Yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale: South Korea exports and imports
HS 5109 · 양모사나 동물의 부드러운 털로 만든 실(소매용으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $7,998 of yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale (HS 5109), down 92.9% from September 2026 and down 90.0% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of yarn of wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale (HS 5109) totalled $622,278, down 30.8% from the 12 months before ($899,530).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($497,090, 79.9% of the total), followed by Indonesia and Pakistan.
That was 1.6% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 51 (wool and animal hair) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.1 million (up 33.9% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.1 million for the month.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 5109
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5109.10 | Containing 85 % or more by weight of wool or of fine animal hair | $582K | 93.5% | -18.4% | $5,950 |
| 5109.10.1000 | Yarn of wool | $572K | 98.3% | -18.7% | $5,950 |
| 5109.10.9000 | Yarn of fine animal hair | $9,907 | 1.7% | – | $0 |
| 5109.90 | Other | $41K | 6.5% | -78.3% | $2,048 |
| 5109.90.1000 | Yarn of wool | $19K | 47.6% | -85.3% | $2,020 |
| 5109.90.9000 | Yarn of fine animal hair | $21K | 52.4% | -61.9% | $28 |
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. 25 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 | Vietnam | $497K | 79.9% | -34.6% | 1 | $3,153 |
| 2 | Indonesia | $62K | 10.0% | +368.5% | 4 | $0 |
| 3 | Pakistan | $16K | 2.6% | – | – | $0 |
| 4 | China | $16K | 2.5% | -79.0% | 2 | $0 |
| 5 | Taiwan | $15K | 2.3% | – | – | $1,162 |
| 6 | Japan | $5,722 | 0.9% | -82.8% | 3 | $3,683 |
| 7 | Israel | $3,933 | 0.6% | – | – | $0 |
| 8 | United States | $1,668 | 0.3% | – | 5 | $0 |
| 9 | Italy | $1,455 | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 10 | Netherlands | $1,059 | 0.2% | – | 8 | $0 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $466 | 0.1% | – | 6 | $0 |
| 12 | France | $450 | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | $367 | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 14 | Denmark | $231 | 0.0% | – | 7 | $0 |
| 15 | Germany | $216 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 16 | Australia | $209 | 0.0% | – | 13 | $0 |
| 17 | Singapore | $168 | 0.0% | – | 10 | $0 |
| 18 | Canada | $132 | 0.0% | – | 14 | $0 |
| 19 | Bahrain | $76 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | $57 | 0.0% | – | – | $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 | $7,998 | -90.0% | 233 kg | $34.33 | $1.1M | 32.3 t |
| September 2026 | $112K | +337.3% | 18.4 t | $6.09 | $761K | 22.2 t |
| August 2026 | $11K | -84.8% | 247 kg | $43.85 | $171K | 2.5 t |
| July 2026 | $71K | -23.4% | 9.2 t | $7.69 | $326K | 4.6 t |
| June 2026 | $41K | -73.9% | 1.9 t | $21.65 | $150K | 2.7 t |
| May 2026 | $75K | +9.6% | 5.9 t | $12.78 | $161K | 4.4 t |
| April 2026 | $128K | -33.9% | 6.0 t | $21.47 | $234K | 4.0 t |
| March 2026 | $64K | -55.3% | 3.4 t | $19.00 | $224K | 3.8 t |
| February 2026 | $98K | – | 7.0 t | $14.04 | $365K | 8.2 t |
| January 2026 | $666 | – | 63 kg | $10.57 | $331K | 8.3 t |
| December 2025 | $216 | – | 4 kg | $54.00 | $509K | 8.7 t |
| November 2025 | $13K | -70.9% | 471 kg | $27.29 | $457K | 9.6 t |
| October 2025 | $80K | -49.9% | 3.8 t | $21.18 | $796K | 22.7 t |
| September 2025 | $26K | -71.2% | 1.1 t | $24.46 | $491K | 15.5 t |
| August 2025 | $71K | – | 4.7 t | $15.02 | $536K | 11.1 t |
| July 2025 | $92K | – | 5.2 t | $17.82 | $451K | 7.3 t |
| June 2025 | $159K | +101.2% | 7.0 t | $22.66 | $135K | 3.8 t |
| May 2025 | $69K | -15.2% | 2.2 t | $31.21 | $224K | 4.0 t |
| April 2025 | $194K | -36.2% | 10.1 t | $19.19 | $281K | 5.5 t |
| March 2025 | $144K | – | 9.1 t | $15.87 | $296K | 5.0 t |
| February 2025 | $8,618 | -75.4% | 345 kg | $24.98 | $259K | 3.3 t |
| January 2025 | $8,334 | -83.0% | 386 kg | $21.59 | $256K | 7.1 t |
| December 2024 | $4,553 | -75.3% | 326 kg | $13.97 | $488K | 10.1 t |
| November 2024 | $44K | -68.7% | 1.8 t | $25.17 | $275K | 6.1 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.