Japan exports: Hydrogen fluoride to South Korea, significant increase in December: Ministry of Finance December trade statistics
Ministry of Finance: December Trade Statistics
The Ministry of Finance released trade statistics on December 30.
According to the December 2019 trade statistics (confirmed report),
Hydrogen fluoride: Exports to Korea: Recent developments
Exports of hydrogen fluoride used for cleaning semiconductors to Korea totaled 793 tons.
Although it is down 73% from the previous year, it has increased 838 times compared to November 2019.
The Japanese government has tightened its export controls since July 2019, and was zero in August.
Currently, exports are recovering in cases where individual screening has been gradually completed.
Hydrogen fluoride: Exports to Korea: Annual total
In 2019, exports of hydrogen fluoride to South Korea fell by 46% compared to 2018 to 19,973 tons.
Of the exports to the world (24,560 tons), 81% are for South Korea.
Aggregated by main item code in trade statistics.
Beer: Export to Korea
Meanwhile, beer exports to South Korea in December 2007 increased by 93% to 106 kiloliters from November 2007.
Although it is down 98% from the same month of the previous year, it has been recovering after reaching zero in October.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
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