Toilet or facial tissue stock, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 4803 · 화장지ㆍ안면용 티슈용 원지, 타월ㆍ냅킨용 원지와 이와 유사한 가정용이나 위생용 종이, 셀룰로오스워딩ㆍ셀룰로오스섬유의 웹(web)[주름지거나(creped) 구겨진(crinkled) 것, 올록볼록한(embossed) 것, 구멍을 뚫은(perforated) 것, 착색한 것, 표면장식한 것, 인쇄한 것인지에 상관없으며 롤 모양이나 시트(sheet) 모양으로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $661,309 of toilet or facial tissue stock, etc. (HS 4803), up 21.7% from September 2026 and up 131.2% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of toilet or facial tissue stock, etc. (HS 4803) totalled $7.8 million, down 17.6% from the 12 months before ($9.4 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($2.1 million, 27.0% of the total), followed by Japan and India.
That was 0.3% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 48 (paper and paperboard) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $19.0 million (up 72.5% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $18.4 million for the month.
Official description of HS 4803: Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 4803
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4803.00 | Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes | $7.8M | 100.0% | -17.6% | $661K |
| 4803.00.1000 | Toilet or facial tissue stock for household or sanitary purposes | $871K | 11.2% | -29.5% | $89K |
| 4803.00.2000 | Cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres | $326K | 4.2% | -65.1% | $53K |
| 4803.00.9000 | Other | $6.6M | 84.6% | -9.5% | $519K |
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. 66 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 | China | $2.1M | 27.0% | -34.5% | 1 | $201K |
| 2 | Japan | $1.6M | 20.3% | +9.3% | 2 | $124K |
| 3 | India | $1.6M | 20.1% | +17.8% | 3 | $98K |
| 4 | Malaysia | $769K | 9.9% | +6.5% | 5 | $49K |
| 5 | Mongolia | $585K | 7.5% | +1.1% | 6 | $25K |
| 6 | United States | $393K | 5.1% | -67.9% | 4 | $41K |
| 7 | Australia | $223K | 2.9% | +14.9% | 7 | $22K |
| 8 | Myanmar | $151K | 1.9% | +8.9% | 8 | $46K |
| 9 | Russia | $73K | 0.9% | -39.1% | 9 | $21K |
| 10 | Guam | $71K | 0.9% | -34.6% | 10 | $6,920 |
| 11 | Vietnam | $45K | 0.6% | +20.8% | 13 | $6,692 |
| 12 | Canada | $30K | 0.4% | -5.6% | 14 | $1,940 |
| 13 | Taiwan | $28K | 0.4% | – | 20 | $85 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | $27K | 0.4% | -50.0% | 12 | $384 |
| 15 | Northern Mariana Islands | $25K | 0.3% | -6.0% | 15 | $2,384 |
| 16 | Thailand | $22K | 0.3% | – | 17 | $3,686 |
| 17 | Brazil | $13K | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | Türkiye | $10K | 0.1% | – | 38 | $0 |
| 19 | Lebanon | $9,177 | 0.1% | – | 21 | $0 |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | $9,115 | 0.1% | – | 22 | $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 | $661K | +131.2% | 325 t | $2.03 | $19.0M | 18,756 t |
| September 2026 | $543K | -41.3% | 284 t | $1.91 | $18.4M | 18,040 t |
| August 2026 | $475K | -55.4% | 276 t | $1.72 | $17.0M | 16,630 t |
| July 2026 | $459K | -47.1% | 241 t | $1.90 | $17.7M | 17,647 t |
| June 2026 | $746K | -34.3% | 420 t | $1.78 | $19.3M | 19,306 t |
| May 2026 | $686K | -41.9% | 289 t | $2.38 | $18.7M | 19,017 t |
| April 2026 | $797K | +3.1% | 492 t | $1.62 | $18.0M | 18,115 t |
| March 2026 | $850K | +62.9% | 410 t | $2.07 | $13.3M | 13,040 t |
| February 2026 | $671K | -27.2% | 315 t | $2.13 | $14.4M | 14,091 t |
| January 2026 | $724K | +82.6% | 328 t | $2.20 | $22.4M | 22,782 t |
| December 2025 | $522K | -8.3% | 507 t | $1.03 | $22.4M | 23,162 t |
| November 2025 | $635K | -19.9% | 278 t | $2.29 | $15.3M | 15,327 t |
| October 2025 | $286K | -65.2% | 115 t | $2.49 | $11.0M | 10,494 t |
| September 2025 | $925K | +39.7% | 438 t | $2.11 | $18.7M | 18,324 t |
| August 2025 | $1.1M | +24.5% | 483 t | $2.20 | $13.6M | 13,426 t |
| July 2025 | $868K | +42.3% | 441 t | $1.97 | $17.6M | 16,681 t |
| June 2025 | $1.1M | +62.9% | 559 t | $2.03 | $14.6M | 13,733 t |
| May 2025 | $1.2M | +48.4% | 654 t | $1.80 | $14.4M | 13,586 t |
| April 2025 | $773K | -8.5% | 441 t | $1.75 | $13.6M | 12,258 t |
| March 2025 | $521K | -34.0% | 286 t | $1.83 | $10.5M | 9,551 t |
| February 2025 | $921K | +115.0% | 426 t | $2.16 | $10.6M | 9,063 t |
| January 2025 | $396K | -39.7% | 213 t | $1.86 | $13.0M | 11,541 t |
| December 2024 | $569K | -14.1% | 295 t | $1.93 | $15.3M | 14,069 t |
| November 2024 | $792K | +1.7% | 375 t | $2.11 | $15.4M | 13,111 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.