Wood marquetry and inlaid wood, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 4420 · 마르퀘트리(marquetry) 목제품과 상감세공 목제품, 신변장식용품, 칼붙이, 이와 유사한 제품용인 목재로 만든 상자와 용기, 목재로 만든 작은 조각상과 그 밖의 장식품, 제94류에 해당하지 않는 목제 가구 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $141,507 of wood marquetry and inlaid wood, etc. (HS 4420), up 58.7% from September 2026 and up 56.2% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of wood marquetry and inlaid wood, etc. (HS 4420) totalled $1.5 million, down 51.1% from the 12 months before ($3.1 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($367,090, 23.9% of the total), followed by Vietnam and France.
That was 1.9% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 44 (wood and articles of wood) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.6 million (down 1.9% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.5 million for the month.
Official description of HS 4420: Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and cases for jewellery or cutlery, and similar articles, of wood; statuettes and other ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of furniture not falling in Chapter 94.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 4420
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4420.11 | Of tropical wood | $125K | 8.2% | -77.7% | $188 |
| 4420.19 | Other | $326K | 21.2% | -24.9% | $76K |
| 4420.90 | Other | $1.1M | 70.6% | -49.4% | $65K |
| 4420.90.2000 | Articles of lacquerred wood (including those of lacquerred wood inlaid shells) | $264K | 24.4% | -11.5% | $27K |
| 4420.90.9010 | Cigarette, jewellery casket or case | $39K | 3.6% | -96.4% | $0 |
| 4420.90.9020 | Other articles of furniture, not falling within Chapter 94 | $145K | 13.4% | -20.1% | $17K |
| 4420.90.9090 | Other | $635K | 58.6% | +10.0% | $21K |
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. 75 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 | $367K | 23.9% | -73.8% | 1 | $65K |
| 2 | Vietnam | $248K | 16.1% | -14.4% | 3 | $4,141 |
| 3 | France | $139K | 9.1% | +449.3% | 10 | $6,950 |
| 4 | Japan | $136K | 8.9% | -83.5% | 2 | $31K |
| 5 | China | $80K | 5.2% | -35.5% | 5 | $915 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $77K | 5.0% | +91.7% | 9 | $7,069 |
| 7 | Singapore | $75K | 4.9% | +302.4% | 11 | $482 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | $68K | 4.4% | -61.5% | 4 | $232 |
| 9 | Malaysia | $62K | 4.1% | – | 27 | $70 |
| 10 | Thailand | $36K | 2.4% | – | 22 | $34 |
| 11 | Netherlands | $33K | 2.2% | -25.3% | 6 | $14K |
| 12 | Switzerland | $30K | 2.0% | -25.7% | 8 | $1,365 |
| 13 | Germany | $30K | 1.9% | +137.2% | 15 | $1,868 |
| 14 | Australia | $30K | 1.9% | +96.0% | 12 | $2,849 |
| 15 | Norway | $17K | 1.1% | – | 39 | $0 |
| 16 | Türkiye | $13K | 0.9% | – | 53 | $0 |
| 17 | Laos | $13K | 0.8% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | Canada | $13K | 0.8% | – | 19 | $1,065 |
| 19 | Italy | $9,615 | 0.6% | -33.8% | 13 | $0 |
| 20 | India | $9,509 | 0.6% | – | 24 | $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 | $142K | +56.2% | 3.9 t | $35.86 | $1.6M | 184 t |
| September 2026 | $89K | -5.8% | 2.2 t | $39.76 | $1.5M | 215 t |
| August 2026 | $236K | +46.3% | 6.3 t | $37.59 | $1.7M | 237 t |
| July 2026 | $92K | +27.9% | 2.4 t | $38.98 | $1.4M | 167 t |
| June 2026 | $110K | -67.4% | 1.5 t | $73.60 | $1.4M | 233 t |
| May 2026 | $95K | -33.2% | 1.8 t | $51.81 | $1.3M | 192 t |
| April 2026 | $143K | -48.5% | 3.5 t | $40.88 | $1.6M | 248 t |
| March 2026 | $124K | -64.2% | 1.2 t | $101.51 | $1.1M | 152 t |
| February 2026 | $104K | -58.0% | 3.3 t | $31.57 | $1.4M | 218 t |
| January 2026 | $183K | -15.2% | 6.0 t | $30.74 | $2.0M | 278 t |
| December 2025 | $170K | -32.8% | 5.2 t | $33.03 | $1.9M | 313 t |
| November 2025 | $46K | -94.8% | 2.4 t | $19.29 | $2.0M | 248 t |
| October 2025 | $91K | -27.0% | 7.2 t | $12.54 | $1.6M | 202 t |
| September 2025 | $95K | -13.9% | 2.1 t | $45.32 | $2.1M | 330 t |
| August 2025 | $161K | -14.4% | 3.0 t | $54.23 | $1.4M | 262 t |
| July 2025 | $72K | -62.3% | 2.9 t | $24.68 | $1.6M | 243 t |
| June 2025 | $338K | +206.9% | 4.3 t | $78.21 | $1.4M | 249 t |
| May 2025 | $142K | +52.4% | 3.1 t | $45.41 | $1.8M | 267 t |
| April 2025 | $278K | +97.4% | 5.9 t | $47.10 | $2.3M | 310 t |
| March 2025 | $347K | +67.6% | 10.4 t | $33.29 | $2.0M | 302 t |
| February 2025 | $248K | +124.3% | 6.4 t | $38.79 | $1.2M | 149 t |
| January 2025 | $216K | +23.8% | 5.6 t | $38.73 | $1.6M | 307 t |
| December 2024 | $253K | +55.5% | 10.3 t | $24.53 | $2.1M | 371 t |
| November 2024 | $898K | +422.5% | 14.0 t | $63.92 | $1.7M | 285 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.