Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 2517 · 자갈ㆍ왕자갈ㆍ쇄석(碎石)[콘크리트용ㆍ도로포장용ㆍ철도용이나 그 밖의 밸러스트(ballast)용에 일반적으로 사용되는 것으로 한정한다], 싱글(shingle)과 플린트(flint)(열처리한 것인지에 상관없다), 슬래그(slag)ㆍ드로스(dross)나 이와 유사한 산업폐기물의 머캐덤(macadam)(이 호의 앞부분에 열거한 물품들과 혼합한 것인지에 상관없다), 타르 머캐덤(tarred macadam), 제2515호나 제2516호의 암석의 알갱이ㆍ파편ㆍ가루(열처리한 것인지에 상관없다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $99,973 of pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, etc. (HS 2517), down 7.2% from September 2026 and down 56.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, etc. (HS 2517) totalled $1.9 million, down 31.8% from the 12 months before ($2.7 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Japan ($666,621, 35.9% of the total), followed by Vietnam and China.
That was 0.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 25 (salt, sulphur, stone, lime and cement) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.6 million (up 274.8% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.5 million for the month.
Official description of HS 2517: Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated; macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in the first part of the heading; tarred macadam; granules, chippings and powder, of stones of heading 25.15 or 25.16, whether or not heat-treated.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 2517
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2517.10 | Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone, of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for rai | $19K | 1.0% | -27.4% | $0 |
| 2517.10.1000 | Pebbles | $14K | 72.6% | -47.2% | $0 |
| 2517.10.2000 | Broken or crushed stone | $8 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2517.10.9000 | Other | $5,095 | 27.4% | – | $0 |
| 2517.20 | Macadam of slag, dross or similar industrial waste, whether or not incorporating the materials cited in subheading 2517. | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2517.30 | Tarred macadam | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2517.41 | Of marble | $869 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2517.49 | Other | $1.8M | 99.0% | -31.8% | $100K |
| 2517.49.1000 | Of basalt | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2517.49.2000 | Of granite | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 2517.49.9000 | Other | $1.8M | 100.0% | -31.6% | $100K |
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. 29 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 | $667K | 35.9% | +2.5% | 2 | $69K |
| 2 | Vietnam | $425K | 22.9% | -8.0% | 3 | $6,578 |
| 3 | China | $341K | 18.4% | -72.4% | 1 | $12K |
| 4 | Taiwan | $206K | 11.1% | +65.9% | 5 | $12K |
| 5 | Netherlands | $101K | 5.4% | -25.9% | 4 | $0 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | $53K | 2.9% | +220.8% | 9 | $0 |
| 7 | Türkiye | $20K | 1.1% | -33.4% | 6 | $239 |
| 8 | Singapore | $17K | 0.9% | +1.8% | 8 | $0 |
| 9 | United States | $7,187 | 0.4% | -43.7% | 10 | $0 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | $5,139 | 0.3% | – | – | $0 |
| 11 | Indonesia | $3,734 | 0.2% | – | 11 | $200 |
| 12 | Slovenia | $2,936 | 0.2% | – | 12 | $0 |
| 13 | Belarus | $2,000 | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | $1,195 | 0.1% | – | 14 | $0 |
| 15 | Oman | $924 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 16 | Canada | $550 | 0.0% | – | 18 | $0 |
| 17 | American Samoa | $530 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | Mexico | $436 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 19 | India | $400 | 0.0% | – | 15 | $0 |
| 20 | Russia | $400 | 0.0% | – | 16 | $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 | $100K | -56.7% | 558 t | $0.18 | $1.6M | 7,171 t |
| September 2026 | $108K | -43.6% | 570 t | $0.19 | $957K | 5,074 t |
| August 2026 | $108K | -45.8% | 551 t | $0.20 | $1.3M | 6,812 t |
| July 2026 | $129K | -22.4% | 598 t | $0.22 | $1.7M | 8,228 t |
| June 2026 | $194K | -20.6% | 949 t | $0.20 | $2.0M | 9,533 t |
| May 2026 | $183K | -13.5% | 652 t | $0.28 | $1.8M | 9,068 t |
| April 2026 | $203K | -13.9% | 910 t | $0.22 | $1.9M | 10,284 t |
| March 2026 | $183K | -20.0% | 782 t | $0.23 | $1.2M | 6,307 t |
| February 2026 | $120K | -47.7% | 732 t | $0.16 | $1.5M | 7,504 t |
| January 2026 | $177K | -5.2% | 992 t | $0.18 | $392K | 2,233 t |
| December 2025 | $204K | -30.7% | 1,483 t | $0.14 | $492K | 3,549 t |
| November 2025 | $148K | -51.1% | 1,493 t | $0.10 | $581K | 4,073 t |
| October 2025 | $231K | -55.1% | 1,867 t | $0.12 | $420K | 2,341 t |
| September 2025 | $191K | -70.3% | 1,374 t | $0.14 | $451K | 2,749 t |
| August 2025 | $200K | -69.6% | 1,802 t | $0.11 | $1.0M | 5,329 t |
| July 2025 | $166K | -65.4% | 1,590 t | $0.10 | $1.2M | 5,900 t |
| June 2025 | $244K | -28.4% | 2,186 t | $0.11 | $574K | 3,233 t |
| May 2025 | $212K | -28.9% | 1,927 t | $0.11 | $578K | 4,079 t |
| April 2025 | $235K | -45.5% | 2,242 t | $0.10 | $491K | 3,218 t |
| March 2025 | $228K | -30.7% | 2,041 t | $0.11 | $326K | 1,849 t |
| February 2025 | $229K | -45.6% | 1,775 t | $0.13 | $233K | 1,386 t |
| January 2025 | $187K | -42.0% | 1,799 t | $0.10 | $293K | 1,938 t |
| December 2024 | $294K | -37.1% | 3,149 t | $0.09 | $471K | 3,406 t |
| November 2024 | $303K | -3.0% | 2,724 t | $0.11 | $435K | 2,683 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.