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EU–South Korea trade in organic chemicals
In May 2026, the EU exported €80M of organic chemicals to South Korea and imported €337M — a €258M deficit in this category.
The EU's organic chemicals deficit with South Korea has widened by about 87% over the past year, from €138M to €258M.
South Korea supplied about 4% of the EU's extra-EU imports of organic chemicals in May 2026.
Updated monthly · latest data May 2026
— EU exports— EU imports137 months · latest 2026-05
EU exports
€80M
EU imports
€337M
Balance
−€258M
Top sub-categories traded with South Korea
EU exports →
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only€14M
- 2921Amine-function compounds€12M
- 2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives€11M
- 2930Organo-sulphur compounds€4.8M
- 2926Nitrile-function compounds€4.3M
← EU imports
- 2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only or with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only)€192M
- 2935Sulphonamides€25M
- 2917Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives€23M
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom{s} only€20M
- 2932Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom{s} only€11M
Monthly figures
| Month | EU exports | EU imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | €80M | €337M | −€258M |
| April 2026 | €96M | €154M | −€58M |
| March 2026 | €75M | €137M | −€61M |
| February 2026 | €87M | €110M | −€23M |
| January 2026 | €89M | €170M | −€82M |
| December 2025 | €84M | €207M | −€123M |
| November 2025 | €82M | €120M | −€38M |
| October 2025 | €77M | €305M | −€227M |
| September 2025 | €72M | €150M | −€78M |
| August 2025 | €72M | €131M | −€59M |
| July 2025 | €94M | €195M | −€101M |
| June 2025 | €96M | €176M | −€80M |
| May 2025 | €96M | €233M | −€138M |
| April 2025 | €78M | €255M | −€178M |
| March 2025 | €102M | €202M | −€100M |
| February 2025 | €91M | €198M | −€107M |
| January 2025 | €83M | €166M | −€84M |
| December 2024 | €96M | €170M | −€74M |
| November 2024 | €85M | €240M | −€155M |
| October 2024 | €95M | €190M | −€96M |
| September 2024 | €85M | €185M | −€100M |
| August 2024 | €97M | €158M | −€62M |
| July 2024 | €105M | €213M | −€107M |
| June 2024 | €86M | €192M | −€106M |
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.