Heated tobacco, e-cigarette and other nicotine products: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2404 · 담배·재구성한 담배·니코틴이나 담배 대용물·니코틴 대용물을 함유한 물품(연소시키지 않고 흡입하도록 만들어진 것으로 한정한다), 니코틴을 함유한 그 밖의 물품으로 인체 내에 니코틴을 흡수시키도록 만들어진 것 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $14.6 million of heated tobacco, e-cigarette and other nicotine products (HS 2404), down 41.3% from September 2026 and down 27.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of heated tobacco, e-cigarette and other nicotine products (HS 2404) totalled $260.4 million, down 7.5% from the 12 months before ($281.6 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Japan ($225.7 million, 86.7% of the total), followed by Taiwan and Indonesia.
That was 27.3% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 24 (tobacco and tobacco substitutes) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $9.5 million (down 44.9% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $5.0 million for the month.
Official description of HS 2404: Products containing tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, nicotine, or tobacco or nicotine substitutes, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2404
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2404.11 | Containing tobacco or reconstituted tobacco | $248.3M | 95.4% | -8.4% | $13.7M |
| 2404.12 | Other, containing nicotine | $50K | 0.0% | -41.1% | $0 |
| 2404.12.1000 | Solutions for electronic cigarettes | $50K | 99.8% | -41.1% | $0 |
| 2404.12.9000 | Other | $125 | 0.2% | – | $0 |
| 2404.19 | Other | $11.9M | 4.6% | +14.0% | $864K |
| 2404.19.1000 | Containing tobacco substitutes | $226K | 1.9% | +92.7% | $0 |
| 2404.19.9010 | Solutions for electronic cigarettes | $1.9M | 16.3% | -46.0% | $163K |
| 2404.19.9090 | Other | $9.7M | 81.8% | +44.6% | $700K |
| 2404.91 | For oral application | $59K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2404.92 | For transdermal application | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2404.99 | Other | $46K | 0.0% | -5.3% | $0 |
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. 32 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 | $225.7M | 86.7% | -16.3% | 1 | $13.0M |
| 2 | Taiwan | $32.2M | 12.4% | +2,720% | 6 | $1.2M |
| 3 | Indonesia | $687K | 0.3% | +30.8% | 7 | $119K |
| 4 | United States | $619K | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | $341K | 0.1% | -30.3% | 8 | $0 |
| 6 | Russia | $310K | 0.1% | -74.3% | 5 | $82 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | $286K | 0.1% | – | 28 | $82K |
| 8 | Mongolia | $112K | 0.0% | – | – | $108K |
| 9 | China | $71K | 0.0% | +536.9% | 15 | $34K |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $52K | 0.0% | -55.0% | 10 | $507 |
| 11 | Sudan | $22K | 0.0% | -3.7% | 12 | $0 |
| 12 | Lebanon | $13K | 0.0% | -49.5% | 11 | $0 |
| 13 | South Sudan | $11K | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 14 | Germany | $8,097 | 0.0% | – | 20 | $0 |
| 15 | Canada | $5,163 | 0.0% | – | 16 | $45 |
| 16 | Nigeria | $4,745 | 0.0% | – | – | $4,745 |
| 17 | Switzerland | $2,489 | 0.0% | -83.5% | 14 | $0 |
| 18 | Italy | $536 | 0.0% | – | 25 | $0 |
| 19 | Poland | $513 | 0.0% | – | 18 | $46 |
| 20 | Armenia | $61 | 0.0% | – | 21 | $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 | $14.6M | -27.4% | 499 t | $29.16 | $9.5M | 140 t |
| September 2026 | $24.8M | -20.0% | 892 t | $27.82 | $8.9M | 107 t |
| August 2026 | $28.7M | +30.5% | 819 t | $35.11 | $8.1M | 94.3 t |
| July 2026 | $16.8M | +14.9% | 489 t | $34.46 | $6.9M | 92.6 t |
| June 2026 | $16.6M | -4.6% | 817 t | $20.33 | $6.0M | 83.1 t |
| May 2026 | $17.2M | -36.8% | 702 t | $24.55 | $5.3M | 88.0 t |
| April 2026 | $15.9M | -45.6% | 746 t | $21.39 | $15.9M | 303 t |
| March 2026 | $20.3M | -15.5% | 772 t | $26.28 | $43.2M | 709 t |
| February 2026 | $27.4M | +26.6% | 925 t | $29.61 | $31.0M | 453 t |
| January 2026 | $31.2M | +65.9% | 982 t | $31.81 | $24.7M | 413 t |
| December 2025 | $17.4M | +0.3% | 650 t | $26.72 | $19.7M | 377 t |
| November 2025 | $29.4M | -22.8% | 1,023 t | $28.71 | $18.1M | 331 t |
| October 2025 | $20.0M | -41.1% | 529 t | $37.92 | $17.3M | 273 t |
| September 2025 | $31.0M | +62.0% | 1,013 t | $30.62 | $16.6M | 248 t |
| August 2025 | $22.0M | +3.1% | 683 t | $32.24 | $10.3M | 168 t |
| July 2025 | $14.7M | -16.4% | 550 t | $26.68 | $10.2M | 150 t |
| June 2025 | $17.4M | +11.0% | 668 t | $26.04 | $9.6M | 149 t |
| May 2025 | $27.3M | +1.7% | 829 t | $32.92 | $9.1M | 137 t |
| April 2025 | $29.3M | -8.3% | 899 t | $32.61 | $9.7M | 157 t |
| March 2025 | $24.0M | +9.8% | 758 t | $31.64 | $8.5M | 117 t |
| February 2025 | $21.6M | +9.7% | 707 t | $30.60 | $6.4M | 92.1 t |
| January 2025 | $18.8M | -2.8% | 725 t | $25.97 | $6.1M | 91.6 t |
| December 2024 | $17.3M | +57.4% | 657 t | $26.33 | $13.9M | 219 t |
| November 2024 | $38.1M | +41.7% | 1,097 t | $34.68 | $10.0M | 151 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.