Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2403 · 그 밖의 제조 담배, 제조한 담배 대용물, 균질화하거나 재구성한 담배ㆍ담배 추출물(extract)과 에센스(essence) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.2 million of other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, etc. (HS 2403), down 6.7% from September 2026 and down 58.0% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, etc. (HS 2403) totalled $25.5 million, down 63.0% from the 12 months before ($68.9 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Indonesia ($14.1 million, 55.2% of the total), followed by Russia and Bulgaria.
That was 2.7% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 24 (tobacco and tobacco substitutes) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $4.3 million (down 3.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $3.0 million for the month.
Official description of HS 2403: Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; “homogenised” or “reconstituted” tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2403
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2403.11 | Water pipe tobacco specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2403.19 | Other | $8.5M | 33.4% | -81.8% | $386K |
| 2403.19.1000 | Pipe tobacco | $132K | 1.5% | +203.3% | $0 |
| 2403.19.9000 | Other | $8.4M | 98.5% | -82.1% | $386K |
| 2403.91 | Homogenised or “reconstituted” tobacco | $11.8M | 46.1% | +17.2% | $787K |
| 2403.91.1000 | Tobacco sheets | $11.8M | 100.0% | +18.7% | $787K |
| 2403.91.9000 | Other | $540 | 0.0% | -99.6% | $540 |
| 2403.99 | Other | $5.2M | 20.5% | -56.9% | $74K |
| 2403.99.1000 | Chewing tobacco | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2403.99.2000 | Snuff | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2403.99.3000 | Tobacco extracts and essences | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 2403.99.4000 | Tobacco holding in one's mouth(for example, Snus) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2403.99.9000 | Other | $5.2M | 100.0% | -56.9% | $74K |
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 | Indonesia | $14.1M | 55.2% | -69.8% | 1 | $169K |
| 2 | Russia | $3.2M | 12.4% | -64.7% | 2 | $203K |
| 3 | Bulgaria | $2.1M | 8.4% | +52.4% | 5 | $193K |
| 4 | Türkiye | $1.7M | 6.5% | -76.5% | 3 | $90K |
| 5 | Hong Kong | $1.2M | 4.7% | +121.6% | 7 | $241K |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | $1.1M | 4.4% | -49.6% | 4 | $0 |
| 7 | Taiwan | $517K | 2.0% | – | 16 | $163K |
| 8 | Thailand | $477K | 1.9% | – | – | $0 |
| 9 | United States | $400K | 1.6% | +137.7% | 11 | $42K |
| 10 | Jordan | $369K | 1.4% | -30.9% | 8 | $59K |
| 11 | Japan | $279K | 1.1% | +5.8% | 10 | $29K |
| 12 | Vietnam | $64K | 0.2% | -88.5% | 6 | $54K |
| 13 | China | $17K | 0.1% | – | – | $3,536 |
| 14 | New Zealand | $11K | 0.0% | -13.5% | 15 | $0 |
| 15 | Mongolia | $7,566 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 16 | Romania | $696 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 17 | South Africa | $402 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | Canada | $90 | 0.0% | – | 20 | $0 |
| – | Germany | $0 | 0.0% | – | 19 | $0 |
| – | Kazakhstan | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 12 | $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 | $1.2M | -58.0% | 307 t | $4.07 | $4.3M | 461 t |
| September 2026 | $1.3M | -61.6% | 321 t | $4.17 | $3.6M | 416 t |
| August 2026 | $790K | -87.9% | 249 t | $3.17 | $3.1M | 352 t |
| July 2026 | $2.2M | -67.3% | 489 t | $4.54 | $4.5M | 472 t |
| June 2026 | $2.2M | -71.4% | 534 t | $4.05 | $4.4M | 509 t |
| May 2026 | $2.1M | -65.0% | 504 t | $4.24 | $3.7M | 462 t |
| April 2026 | $2.1M | -72.7% | 567 t | $3.70 | $3.3M | 368 t |
| March 2026 | $695K | -92.8% | 189 t | $3.67 | $4.5M | 462 t |
| February 2026 | $2.7M | -54.5% | 471 t | $5.72 | $2.4M | 257 t |
| January 2026 | $3.1M | -8.7% | 392 t | $7.94 | $4.2M | 405 t |
| December 2025 | $3.6M | -4.7% | 587 t | $6.12 | $2.3M | 223 t |
| November 2025 | $3.4M | -32.5% | 476 t | $7.14 | $4.1M | 406 t |
| October 2025 | $3.0M | -47.3% | 404 t | $7.36 | $4.4M | 461 t |
| September 2025 | $3.5M | -5.8% | 354 t | $9.83 | $5.1M | 525 t |
| August 2025 | $6.5M | +84.1% | 778 t | $8.39 | $3.0M | 333 t |
| July 2025 | $6.8M | +37.3% | 793 t | $8.59 | $4.4M | 451 t |
| June 2025 | $7.6M | +70.9% | 911 t | $8.31 | $4.0M | 468 t |
| May 2025 | $6.1M | +58.1% | 718 t | $8.50 | $4.0M | 433 t |
| April 2025 | $7.7M | +60.7% | 1,003 t | $7.68 | $5.3M | 531 t |
| March 2025 | $9.6M | +175.6% | 1,233 t | $7.78 | $6.0M | 594 t |
| February 2025 | $5.9M | +49.8% | 855 t | $6.93 | $5.5M | 537 t |
| January 2025 | $3.4M | -1.5% | 531 t | $6.43 | $4.0M | 446 t |
| December 2024 | $3.8M | -19.1% | 683 t | $5.52 | $4.6M | 466 t |
| November 2024 | $5.0M | +9.1% | 901 t | $5.58 | $5.0M | 525 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.