Cotton yarn put up for retail sale, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 5207 · 면사(재봉사는 제외하며 소매용으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $46,797 of cotton yarn put up for retail sale, etc. (HS 5207), up 237.5% from September 2026 and up 117.3% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of cotton yarn put up for retail sale, etc. (HS 5207) totalled $254,473, down 25.9% from the 12 months before ($343,464).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Japan ($101,072, 39.7% of the total), followed by Vietnam and China.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 52 (cotton) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $351,126 (up 41.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $304,329 for the month.
Official description of HS 5207: Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 5207
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5207.10 | Containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton | $123K | 48.3% | -57.2% | $18K |
| 5207.90 | Other | $132K | 51.7% | +131.8% | $29K |
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. 20 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 | $101K | 39.7% | +145.7% | 2 | $17K |
| 2 | Vietnam | $58K | 22.8% | – | 5 | $17K |
| 3 | China | $32K | 12.5% | -87.3% | 1 | $3,729 |
| 4 | Nigeria | $26K | 10.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 5 | Taiwan | $23K | 9.0% | – | 8 | $9,133 |
| 6 | Russia | $11K | 4.2% | -29.9% | 3 | $0 |
| 7 | Israel | $1,142 | 0.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 8 | Cambodia | $1,024 | 0.4% | – | 11 | $0 |
| 9 | United States | $848 | 0.3% | – | 7 | $34 |
| 10 | Australia | $502 | 0.2% | – | 12 | $23 |
| 11 | Sweden | $66 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 12 | Italy | $32 | 0.0% | – | – | $32 |
| – | Canada | $0 | 0.0% | – | 13 | $0 |
| – | Germany | $0 | 0.0% | – | 16 | $0 |
| – | Hong Kong | $0 | 0.0% | – | 6 | $0 |
| – | Indonesia | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 4 | $0 |
| – | Philippines | $0 | 0.0% | – | 9 | $0 |
| – | Singapore | $0 | 0.0% | – | 10 | $0 |
| – | Switzerland | $0 | 0.0% | – | 15 | $0 |
| – | United Kingdom | $0 | 0.0% | – | 14 | $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 | $47K | +117.3% | 3.1 t | $15.01 | $351K | 36.1 t |
| September 2026 | $14K | – | 1.4 t | $9.63 | $252K | 21.4 t |
| August 2026 | $25K | – | 6.8 t | $3.66 | $267K | 24.6 t |
| July 2026 | $7,767 | -56.1% | 1.3 t | $5.79 | $129K | 11.2 t |
| June 2026 | $29K | – | 3.1 t | $9.47 | $437K | 28.1 t |
| May 2026 | $18K | -39.2% | 1.8 t | $10.13 | $307K | 24.4 t |
| April 2026 | $45K | -1.8% | 2.5 t | $17.94 | $240K | 24.5 t |
| March 2026 | $16K | -52.4% | 8.6 t | $1.92 | $191K | 19.9 t |
| February 2026 | $15K | -19.9% | 4.6 t | $3.34 | $322K | 31.6 t |
| January 2026 | $6,585 | – | 442 kg | $14.90 | $249K | 22.5 t |
| December 2025 | $7,437 | -26.5% | 1.1 t | $6.59 | $231K | 21.9 t |
| November 2025 | $22K | -85.3% | 2.0 t | $10.99 | $210K | 22.1 t |
| October 2025 | $22K | -88.5% | 3.8 t | $5.71 | $248K | 24.6 t |
| September 2025 | $2,270 | -93.4% | 426 kg | $5.33 | $349K | 20.4 t |
| August 2025 | $2,161 | -95.6% | 253 kg | $8.54 | $203K | 17.8 t |
| July 2025 | $18K | -22.5% | 1.1 t | $16.18 | $237K | 21.5 t |
| June 2025 | $5,296 | -79.8% | 1.8 t | $2.89 | $199K | 23.7 t |
| May 2025 | $30K | – | 3.2 t | $9.59 | $393K | 36.0 t |
| April 2025 | $46K | – | 3.9 t | $11.84 | $232K | 25.9 t |
| March 2025 | $35K | – | 3.2 t | $10.66 | $275K | 28.4 t |
| February 2025 | $19K | – | 2.1 t | $9.31 | $252K | 21.5 t |
| January 2025 | $1,395 | – | 336 kg | $4.15 | $382K | 30.8 t |
| December 2024 | $10K | – | 927 kg | $10.92 | $210K | 24.3 t |
| November 2024 | $152K | – | 13.6 t | $11.20 | $136K | 17.6 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.