Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds including atlases, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 4905 · 지도ㆍ해도나 이와 유사한 차트(제본한 것ㆍ벽걸이용의 것ㆍ지형도와 지구의를 포함하며, 인쇄한 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $45,976 of maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds including atlases, etc. (HS 4905), up 12.5% from September 2026 and up 48.8% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds including atlases, etc. (HS 4905) totalled $232,648, down 26.2% from the 12 months before ($315,252).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($144,628, 62.2% of the total), followed by Japan and China.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 49 (printed books, newspapers and pictures) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $79,114 (up 15.4% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $33,138 for the month.
Official description of HS 4905: Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds including atlases, wall maps, topographical plans and globes, printed.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 4905
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4905.20 | In book form | $61K | 26.1% | +6.5% | $0 |
| 4905.20.1000 | Maps and hydrographic chart | $61K | 99.6% | +18.3% | $0 |
| 4905.20.9000 | Other | $245 | 0.4% | – | $0 |
| 4905.90 | Other | $172K | 73.9% | -33.4% | $46K |
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. 31 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 | $145K | 62.2% | -29.6% | 1 | $30K |
| 2 | Japan | $83K | 35.6% | +19.5% | 2 | $16K |
| 3 | China | $2,947 | 1.3% | – | – | $312 |
| 4 | Vietnam | $1,152 | 0.5% | – | 5 | $85 |
| 5 | Russia | $534 | 0.2% | – | 12 | $0 |
| 6 | Vanuatu | $359 | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 7 | Italy | $174 | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | $57 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 9 | New Zealand | $11 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 10 | Panama | $10 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 11 | Poland | $7 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 12 | Mexico | $2 | 0.0% | – | 11 | $0 |
| – | Australia | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 4 | $0 |
| – | Cambodia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 15 | $0 |
| – | Canada | $0 | 0.0% | – | 7 | $0 |
| – | France | $0 | 0.0% | – | 13 | $0 |
| – | Germany | $0 | 0.0% | – | 16 | $0 |
| – | India | $0 | 0.0% | – | 24 | $0 |
| – | Indonesia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 22 | $0 |
| – | Kazakhstan | $0 | 0.0% | – | 20 | $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 | $46K | +48.8% | 2.2 t | $21.04 | $79K | 1.4 t |
| September 2026 | $41K | -2.2% | 1.6 t | $25.71 | $125K | 6.5 t |
| August 2026 | $8,295 | -63.8% | 389 kg | $21.32 | $76K | 2.1 t |
| July 2026 | $3,085 | -87.8% | 63 kg | $48.97 | $40K | 575 kg |
| June 2026 | $27K | – | 1.7 t | $15.95 | $91K | 3.3 t |
| May 2026 | $34K | -8.9% | 1.9 t | $17.66 | $32K | 456 kg |
| April 2026 | $4,900 | -71.9% | 371 kg | $13.21 | $64K | 2.5 t |
| March 2026 | $28K | +22.4% | 1.4 t | $19.70 | $100K | 4.2 t |
| February 2026 | $1,930 | -95.0% | 314 kg | $6.15 | $58K | 3.2 t |
| January 2026 | $5,236 | -88.2% | 238 kg | $22.00 | $65K | 2.3 t |
| December 2025 | $17K | -26.4% | 212 kg | $78.42 | $55K | 1.2 t |
| November 2025 | $16K | – | 1.3 t | $11.83 | $128K | 1.5 t |
| October 2025 | $31K | +43.9% | 1.0 t | $30.47 | $69K | 2.3 t |
| September 2025 | $42K | -23.0% | 1.5 t | $28.62 | $87K | 3.6 t |
| August 2025 | $23K | – | 887 kg | $25.86 | $74K | 1.9 t |
| July 2025 | $25K | – | 2.3 t | $10.80 | $56K | 1.2 t |
| June 2025 | $1,547 | -95.2% | 115 kg | $13.45 | $49K | 859 kg |
| May 2025 | $38K | +33.4% | 2.1 t | $17.76 | $60K | 2.2 t |
| April 2025 | $17K | -75.6% | 433 kg | $40.30 | $85K | 5.8 t |
| March 2025 | $23K | -71.4% | 1.7 t | $13.46 | $47K | 518 kg |
| February 2025 | $39K | -69.4% | 726 kg | $53.52 | $19K | 539 kg |
| January 2025 | $45K | -40.0% | 3.1 t | $14.31 | $93K | 2.5 t |
| December 2024 | $23K | -33.3% | 652 kg | $34.65 | $39K | 1.1 t |
| November 2024 | $8,632 | -91.9% | 164 kg | $52.63 | $29K | 697 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.