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EU–South Korea trade in inorganic chemicals
In May 2026, the EU exported €58M of inorganic chemicals to South Korea and imported €77M — a €19M deficit in this category.
The EU's inorganic chemicals deficit with South Korea has widened by about 49% over the past year, from €13M to €19M.
South Korea supplied about 4% of the EU's extra-EU imports of inorganic chemicals in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€58M
EU imports
€77M
Balance
−€19M
Top sub-categories traded with South Korea
EU exports →
- 2843Colloidal precious metals; inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, whether or not chemically defined; amalgams of precious metals€17M
- 2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals€7.9M
- 2853Phosphides, whether or not chemically defined (excl. ferrophosphorus); inorganic compounds, incl. distilled or conductivity water and water of similar purity, n.e.s.; liquid air, whether or not rare gases have been removed; compressed air; amalgams (excl. amalgams of precious metals)€6.2M
- 2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids€4.2M
- 2845Non-radioactive isotopes; inorganic or organic compounds of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined€4.0M
← EU imports
- 2841Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids€51M
- 2815Sodium hydroxide "caustic soda", potassium hydroxide "caustic potash"; peroxides of sodium or potassium€7.8M
- 2825Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; inorganic bases, metal oxides, hydroxides and peroxides, n.e.s.€4.0M
- 2836Carbonates; peroxocarbonates "percarbonates"; commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate€2.7M
- 2811Inorganic acids and inorganic oxygen compounds of non-metals (excl. hydrogen chloride "hydrochloric acid", chlorosulphuric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, nitric acid, sulphonitric acids, diphosphorus pentaoxide, phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acids, oxides of boron and boric acids)€2.3M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €58M | €77M | −€19M |
| April 2026 | €50M | €69M | −€19M |
| March 2026 | €63M | €68M | −€4.9M |
| February 2026 | €56M | €67M | −€11M |
| January 2026 | €47M | €56M | −€9.0M |
| December 2025 | €457M | €17M | €440M |
| November 2025 | €133M | €18M | €115M |
| October 2025 | €134M | €50M | €84M |
| September 2025 | €162M | €56M | €106M |
| August 2025 | €46M | €69M | −€23M |
| July 2025 | €251M | €78M | €173M |
| June 2025 | €64M | €91M | −€28M |
| May 2025 | €65M | €78M | −€13M |
| April 2025 | €63M | €150M | −€87M |
| March 2025 | €60M | €101M | −€41M |
| February 2025 | €45M | €125M | −€80M |
| January 2025 | €63M | €172M | −€109M |
| December 2024 | €104M | €71M | €34M |
| November 2024 | €45M | €151M | −€107M |
| October 2024 | €380M | €132M | €248M |
| September 2024 | €197M | €198M | −€1.5M |
| August 2024 | €209M | €131M | €78M |
| July 2024 | €37M | €167M | −€130M |
| June 2024 | €34M | €106M | −€72M |
EU exports, imports and balance by month — extra-EU, EU27 reporter, latest 24 months.
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Source: Eurostat — Comext DS-059341 · EU27 reporter · extra-EU trade · value in EUR. Figures are indicative and may be revised; verify against Eurostat before relying on them.