Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock): South Korea exports and imports
HS 5202 · 면 웨이스트(waste)[실 웨이스트(waste)와 가닛스톡(garnetted stock)을 포함한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $170,631 of cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) (HS 5202), down 23.5% from September 2026 and down 40.3% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) (HS 5202) totalled $2.8 million, down 32.4% from the 12 months before ($4.1 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Japan ($2.5 million, 91.0% of the total), followed by Indonesia and Taiwan.
That was 1.0% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 52 (cotton) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $25,543, leaving a surplus of $145,088 for the month.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 5202
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5202.10 | Yarn waste (including thread waste) | $252K | 9.0% | -6.6% | $11K |
| 5202.91 | Garnetted stock | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 5202.99 | Other | $2.5M | 91.0% | -34.2% | $160K |
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. 7 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 | Japan | $2.5M | 91.0% | -34.2% | 1 | $160K |
| 2 | Indonesia | $217K | 7.8% | -19.6% | 2 | $11K |
| 3 | Taiwan | $35K | 1.3% | – | 6 | $0 |
| 4 | United States | $158 | 0.0% | – | 3 | $158 |
| 5 | France | $128 | 0.0% | – | – | $128 |
| – | Mongolia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 5 | $0 |
| – | Russia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 4 | $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 | $171K | -40.3% | 144 t | $1.18 | $26K | 47.6 t |
| September 2026 | $223K | -38.4% | 216 t | $1.03 | $30K | 78.5 t |
| August 2026 | $220K | -35.3% | 243 t | $0.91 | $24K | 47.1 t |
| July 2026 | $172K | -5.2% | 137 t | $1.25 | $22K | 46.7 t |
| June 2026 | $178K | -51.7% | 123 t | $1.45 | $16K | 27.6 t |
| May 2026 | $208K | -37.9% | 143 t | $1.45 | $16K | 27.3 t |
| April 2026 | $269K | -25.9% | 185 t | $1.45 | $42K | 22.1 t |
| March 2026 | $244K | -54.0% | 164 t | $1.49 | $15K | 27.1 t |
| February 2026 | $244K | -31.5% | 163 t | $1.49 | $8,929 | 7.7 t |
| January 2026 | $244K | -36.5% | 163 t | $1.49 | $12K | 8.6 t |
| December 2025 | $275K | +10.3% | 184 t | $1.49 | $2,743 | 753 kg |
| November 2025 | $347K | -8.1% | 370 t | $0.94 | $15K | 9.0 t |
| October 2025 | $286K | -48.3% | 303 t | $0.94 | $8,291 | 7.7 t |
| September 2025 | $362K | +39.0% | 355 t | $1.02 | $2,593 | 462 kg |
| August 2025 | $340K | -30.3% | 307 t | $1.11 | $57K | 36.8 t |
| July 2025 | $181K | -64.9% | 121 t | $1.49 | $8,476 | 7.8 t |
| June 2025 | $368K | -4.7% | 237 t | $1.55 | $8,929 | 7.7 t |
| May 2025 | $334K | -40.2% | 215 t | $1.55 | $568 | 146 kg |
| April 2025 | $363K | +6.1% | 233 t | $1.56 | $1,345 | 263 kg |
| March 2025 | $531K | +156.2% | 336 t | $1.58 | $7,939 | 7.6 t |
| February 2025 | $356K | -14.6% | 223 t | $1.60 | $51K | 29.5 t |
| January 2025 | $384K | +10.5% | 241 t | $1.60 | $1,338 | 110 kg |
| December 2024 | $249K | +138.5% | 154 t | $1.61 | $30K | 632 kg |
| November 2024 | $377K | +19.1% | 234 t | $1.61 | $16K | 15.0 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.