 t $44.79$1.6M45.2 t
August 2026$1.5M+13.0%35.2 t $43.65$909K30.1 t
July 2026$2.2M+16.6%53.3 t $40.92$1.4M53.1 t
June 2026$1.7M+33.0%40.7 t $42.30$1.1M31.8 t
May 2026$1.5M+10.1%35.9 t $41.66$1.8M99.3 t
April 2026$1.4M-16.9%33.4 t $42.40$787K35.4 t
March 2026$871K-22.9%19.1 t $45.65$652K16.6 t
February 2026$1.4M+70.6%33.1 t $41.36$549K17.2 t
January 2026$1.6M+257.8%38.5 t $41.93$414K11.2 t
December 2025$1.4M+74.0%31.5 t $43.55$421K10.8 t
November 2025$1.5M+39.8%33.3 t $43.75$901K34.0 t
October 2025$1.4M+177.4%34.7 t $41.01$391K12.6 t
September 2025$1.7M+235.6%39.0 t $44.37$809K24.1 t
August 2025$1.4M+106.2%32.9 t $41.41$781K24.6 t
July 2025$1.9M+103.6%44.0 t $42.57$828K30.5 t
June 2025$1.3M+45.7%32.3 t $39.98$623K18.4 t
May 2025$1.4M+4.1%31.0 t $43.78$695K26.2 t
April 2025$1.7M+19.7%45.9 t $37.06$985K36.1 t
March 2025$1.1M-17.6%27.3 t $41.37$796K27.3 t
February 2025$802K-45.3%20.0 t $40.07$554K16.2 t
January 2025$452K-67.3%9.1 t $49.38$418K11.6 t
December 2024$789K-25.6%19.0 t $41.55$392K10.5 t
November 2024$1.0M-38.0%21.4 t $48.80$689K35.0 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: Nickel plates, sheets, strip and foil to all countries · all exports to China