Wood continuously shaped along any of its edges, ends or faces, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 4409 · 목재[미조립한 쪽마루판용 스트립(strip)과 프리즈(frieze)를 포함한다]로서 어느 한쪽의 가장자리ㆍ마구리ㆍ면을 따라 연속적으로 성형한 것[블록가공ㆍ홈가공ㆍ은촉이음가공ㆍ경사이음가공ㆍ브이형이음가공ㆍ구슬형가공ㆍ주형가공ㆍ원형가공이나 이와 유사한 가공을 한 것으로서 대패질ㆍ연마ㆍ엔드-조인트한(end-jointed) 것인지에 상관없다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $77,622 of wood continuously shaped along any of its edges, ends or faces, etc. (HS 4409), down 62.1% from September 2026 and up 26.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of wood continuously shaped along any of its edges, ends or faces, etc. (HS 4409) totalled $1.2 million, up 95.0% from the 12 months before ($622,793).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Japan ($629,201, 51.8% of the total), followed by Vietnam and the Netherlands.
That was 1.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 44 (wood and articles of wood) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $6.9 million (up 11.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $6.8 million for the month.
Official description of HS 4409: Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 4409
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4409.10 | Coniferous | $353K | 29.0% | -22.4% | $0 |
| 4409.10.1000 | Siding | $11K | 3.1% | – | $0 |
| 4409.10.2000 | Flooring | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4409.10.9000 | Other | $342K | 96.9% | -23.8% | $0 |
| 4409.21 | Of bamboo | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4409.22 | Of tropical wood | $123 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4409.22.1000 | Siding | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4409.22.2000 | Flooring | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4409.22.9000 | Other | $123 | 100.0% | – | $0 |
| 4409.29 | Other | $862K | 71.0% | +413.5% | $78K |
| 4409.29.1000 | Siding | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4409.29.2000 | Flooring | $88K | 10.2% | – | $0 |
| 4409.29.9000 | Other | $774K | 89.8% | +360.9% | $78K |
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. 20 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | $629K | 51.8% | +392.6% | 3 | $78K |
| 2 | Vietnam | $125K | 10.3% | – | – | $0 |
| 3 | Netherlands | $97K | 7.9% | -31.4% | 2 | $0 |
| 4 | Lithuania | $95K | 7.8% | +275.6% | 6 | $0 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | $79K | 6.5% | – | – | $0 |
| 6 | Estonia | $63K | 5.2% | -70.7% | 1 | $0 |
| 7 | Singapore | $43K | 3.5% | – | – | $0 |
| 8 | United States | $27K | 2.2% | – | 9 | $0 |
| 9 | China | $20K | 1.6% | -47.8% | 5 | $0 |
| 10 | Norway | $18K | 1.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | $11K | 0.9% | – | 7 | $0 |
| 12 | Australia | $8,620 | 0.7% | – | – | $0 |
| 13 | Mongolia | $14 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| – | France | $0 | 0.0% | – | 14 | $0 |
| – | India | $0 | 0.0% | – | 13 | $0 |
| – | Indonesia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 8 | $0 |
| – | Mozambique | $0 | 0.0% | – | 10 | $0 |
| – | Philippines | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 4 | $0 |
| – | Taiwan | $0 | 0.0% | – | 12 | $0 |
| – | United Kingdom | $0 | 0.0% | – | 11 | $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 | $78K | +26.4% | 3.5 t | $22.18 | $6.9M | 6,144 t |
| September 2026 | $205K | +424.6% | 8.2 t | $24.95 | $5.1M | 4,655 t |
| August 2026 | $37K | -61.8% | 25.9 t | $1.43 | $5.2M | 4,786 t |
| July 2026 | $52K | – | 35.8 t | $1.45 | $5.7M | 5,264 t |
| June 2026 | $255K | – | 76.4 t | $3.33 | $4.7M | 4,237 t |
| May 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $4.8M | 4,379 t |
| April 2026 | $185K | – | 52.2 t | $3.54 | $4.6M | 4,149 t |
| March 2026 | $205K | +15.0% | 8.6 t | $23.82 | $4.5M | 4,243 t |
| February 2026 | $79K | +591.8% | 36.0 t | $2.19 | $4.8M | 4,409 t |
| January 2026 | $63K | – | 70.6 t | $0.89 | $5.2M | 4,893 t |
| December 2025 | $12 | -100.0% | 11 kg | $1.09 | $5.9M | 5,537 t |
| November 2025 | $57K | -60.4% | 26.3 t | $2.17 | $6.3M | 5,753 t |
| October 2025 | $61K | +133.0% | 71.8 t | $0.86 | $6.2M | 5,712 t |
| September 2025 | $39K | – | 24.0 t | $1.62 | $7.5M | 6,899 t |
| August 2025 | $97K | – | 49.4 t | $1.97 | $6.9M | 6,439 t |
| July 2025 | $415 | – | 48 kg | $8.65 | $7.2M | 7,071 t |
| June 2025 | $109 | -99.9% | 18 kg | $6.06 | $7.5M | 6,963 t |
| May 2025 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $6.3M | 5,949 t |
| April 2025 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $7.4M | 6,577 t |
| March 2025 | $178K | – | 191 t | $0.93 | $8.0M | 6,231 t |
| February 2025 | $11K | – | 24.5 t | $0.46 | $7.7M | 5,823 t |
| January 2025 | $6,415 | -77.8% | 4.6 t | $1.39 | $6.4M | 4,998 t |
| December 2024 | $85K | +143.4% | 99.3 t | $0.85 | $9.5M | 7,586 t |
| November 2024 | $144K | +35.2% | 27.8 t | $5.18 | $7.5M | 6,134 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.