Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular blocks, plates, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 4502 · 천연 코르크(cork)[외피를 제거한 것, 거칠게 각을 만든 것, 직사각형(정사각형을 포함한다)의 블록 모양ㆍ판 모양ㆍ시트(sheet) 모양ㆍ스트립(strip) 모양인 것으로 한정하고, 각이 예리한 마개용 블랭크(blank)를 포함한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $10,599 of natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular blocks, plates, etc. (HS 4502), down 55.2% from September 2026 and down 33.8% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular blocks, plates, etc. (HS 4502) totalled $237,861, down 4.8% from the 12 months before ($249,731).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($212,890, 89.5% of the total), followed by Belgium.
That was 46.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 45 (cork and articles of cork) over the same 12 months.
Official description of HS 4502: Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (including sharp-edged blanks for corks or stoppers).
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 4502
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4502.00 | Natural cork, debacked or roughly squared, or in rectangular (including square) blocks, plates, sheets or strip (includi | $238K | 100.0% | -4.8% | $11K |
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. 3 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 | United States | $213K | 89.5% | +16.8% | 1 | $11K |
| 2 | Belgium | $25K | 10.5% | -63.0% | 2 | $0 |
| – | Japan | $0 | 0.0% | – | 3 | $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 | $11K | -33.8% | 268 kg | $39.55 | $6 | 1 kg |
| September 2026 | $24K | -30.1% | 724 kg | $32.65 | $7 | 1 kg |
| August 2026 | $12K | – | 301 kg | $41.47 | $21 | 1 kg |
| July 2026 | $22K | -58.3% | 783 kg | $28.66 | $64 | 5 kg |
| June 2026 | $12K | -16.7% | 358 kg | $34.50 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2026 | $39K | +82.7% | 1.4 t | $28.26 | $2 | 0 kg |
| April 2026 | $29K | +17.5% | 843 kg | $34.34 | $313 | 0 kg |
| March 2026 | $15K | -59.0% | 396 kg | $37.78 | $22 | 0 kg |
| February 2026 | $25K | +128.5% | 627 kg | $39.95 | $0 | 0 kg |
| January 2026 | $11K | -37.1% | 368 kg | $30.42 | $0 | 0 kg |
| December 2025 | $26K | – | 1.1 t | $24.22 | $2,754 | 3 kg |
| November 2025 | $11K | +6.7% | 429 kg | $25.72 | $2,383 | 1.1 t |
| October 2025 | $16K | -49.6% | 484 kg | $33.06 | $12 | 2 kg |
| September 2025 | $34K | – | 814 kg | $41.55 | $14 | 0 kg |
| August 2025 | $6,887 | -87.6% | 171 kg | $40.27 | $4 | 0 kg |
| July 2025 | $54K | +168.4% | 1.3 t | $42.16 | $29 | 1 kg |
| June 2025 | $15K | – | 384 kg | $38.60 | $3 | 0 kg |
| May 2025 | $21K | +27.1% | 623 kg | $34.30 | $14K | 96 kg |
| April 2025 | $25K | +5.6% | 603 kg | $40.86 | $26 | 2 kg |
| March 2025 | $37K | +103.3% | 889 kg | $41.08 | $1,346 | 3 kg |
| February 2025 | $11K | -43.9% | 286 kg | $38.33 | $15K | 90 kg |
| January 2025 | $18K | -48.9% | 557 kg | $31.96 | $0 | 0 kg |
| December 2024 | $2,693 | -77.7% | 62 kg | $43.44 | $0 | 0 kg |
| November 2024 | $10K | -56.2% | 272 kg | $38.00 | $0 | 0 kg |
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.