Bread, pastry, cakes and biscuits: South Korea exports and imports
HS 1905 · 빵ㆍ파이ㆍ케이크ㆍ비스킷과 그 밖의 베이커리 제품(코코아를 함유하였는지에 상관없다), 성찬용 웨이퍼ㆍ제약용에 적합한 빈 캡슐ㆍ실링웨이퍼(sealing wafer)ㆍ라이스페이퍼(rice paper)와 그 밖에 이와 유사한 물품 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $47.4 million of bread, pastry, cakes and biscuits (HS 1905), up 5.1% from September 2026 and up 33.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of bread, pastry, cakes and biscuits (HS 1905) totalled $506.4 million, up 9.7% from the 12 months before ($461.7 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($168.6 million, 33.3% of the total), followed by China and Japan.
That was 16.3% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 19 (preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $57.0 million (up 21.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $9.6 million for the month.
Official description of HS 1905: Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 1905
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905.10 | Crispbread | $4,265 | 0.0% | -68.5% | $0 |
| 1905.20 | Gingerbread and the like | $12K | 0.0% | -33.2% | $483 |
| 1905.31 | Sweet biscuits | $23.6M | 4.7% | +8.4% | $2.1M |
| 1905.32 | Waffles and wafers | $4.2M | 0.8% | -5.6% | $556K |
| 1905.40 | Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products | $1.8M | 0.3% | -9.7% | $22K |
| 1905.90 | Other | $476.7M | 94.1% | +10.0% | $44.8M |
| 1905.90.1010 | Bread | $11.2M | 2.3% | +5.6% | $1.1M |
| 1905.90.1020 | Ship's biscuits | $228K | 0.0% | -9.4% | $44K |
| 1905.90.1030 | Pastries and cakes | $77.0M | 16.2% | +32.3% | $8.4M |
| 1905.90.1040 | Biscuits, cookies and crackers | $146.2M | 30.7% | +17.7% | $12.5M |
| 1905.90.1050 | Bakers' wares of rice | $7.7M | 1.6% | -1.0% | $953K |
| 1905.90.1090 | Other | $193.7M | 40.6% | +1.0% | $18.3M |
| 1905.90.9010 | Empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 1905.90.9020 | Rice paper | $69K | 0.0% | -29.2% | $3,322 |
| 1905.90.9090 | Other | $40.6M | 8.5% | +0.1% | $3.5M |
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. 149 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 | United States | $168.6M | 33.3% | +12.7% | 1 | $15.0M |
| 2 | China | $76.4M | 15.1% | +8.8% | 2 | $7.4M |
| 3 | Japan | $28.4M | 5.6% | +33.3% | 5 | $3.6M |
| 4 | Canada | $27.9M | 5.5% | +15.2% | 3 | $2.9M |
| 5 | Australia | $21.2M | 4.2% | +3.1% | 6 | $2.2M |
| 6 | Philippines | $20.8M | 4.1% | +10.3% | 7 | $2.0M |
| 7 | Taiwan | $19.6M | 3.9% | -16.6% | 4 | $1.4M |
| 8 | Hong Kong | $18.9M | 3.7% | +8.8% | 8 | $1.6M |
| 9 | Mongolia | $11.9M | 2.3% | +34.3% | 10 | $1.2M |
| 10 | Vietnam | $11.3M | 2.2% | -20.3% | 9 | $936K |
| 11 | Russia | $10.4M | 2.1% | +34.4% | 12 | $1.1M |
| 12 | Netherlands | $8.9M | 1.8% | +27.1% | 13 | $610K |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $7.6M | 1.5% | +13.1% | 14 | $329K |
| 14 | Singapore | $7.1M | 1.4% | +7.3% | 15 | $808K |
| 15 | Malaysia | $7.0M | 1.4% | -16.1% | 11 | $672K |
| 16 | Thailand | $6.1M | 1.2% | +3.1% | 16 | $819K |
| 17 | Germany | $5.6M | 1.1% | +17.1% | 18 | $453K |
| 18 | Indonesia | $5.0M | 1.0% | +5.3% | 19 | $376K |
| 19 | New Zealand | $4.4M | 0.9% | +20.9% | 20 | $500K |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | $2.9M | 0.6% | +0.4% | 22 | $297K |
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 | $47.4M | +33.1% | 7,219 t | $6.57 | $57.0M | 12,141 t |
| September 2026 | $45.1M | +0.3% | 6,953 t | $6.49 | $58.2M | 13,011 t |
| August 2026 | $40.0M | +6.6% | 6,195 t | $6.46 | $46.9M | 10,559 t |
| July 2026 | $44.2M | +10.0% | 6,961 t | $6.36 | $50.4M | 11,633 t |
| June 2026 | $41.5M | +9.4% | 6,406 t | $6.48 | $52.1M | 12,356 t |
| May 2026 | $41.3M | +14.9% | 5,909 t | $6.98 | $46.3M | 10,833 t |
| April 2026 | $41.2M | -7.9% | 6,277 t | $6.56 | $51.7M | 11,481 t |
| March 2026 | $46.0M | +25.5% | 6,450 t | $7.13 | $50.7M | 11,345 t |
| February 2026 | $34.6M | -8.4% | 5,198 t | $6.66 | $53.2M | 11,328 t |
| January 2026 | $42.5M | +32.7% | 6,895 t | $6.17 | $53.9M | 11,558 t |
| December 2025 | $42.0M | +8.6% | 6,639 t | $6.32 | $56.3M | 12,049 t |
| November 2025 | $40.5M | +2.4% | 6,277 t | $6.46 | $43.5M | 9,318 t |
| October 2025 | $35.6M | -14.8% | 5,557 t | $6.41 | $47.1M | 10,191 t |
| September 2025 | $45.0M | +27.3% | 6,896 t | $6.52 | $56.8M | 12,582 t |
| August 2025 | $37.5M | -1.1% | 5,650 t | $6.64 | $43.3M | 9,536 t |
| July 2025 | $40.2M | +6.5% | 6,105 t | $6.59 | $46.3M | 10,326 t |
| June 2025 | $37.9M | +12.1% | 5,859 t | $6.47 | $43.3M | 9,916 t |
| May 2025 | $35.9M | -0.3% | 5,608 t | $6.40 | $42.0M | 9,527 t |
| April 2025 | $44.7M | +27.7% | 6,937 t | $6.45 | $46.1M | 10,176 t |
| March 2025 | $36.7M | +6.0% | 5,753 t | $6.37 | $40.7M | 8,807 t |
| February 2025 | $37.8M | +28.8% | 5,990 t | $6.30 | $42.6M | 8,869 t |
| January 2025 | $32.0M | +0.7% | 5,130 t | $6.24 | $39.3M | 8,245 t |
| December 2024 | $38.6M | +26.0% | 6,250 t | $6.18 | $43.6M | 9,144 t |
| November 2024 | $39.6M | +1.3% | 6,106 t | $6.49 | $41.8M | 8,605 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.