Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 4820 · 종이나 판지로 만든 장부ㆍ회계부ㆍ노트북ㆍ주문장ㆍ영수장ㆍ편지지철ㆍ메모철ㆍ일기장과 이와 유사한 물품ㆍ연습장ㆍ압지철(blotting-pad)ㆍ바인더[예: 루스리프(loose-leaf) 등]ㆍ폴더ㆍ서류철 표지ㆍ각종 사무용 양식ㆍ삽입식 카본세트와 그 밖의 문구류, 견본용이나 수집용 앨범과 책커버 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.2 million of registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, etc. (HS 4820), up 20.2% from September 2026 and up 129.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, etc. (HS 4820) totalled $34.8 million, up 11.3% from the 12 months before ($31.2 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($9.4 million, 27.0% of the total), followed by China and Australia.
That was 1.3% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 48 (paper and paperboard) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $6.4 million (up 28.4% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $3.2 million for the month.
Official description of HS 4820: Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting-pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 4820
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4820.10 | Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar arti | $21.0M | 60.4% | -9.5% | $1.7M |
| 4820.20 | Exercise books | $2.0M | 5.9% | +356.7% | $55K |
| 4820.30 | Binders (other than book covers), folders and file covers | $555K | 1.6% | -21.3% | $52K |
| 4820.40 | Manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets | $4,243 | 0.0% | – | $16 |
| 4820.50 | Albums for samples or for collections | $8.0M | 22.9% | +170.3% | $1.1M |
| 4820.90 | Other | $3.2M | 9.2% | -17.9% | $286K |
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. 170 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 | $9.4M | 27.0% | -7.1% | 1 | $755K |
| 2 | China | $6.4M | 18.5% | +109.3% | 3 | $522K |
| 3 | Australia | $3.2M | 9.3% | -29.8% | 2 | $555K |
| 4 | Japan | $2.6M | 7.4% | +0.8% | 4 | $106K |
| 5 | Poland | $2.1M | 6.0% | +2.1% | 5 | $4,998 |
| 6 | Germany | $1.4M | 3.9% | -2.9% | 6 | $17K |
| 7 | Hong Kong | $1.2M | 3.5% | +232.5% | 13 | $638K |
| 8 | France | $979K | 2.8% | +64.4% | 9 | $24K |
| 9 | Taiwan | $970K | 2.8% | +83.2% | 11 | $63K |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $904K | 2.6% | +18.5% | 7 | $11K |
| 11 | Philippines | $883K | 2.5% | +57.3% | 10 | $40K |
| 12 | New Zealand | $707K | 2.0% | -2.5% | 8 | $5,414 |
| 13 | Mexico | $665K | 1.9% | +47.2% | 12 | $7,246 |
| 14 | Belgium | $317K | 0.9% | +1.3% | 15 | $683 |
| 15 | Netherlands | $298K | 0.9% | +18.0% | 18 | $9,419 |
| 16 | Canada | $264K | 0.8% | -23.3% | 14 | $13K |
| 17 | Mongolia | $222K | 0.6% | -0.5% | 20 | $115K |
| 18 | Spain | $211K | 0.6% | +13.4% | 21 | $15K |
| 19 | Thailand | $189K | 0.5% | -20.3% | 19 | $9,869 |
| 20 | Guatemala | $184K | 0.5% | +11.6% | 22 | $68K |
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 | $3.2M | +129.1% | 319 t | $9.94 | $6.4M | 1,023 t |
| September 2026 | $2.6M | +4.5% | 213 t | $12.40 | $4.3M | 746 t |
| August 2026 | $2.0M | +34.0% | 250 t | $8.10 | $3.5M | 708 t |
| July 2026 | $3.9M | +31.8% | 583 t | $6.62 | $4.1M | 697 t |
| June 2026 | $4.1M | +15.6% | 993 t | $4.14 | $3.3M | 632 t |
| May 2026 | $3.4M | +40.8% | 552 t | $6.08 | $3.0M | 604 t |
| April 2026 | $4.0M | +20.0% | 746 t | $5.32 | $3.1M | 523 t |
| March 2026 | $3.1M | +1.9% | 542 t | $5.75 | $3.3M | 520 t |
| February 2026 | $1.4M | -42.7% | 336 t | $4.24 | $2.9M | 663 t |
| January 2026 | $2.2M | +24.3% | 402 t | $5.59 | $3.5M | 839 t |
| December 2025 | $2.7M | -21.6% | 268 t | $10.20 | $5.6M | 1,047 t |
| November 2025 | $2.1M | -24.3% | 206 t | $10.31 | $5.2M | 850 t |
| October 2025 | $1.4M | -30.5% | 156 t | $8.90 | $5.0M | 609 t |
| September 2025 | $2.5M | -10.4% | 418 t | $6.04 | $3.9M | 724 t |
| August 2025 | $1.5M | -55.3% | 217 t | $6.96 | $2.6M | 499 t |
| July 2025 | $2.9M | -31.9% | 699 t | $4.19 | $2.6M | 569 t |
| June 2025 | $3.6M | -33.6% | 981 t | $3.62 | $3.2M | 593 t |
| May 2025 | $2.4M | -54.7% | 576 t | $4.13 | $2.6M | 518 t |
| April 2025 | $3.3M | -31.6% | 854 t | $3.87 | $2.5M | 458 t |
| March 2025 | $3.1M | -40.3% | 782 t | $3.91 | $2.6M | 466 t |
| February 2025 | $2.5M | -50.3% | 597 t | $4.16 | $2.6M | 534 t |
| January 2025 | $1.8M | -38.1% | 325 t | $5.57 | $3.6M | 837 t |
| December 2024 | $3.5M | -36.4% | 566 t | $6.16 | $6.3M | 1,155 t |
| November 2024 | $2.8M | -48.3% | 380 t | $7.38 | $4.7M | 758 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.