Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 4418 · 목재로 만든 건축용 건구와 목공품[셀룰러우드패널(cellular wood panel)ㆍ조립된 마루판용 패널ㆍ지붕을 이는 판자를 포함한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $377,210 of builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, etc. (HS 4418), up 13.8% from September 2026 and up 458.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, etc. (HS 4418) totalled $2.3 million, down 33.6% from the 12 months before ($3.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Mongolia ($475,712, 20.3% of the total), followed by Guam and the United States.
That was 2.9% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 44 (wood and articles of wood) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $7.5 million (up 19.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $7.1 million for the month.
Official description of HS 4418: Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 4418
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4418.11 | Of tropical wood | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.19 | Other | $153K | 6.5% | +175.0% | $0 |
| 4418.21 | Of tropical wood | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.29 | Other | $938K | 40.1% | +66.6% | $308K |
| 4418.30 | Posts and beams other than products of subheadings 4418.81 to 4418.89 | $5,184 | 0.2% | – | $0 |
| 4418.40 | Shuttering for concrete constructional work | $475K | 20.3% | -73.1% | $1,619 |
| 4418.50 | Shingles and shakes | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.73 | Of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.73.1000 | Parquet panels | $0 | – | – | $0 |
| 4418.73.9000 | Other | $0 | – | – | $0 |
| 4418.74 | Other, for mosaic floors | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.74.1000 | Parquet panels | $0 | – | – | $0 |
| 4418.74.9000 | Other | $0 | – | – | $0 |
| 4418.75 | Other, multilayer | $59K | 2.5% | -31.0% | $2,284 |
| 4418.75.1000 | Parquet panels | $51K | 86.5% | -39.0% | $2,284 |
| 4418.75.9000 | Other | $7,932 | 13.5% | – | $0 |
| 4418.79 | Other | $44K | 1.9% | -68.1% | $2,802 |
| 4418.79.1000 | Parquet panels | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.79.9000 | Other | $44K | 100.0% | -68.1% | $2,802 |
| 4418.81 | Glue-laminated timber (glulam) | $419 | 0.0% | -99.5% | $419 |
| 4418.82 | Cross-laminated timber (CLT or X-lam) | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.83 | I beams | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.89 | Other | $3,653 | 0.2% | – | $3,653 |
| 4418.91 | Of bamboo | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.92 | Cellular wood panels | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.99 | Other | $663K | 28.3% | -17.8% | $59K |
| 4418.99.2000 | Other | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 4418.99.9000 | Other | $663K | 100.0% | -17.8% | $59K |
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. 44 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 | Mongolia | $476K | 20.3% | -34.9% | 3 | $12K |
| 2 | Guam | $319K | 13.6% | +2,848% | 16 | $307K |
| 3 | United States | $311K | 13.3% | -65.3% | 1 | $6,680 |
| 4 | Argentina | $220K | 9.4% | – | 21 | $45K |
| 5 | Canada | $219K | 9.4% | +1,489% | 13 | $0 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | $133K | 5.7% | – | – | $0 |
| 7 | Vietnam | $125K | 5.3% | +23.0% | 7 | $0 |
| 8 | Japan | $119K | 5.1% | -43.2% | 5 | $5,343 |
| 9 | Russia | $112K | 4.8% | -85.1% | 2 | $0 |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | $83K | 3.5% | -74.3% | 4 | $0 |
| 11 | Mexico | $70K | 3.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 12 | Singapore | $59K | 2.5% | – | 28 | $0 |
| 13 | Thailand | $30K | 1.3% | -57.3% | 9 | $0 |
| 14 | Philippines | $28K | 1.2% | -77.1% | 6 | $97 |
| 15 | Australia | $7,816 | 0.3% | – | 25 | $545 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | $6,736 | 0.3% | -50.8% | 14 | $0 |
| 17 | Cambodia | $4,370 | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | Syria | $4,307 | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 19 | Indonesia | $4,066 | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 20 | Guinea | $2,081 | 0.1% | -95.1% | 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 | $377K | +458.1% | 43.7 t | $8.63 | $7.5M | 2,186 t |
| September 2026 | $332K | +48.2% | 125 t | $2.66 | $6.5M | 2,772 t |
| August 2026 | $128K | -14.7% | 118 t | $1.08 | $6.8M | 3,042 t |
| July 2026 | $398K | +3.5% | 169 t | $2.35 | $5.9M | 2,361 t |
| June 2026 | $197K | -26.6% | 119 t | $1.65 | $5.2M | 2,307 t |
| May 2026 | $123K | -15.5% | 83.9 t | $1.47 | $4.9M | 2,030 t |
| April 2026 | $88K | -86.2% | 246 t | $0.36 | $4.6M | 2,542 t |
| March 2026 | $117K | -72.8% | 535 t | $0.22 | $4.9M | 1,775 t |
| February 2026 | $99K | -29.8% | 448 t | $0.22 | $5.5M | 2,087 t |
| January 2026 | $42K | -78.7% | 244 t | $0.17 | $5.2M | 2,212 t |
| December 2025 | $281K | -16.7% | 556 t | $0.51 | $8.5M | 3,056 t |
| November 2025 | $160K | -70.6% | 439 t | $0.36 | $7.2M | 2,537 t |
| October 2025 | $68K | -62.2% | 361 t | $0.19 | $6.3M | 2,349 t |
| September 2025 | $224K | -55.1% | 426 t | $0.53 | $12.8M | 3,397 t |
| August 2025 | $150K | -60.7% | 336 t | $0.45 | $9.5M | 2,901 t |
| July 2025 | $384K | +136.7% | 70.8 t | $5.43 | $10.8M | 3,310 t |
| June 2025 | $268K | -39.9% | 248 t | $1.08 | $9.2M | 2,677 t |
| May 2025 | $146K | -86.4% | 334 t | $0.44 | $7.1M | 2,122 t |
| April 2025 | $635K | +132.6% | 657 t | $0.97 | $6.2M | 2,257 t |
| March 2025 | $430K | +77.0% | 834 t | $0.52 | $4.9M | 2,111 t |
| February 2025 | $141K | -42.2% | 507 t | $0.28 | $4.6M | 2,004 t |
| January 2025 | $199K | -25.1% | 583 t | $0.34 | $4.9M | 2,246 t |
| December 2024 | $338K | +307.7% | 420 t | $0.80 | $7.3M | 3,160 t |
| November 2024 | $543K | +109.4% | 564 t | $0.96 | $5.1M | 2,319 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.