Woven synthetic staple fibre and cotton blends, over 170 g/m2: South Korea exports and imports
HS 5514 · 주로 면과 혼방한 합성스테이플섬유의 직물(합성스테이플섬유의 함유량이 전 중량의 100분의 85 미만인 것으로서 1제곱미터당 중량이 170그램을 초과하는 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.3 million of woven synthetic staple fibre and cotton blends, over 170 g/m2 (HS 5514), down 4.4% from September 2026 and up 218.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of woven synthetic staple fibre and cotton blends, over 170 g/m2 (HS 5514) totalled $12.7 million, down 9.4% from the 12 months before ($14.0 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($7.4 million, 58.7% of the total), followed by China and Indonesia.
That was 1.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 55 (man-made staple fibres) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.2 million (up 13.2% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $104,864 for the month.
Official description of HS 5514: Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85 % by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170 g/㎡.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 5514
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5514.11 | Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | $12K | 0.1% | -72.5% | $0 |
| 5514.12 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres | $77K | 0.6% | +651.9% | $45 |
| 5514.19 | Other woven fabrics | $333K | 2.6% | +198.2% | $226K |
| 5514.19.3000 | Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres | $209K | 62.9% | +148.5% | $196K |
| 5514.19.9000 | Other | $124K | 37.1% | +350.7% | $30K |
| 5514.21 | Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | $7.2M | 57.1% | -6.1% | $324K |
| 5514.22 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres | $875K | 6.9% | +6.2% | $71K |
| 5514.23 | Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres | $283K | 2.2% | -48.0% | $80K |
| 5514.29 | Other woven fabrics | $429K | 3.4% | +30.0% | $0 |
| 5514.30 | Of yarns of different colours | $48K | 0.4% | -96.6% | $0 |
| 5514.41 | Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave | $101K | 0.8% | +21.5% | $4,300 |
| 5514.42 | 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres | $1.4M | 10.7% | +433.1% | $533K |
| 5514.43 | Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres | $1.8M | 14.1% | +18.1% | $45K |
| 5514.49 | Other woven fabrics | $141K | 1.1% | -87.5% | $9,727 |
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. 43 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 | $7.4M | 58.7% | -0.9% | 1 | $666K |
| 2 | China | $2.2M | 17.2% | +14.2% | 3 | $23K |
| 3 | Indonesia | $1.8M | 14.4% | +163.7% | 4 | $535K |
| 4 | Oman | $282K | 2.2% | +138.8% | 7 | $0 |
| 5 | Germany | $155K | 1.2% | +389.8% | 20 | $0 |
| 6 | Latvia | $132K | 1.0% | +126.9% | 13 | $0 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $121K | 1.0% | -48.5% | 5 | $45K |
| 8 | Mongolia | $102K | 0.8% | +69.6% | 12 | $9,727 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | $85K | 0.7% | -27.1% | 8 | $6,330 |
| 10 | Croatia | $65K | 0.5% | +36.4% | 16 | $0 |
| 11 | United States | $59K | 0.5% | +10.0% | 14 | $6,389 |
| 12 | Thailand | $45K | 0.4% | -59.1% | 9 | $0 |
| 13 | Kuwait | $36K | 0.3% | – | – | $0 |
| 14 | Italy | $36K | 0.3% | +9.6% | 19 | $0 |
| 15 | Poland | $19K | 0.2% | – | 29 | $0 |
| 16 | Mauritius | $16K | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 17 | Myanmar | $15K | 0.1% | -13.1% | 23 | $0 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | $13K | 0.1% | – | 28 | $0 |
| 19 | Madagascar | $12K | 0.1% | -55.2% | 21 | $0 |
| 20 | Finland | $11K | 0.1% | -92.7% | 6 | $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 | $1.3M | +218.1% | 101 t | $12.82 | $1.2M | 262 t |
| September 2026 | $1.4M | +15.6% | 146 t | $9.23 | $1.4M | 310 t |
| August 2026 | $1.1M | -33.7% | 109 t | $10.16 | $1.3M | 305 t |
| July 2026 | $1.6M | +8.0% | 125 t | $13.11 | $1.4M | 274 t |
| June 2026 | $837K | +6.7% | 79.4 t | $10.54 | $1.4M | 343 t |
| May 2026 | $525K | -35.3% | 48.8 t | $10.77 | $1.3M | 280 t |
| April 2026 | $660K | -28.4% | 59.2 t | $11.14 | $1.1M | 239 t |
| March 2026 | $594K | -6.5% | 56.2 t | $10.57 | $1.0M | 216 t |
| February 2026 | $1.7M | -41.5% | 126 t | $13.48 | $982K | 253 t |
| January 2026 | $1.3M | +42.3% | 76.3 t | $16.64 | $1.4M | 350 t |
| December 2025 | $1.3M | -13.6% | 93.4 t | $13.40 | $1.0M | 202 t |
| November 2025 | $450K | -45.7% | 48.1 t | $9.35 | $962K | 220 t |
| October 2025 | $406K | +61.1% | 46.8 t | $8.69 | $1.0M | 230 t |
| September 2025 | $1.2M | -15.2% | 84.4 t | $13.86 | $1.2M | 210 t |
| August 2025 | $1.7M | +4.4% | 88.2 t | $18.87 | $685K | 120 t |
| July 2025 | $1.5M | +37.3% | 86.8 t | $17.45 | $1.2M | 211 t |
| June 2025 | $784K | +142.3% | 46.1 t | $17.01 | $1.2M | 192 t |
| May 2025 | $812K | -2.3% | 41.7 t | $19.48 | $1.3M | 303 t |
| April 2025 | $922K | +67.2% | 53.0 t | $17.38 | $1.3M | 282 t |
| March 2025 | $635K | -33.6% | 51.7 t | $12.30 | $1.2M | 226 t |
| February 2025 | $2.9M | +28.2% | 145 t | $20.08 | $936K | 176 t |
| January 2025 | $892K | -48.3% | 49.5 t | $18.02 | $619K | 142 t |
| December 2024 | $1.4M | +2.9% | 76.8 t | $18.87 | $1.0M | 217 t |
| November 2024 | $828K | -53.2% | 64.2 t | $12.91 | $1.2M | 233 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.