Animal products not elsewhere specified or included, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 0511 · 따로 분류되지 않은 동물성 생산품과 제1류나 제3류의 동물의 사체로서 식용에 적합하지 않은 것 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $2.1 million of animal products not elsewhere specified or included, etc. (HS 0511), up 243.2% from September 2026 and up 167.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of animal products not elsewhere specified or included, etc. (HS 0511) totalled $16.9 million, up 33.6% from the 12 months before ($12.7 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Japan ($8.2 million, 48.3% of the total), followed by Hong Kong and China.
That was 20.9% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 05 (other products of animal origin) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.6 million (up 80.4% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $590,689 for the month.
Official description of HS 0511: Animal products not elsewhere specified or included; dead animals of Chapter 1 or 3, unfit for human consumption.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 0511
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0511.10 | Bovine semen | $19K | 0.1% | – | $5,227 |
| 0511.91 | Products of fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates; dead animals of Chapter 3 | $9.4M | 55.4% | +13.2% | $1.7M |
| 0511.91.1010 | Brine shrimp eggs | $11K | 0.1% | -40.0% | $0 |
| 0511.91.1090 | Other | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.91.2000 | Fish waste | $401K | 4.3% | +487.8% | $5,249 |
| 0511.91.9000 | Other | $9.0M | 95.6% | +9.3% | $1.7M |
| 0511.99 | Other | $7.5M | 44.5% | +72.0% | $421K |
| 0511.99.1000 | Animal blood | $305 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.99.2010 | Swine semen | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.99.2090 | Other | $1,022 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.99.3010 | Of bovine | $27K | 0.4% | – | $8,572 |
| 0511.99.3090 | Other | $32 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.99.4000 | Sinews and tendons | $58 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.99.5030 | Horsehair, dressed | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.99.5090 | Other | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.99.6000 | Natural sponges of animal origin | $16K | 0.2% | +43.9% | $1,500 |
| 0511.99.9010 | Silkworm eggs | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.99.9020 | Chrysalis of silk worm | $13K | 0.2% | -47.8% | $3,571 |
| 0511.99.9030 | Dead animals, other than products of dead animals of Chapter 3 | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 0511.99.9040 | Paring and similar waste of rawhides or skins | $1.1M | 14.3% | -33.2% | $105K |
| 0511.99.9090 | Other | $6.4M | 84.9% | +134.9% | $302K |
Six-digit codes are international; the indented ten-digit codes are South Korea's own subdivision. These rows are world totals; "Share" is the share of the row above.
Top destinations
Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 25 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months; the table shows the largest 20.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | $8.2M | 48.3% | +7.3% | 1 | $1.7M |
| 2 | Hong Kong | $4.2M | 25.0% | +304.6% | 3 | $0 |
| 3 | China | $1.5M | 8.9% | -6.9% | 2 | $25K |
| 4 | Vietnam | $1.4M | 8.2% | +264.3% | 5 | $100K |
| 5 | Taiwan | $610K | 3.6% | +80.3% | 7 | $1,500 |
| 6 | Cambodia | $403K | 2.4% | +440.9% | 13 | $96K |
| 7 | France | $234K | 1.4% | +53.7% | 9 | $38K |
| 8 | Australia | $222K | 1.3% | -34.7% | 6 | $94K |
| 9 | United States | $61K | 0.4% | -59.8% | 10 | $34K |
| 10 | Belgium | $53K | 0.3% | +148.2% | 15 | $0 |
| 11 | Mongolia | $24K | 0.1% | – | – | $5,227 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | $14K | 0.1% | – | 17 | $8,572 |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | $8,652 | 0.1% | – | 18 | $0 |
| 14 | Russia | $3,600 | 0.0% | -98.1% | 8 | $0 |
| 15 | Indonesia | $2,275 | 0.0% | -85.5% | 16 | $0 |
| 16 | Malaysia | $428 | 0.0% | -99.9% | 4 | $0 |
| 17 | Mexico | $126 | 0.0% | – | – | $126 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | $120 | 0.0% | – | 19 | $70 |
| 19 | Singapore | $95 | 0.0% | -99.9% | 11 | $1 |
| 20 | Sweden | $34 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $5,000,000 over 24 months.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $2.1M | +167.7% | 2,116 t | $1.02 | $1.6M | 675 t |
| September 2026 | $626K | -30.8% | 673 t | $0.93 | $2.5M | 1,289 t |
| August 2026 | $2.7M | +52.0% | 3,606 t | $0.75 | $1.1M | 441 t |
| July 2026 | $2.3M | -3.5% | 2,851 t | $0.79 | $1.8M | 694 t |
| June 2026 | $331K | -70.0% | 472 t | $0.70 | $1.5M | 503 t |
| May 2026 | $1.9M | +5.7% | 1,272 t | $1.49 | $1.3M | 373 t |
| April 2026 | $2.0M | +238.4% | 1,326 t | $1.54 | $2.6M | 616 t |
| March 2026 | $790K | +22.4% | 669 t | $1.18 | $1.4M | 449 t |
| February 2026 | $556K | +7.8% | 467 t | $1.19 | $819K | 444 t |
| January 2026 | $1.6M | +125.0% | 1,052 t | $1.48 | $1.4M | 352 t |
| December 2025 | $611K | -10.0% | 606 t | $1.01 | $1.5M | 217 t |
| November 2025 | $1.4M | +75.5% | 1,133 t | $1.23 | $1.3M | 246 t |
| October 2025 | $803K | +6.5% | 768 t | $1.04 | $864K | 263 t |
| September 2025 | $905K | +84.5% | 978 t | $0.92 | $967K | 263 t |
| August 2025 | $1.8M | +179.3% | 2,342 t | $0.76 | $1.3M | 431 t |
| July 2025 | $2.3M | +35.2% | 3,135 t | $0.75 | $1.2M | 327 t |
| June 2025 | $1.1M | +121.2% | 1,592 t | $0.69 | $1.4M | 295 t |
| May 2025 | $1.8M | +7.4% | 2,235 t | $0.80 | $923K | 281 t |
| April 2025 | $603K | -52.8% | 721 t | $0.84 | $2.1M | 246 t |
| March 2025 | $645K | -12.8% | 594 t | $1.09 | $1.2M | 272 t |
| February 2025 | $516K | -11.2% | 584 t | $0.88 | $1.6M | 207 t |
| January 2025 | $692K | -17.5% | 645 t | $1.07 | $678K | 229 t |
| December 2024 | $679K | +26.0% | 618 t | $1.10 | $1.4M | 315 t |
| November 2024 | $793K | +1.1% | 823 t | $0.96 | $2.1M | 385 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.