Yarn of fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 5108 · 동물의 부드러운 털로 만든 실[카드(card)하거나 코움(comb)한 것으로 한정하며, 소매용은 제외한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $74,205 of yarn of fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale, etc. (HS 5108), up 106.8% from September 2026 and up 85.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of yarn of fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale, etc. (HS 5108) totalled $963,568, down 59.6% from the 12 months before ($2.4 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($326,484, 33.9% of the total), followed by Hong Kong and Vietnam.
That was 2.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 51 (wool and animal hair) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.5 million (up 23.8% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.5 million for the month.
Official description of HS 5108: Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 5108
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5108.10 | Carded | $935K | 97.1% | -60.8% | $74K |
| 5108.20 | Combed | $28K | 2.9% | – | $0 |
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. 11 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 | China | $326K | 33.9% | -63.5% | 2 | $28K |
| 2 | Hong Kong | $292K | 30.3% | -72.0% | 1 | $22K |
| 3 | Vietnam | $236K | 24.5% | +38.3% | 3 | $24K |
| 4 | Japan | $92K | 9.6% | +49.1% | 5 | $0 |
| 5 | United States | $12K | 1.3% | – | – | $0 |
| 6 | Italy | $3,842 | 0.4% | – | 8 | $0 |
| – | Bangladesh | $0 | 0.0% | – | 10 | $0 |
| – | Cambodia | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 4 | $0 |
| – | Indonesia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 9 | $0 |
| – | Mongolia | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 6 | $0 |
| – | Thailand | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 7 | $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 | $74K | +85.4% | 1.3 t | $58.06 | $1.5M | 10.0 t |
| September 2026 | $36K | -61.2% | 493 kg | $72.77 | $978K | 7.3 t |
| August 2026 | $60K | -38.2% | 990 kg | $60.53 | $926K | 7.4 t |
| July 2026 | $117K | -12.8% | 1.4 t | $85.78 | $1.7M | 12.7 t |
| June 2026 | $77K | -92.7% | 1.0 t | $76.53 | $1.6M | 12.3 t |
| May 2026 | $132K | -52.0% | 2.1 t | $62.91 | $1.8M | 17.9 t |
| April 2026 | $85K | -61.5% | 1.6 t | $52.45 | $1.4M | 10.0 t |
| March 2026 | $352K | -22.4% | 7.0 t | $50.39 | $1.2M | 9.6 t |
| February 2026 | $5,535 | – | 104 kg | $53.22 | $435K | 2.9 t |
| January 2026 | $23K | – | 424 kg | $53.25 | $329K | 3.9 t |
| December 2025 | $1,039 | – | 11 kg | $94.45 | $641K | 12.7 t |
| November 2025 | $1,976 | – | 55 kg | $35.93 | $645K | 5.7 t |
| October 2025 | $40K | -70.0% | 677 kg | $59.12 | $1.2M | 13.2 t |
| September 2025 | $92K | -26.6% | 1.4 t | $66.96 | $1.1M | 14.1 t |
| August 2025 | $97K | +35.5% | 1.7 t | $56.39 | $1.8M | 22.9 t |
| July 2025 | $135K | -35.1% | 2.5 t | $53.74 | $1.4M | 10.2 t |
| June 2025 | $1.1M | +313.7% | 19.0 t | $55.68 | $2.0M | 27.2 t |
| May 2025 | $275K | +45.6% | 5.8 t | $47.09 | $1.4M | 11.7 t |
| April 2025 | $220K | -25.4% | 5.1 t | $42.93 | $1.3M | 16.2 t |
| March 2025 | $453K | +40.6% | 9.7 t | $46.84 | $861K | 6.5 t |
| February 2025 | $7,499 | – | 75 kg | $99.99 | $654K | 6.6 t |
| January 2025 | $2,262 | – | 36 kg | $62.83 | $150K | 1.7 t |
| December 2024 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $347K | 5.4 t |
| November 2024 | $9,178 | -41.6% | 199 kg | $46.12 | $1.1M | 22.6 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.