Modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 3407 · 조형용 페이스트(paste)(아동 오락용을 포함한다), 치과용 왁스나 치과용 인상재료[세트로 된 것, 소매용으로 포장된 것, 판 모양ㆍ말굽 모양ㆍ막대(stick) 모양이나 이와 유사한 모양의 것으로 한정한다], 플라스터(plaster)(소석고나 황산칼슘으로 만든 것으로 한정한다)를 기본 재료로 한 그 밖의 치과용 조제품 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $547,753 of modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement, etc. (HS 3407), down 57.8% from September 2026 and down 30.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement, etc. (HS 3407) totalled $9.3 million, down 20.4% from the 12 months before ($11.7 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($1.7 million, 18.4% of the total), followed by Russia and Japan.
That was 0.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 34 (soap, washing preparations and waxes) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.1 million (up 27.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $562,595 for the month.
Official description of HS 3407: Modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement; preparations known as “dental wax” or as “dental impression compounds”, put up in sets, in packings for retail sale or in plates, horseshoe shapes, sticks or similar forms; other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster (of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate).
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 3407
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3407.00 | Modelling pastes, including those put up for children's amusement; preparations known as “dental wax” or as “dental impr | $9.3M | 100.0% | -20.4% | $548K |
| 3407.00.1000 | Modelling pastes | $814K | 8.7% | -6.4% | $74K |
| 3407.00.2000 | Preparations known as “dental wax” or as “dental impression compounds” | $8.4M | 90.0% | -21.8% | $467K |
| 3407.00.3000 | Other preparations for use in dentistry, with a basis of plaster | $117K | 1.3% | +0.2% | $6,631 |
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. 110 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 | $1.7M | 18.4% | -39.5% | 1 | $30K |
| 2 | Russia | $1.4M | 14.7% | +34.9% | 3 | $74K |
| 3 | Japan | $1.3M | 13.7% | -39.2% | 2 | $18K |
| 4 | Canada | $453K | 4.9% | +107.1% | 12 | $52K |
| 5 | Netherlands | $410K | 4.4% | -30.1% | 4 | $90K |
| 6 | Hong Kong | $304K | 3.3% | -27.3% | 5 | $18K |
| 7 | Australia | $271K | 2.9% | +13.0% | 9 | $50K |
| 8 | Taiwan | $252K | 2.7% | -23.5% | 7 | $5,053 |
| 9 | Indonesia | $198K | 2.1% | +143.7% | 26 | $13K |
| 10 | China | $198K | 2.1% | -51.5% | 6 | $17K |
| 11 | Vietnam | $182K | 2.0% | -22.4% | 11 | $27K |
| 12 | Peru | $160K | 1.7% | +121.0% | 27 | $0 |
| 13 | Türkiye | $147K | 1.6% | -7.3% | 16 | $4,900 |
| 14 | Iran | $137K | 1.5% | +542.6% | 41 | $0 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | $133K | 1.4% | -43.8% | 10 | $0 |
| 16 | Brazil | $108K | 1.2% | – | 85 | $8,196 |
| 17 | Singapore | $103K | 1.1% | -27.4% | 17 | $4,374 |
| 18 | India | $97K | 1.0% | -69.8% | 8 | $126 |
| 19 | Thailand | $97K | 1.0% | -30.5% | 19 | $6,490 |
| 20 | Cambodia | $97K | 1.0% | -23.8% | 20 | $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 | $548K | -30.9% | 77.9 t | $7.03 | $1.1M | 151 t |
| September 2026 | $1.3M | +0.4% | 76.1 t | $17.05 | $806K | 142 t |
| August 2026 | $505K | -18.8% | 38.7 t | $13.06 | $672K | 135 t |
| July 2026 | $653K | -26.6% | 89.7 t | $7.28 | $915K | 129 t |
| June 2026 | $808K | -41.9% | 104 t | $7.80 | $1.1M | 172 t |
| May 2026 | $896K | +43.3% | 82.1 t | $10.91 | $1.3M | 147 t |
| April 2026 | $560K | -57.4% | 62.1 t | $9.02 | $1.2M | 159 t |
| March 2026 | $1.1M | +15.0% | 103 t | $10.36 | $869K | 78.6 t |
| February 2026 | $710K | -47.2% | 59.5 t | $11.92 | $933K | 144 t |
| January 2026 | $493K | -15.4% | 87.9 t | $5.61 | $702K | 121 t |
| December 2025 | $928K | -15.8% | 114 t | $8.14 | $1.3M | 213 t |
| November 2025 | $843K | +4.2% | 237 t | $3.55 | $1.1M | 157 t |
| October 2025 | $793K | -16.8% | 102 t | $7.77 | $873K | 172 t |
| September 2025 | $1.3M | +44.7% | 140 t | $9.23 | $843K | 140 t |
| August 2025 | $622K | -34.7% | 140 t | $4.44 | $1.1M | 179 t |
| July 2025 | $890K | -26.0% | 90.6 t | $9.82 | $933K | 148 t |
| June 2025 | $1.4M | +80.8% | 146 t | $9.49 | $829K | 94.4 t |
| May 2025 | $625K | -37.0% | 97.8 t | $6.39 | $1.2M | 140 t |
| April 2025 | $1.3M | +43.2% | 140 t | $9.40 | $1.3M | 193 t |
| March 2025 | $932K | +72.5% | 125 t | $7.45 | $1.3M | 167 t |
| February 2025 | $1.3M | +98.5% | 74.5 t | $18.02 | $1.2M | 150 t |
| January 2025 | $583K | -32.1% | 140 t | $4.17 | $886K | 105 t |
| December 2024 | $1.1M | +69.5% | 94.9 t | $11.61 | $1.5M | 197 t |
| November 2024 | $809K | +5.1% | 158 t | $5.13 | $848K | 116 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.