Korea Trade Data

Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades: South Korea exports and imports

HS 4702 · 화학목재펄프(용해용으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$56K
– vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
–
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$101K
+6.8% vs 12 months before
Imports, October 2026
$4.7M
Export value per kg
$2.75
net weight, October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $56,009 of chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades (HS 4702). The figures for September 2026 ($0) and October 2025 ($0) are too small for a percentage comparison.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades (HS 4702) totalled $101,069, up 6.8% from the 12 months before ($94,605).

The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($93,725, 92.7% of the total), followed by Germany.

That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 47 (pulp of wood, and waste paper) over the same 12 months.

Imports in October 2026 were $4.7 million (up 25.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $4.6 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$20K$40K$60KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $41,483December 2024: $3,600January 2025: $0February 2025: $0March 2025: $0April 2025: $0May 2025: $3,600June 2025: $0July 2025: $38,722August 2025: $7,200September 2025: $0October 2025: $0November 2025: $20,837December 2025: $0January 2026: $0February 2026: $16,879March 2026: $7,344April 2026: $0May 2026: $0June 2026: $0July 2026: $0August 2026: $0September 2026: $0October 2026: $56,009
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$2M$4M$6M$8MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$4.66MNovember 2024: $4.3 millionDecember 2024: $2.1 millionJanuary 2025: $6.4 millionFebruary 2025: $2.5 millionMarch 2025: $1.6 millionApril 2025: $1.1 millionMay 2025: $2.1 millionJune 2025: $3.6 millionJuly 2025: $3.1 millionAugust 2025: $3.9 millionSeptember 2025: $4.6 millionOctober 2025: $3.7 millionNovember 2025: $5.0 millionDecember 2025: $3.3 millionJanuary 2026: $4.2 millionFebruary 2026: $4.1 millionMarch 2026: $3.6 millionApril 2026: $1.7 millionMay 2026: $3.8 millionJune 2026: $3.1 millionJuly 2026: $5.0 millionAugust 2026: $4.0 millionSeptember 2026: $2.9 millionOctober 2026: $4.7 million

Subheadings under HS 4702

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
4702.00Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades$101K 100.0%+6.8%$56K

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. 2 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months.

RankCountryExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before Rank beforeOctober 2026
1China $94K92.7%+16.9%1 $56K
2Germany $7,3447.3%-49.0%2 $0

Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $5,000,000 over 24 months.

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$56K–20.4 t $2.75$4.7M2,010 t
September 2026$0–0 kg –$2.9M1,266 t
August 2026$0–0 kg –$4.0M1,743 t
July 2026$0-100.0%0 kg –$5.0M2,134 t
June 2026$0–0 kg –$3.1M1,480 t
May 2026$0–0 kg –$3.8M1,695 t
April 2026$0–0 kg –$1.7M666 t
March 2026$7,344–2.0 t $3.67$3.6M1,742 t
February 2026$17K–7.7 t $2.19$4.1M1,957 t
January 2026$0–0 kg –$4.2M2,041 t
December 2025$0–0 kg –$3.3M1,601 t
November 2025$21K-49.8%9.6 t $2.17$5.0M2,323 t
October 2025$0–0 kg –$3.7M1,773 t
September 2025$0–0 kg –$4.6M2,194 t
August 2025$7,200–2.0 t $3.60$3.9M1,875 t
July 2025$39K–19.4 t $2.00$3.1M1,541 t
June 2025$0–0 kg –$3.6M1,697 t
May 2025$3,600–209 kg $17.22$2.1M1,044 t
April 2025$0–0 kg –$1.1M598 t
March 2025$0–0 kg –$1.6M853 t
February 2025$0–0 kg –$2.5M1,353 t
January 2025$0–0 kg –$6.4M3,288 t
December 2024$3,600–303 kg $11.88$2.1M1,166 t
November 2024$41K–20.9 t $1.99$4.3M2,271 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.