Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 5908 · 램프용ㆍ스토브용ㆍ라이터용ㆍ양초용이나 이와 유사한 용도로 사용하는 방직용 섬유의 심지(직조ㆍ편조ㆍ편직한 것으로 한정한다), 백열가스 맨틀(mantle)과 백열가스 맨틀(mantle)용 관 모양의 편물(침투시켰는지에 상관없다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $102,212 of textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, etc. (HS 5908), up 233.7% from October 2025. The figure for September 2026 ($8,524) is too small for a percentage comparison.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, etc. (HS 5908) totalled $1.3 million, down 12.4% from the 12 months before ($1.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Iraq ($831,954, 62.6% of the total), followed by China and the United States.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 59 (coated or laminated textile fabrics) over the same 12 months.
Official description of HS 5908: Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas mantles and tubular knitted gas mantle fabric therefor, whether or not impregnated.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 5908
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5908.00 | Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas mantles and | $1.3M | 100.0% | -12.4% | $102K |
| 5908.00.1000 | Wicks | $1.3M | 99.9% | -12.3% | $102K |
| 5908.00.9000 | Other | $1,460 | 0.1% | – | $91 |
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. 26 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 | Iraq | $832K | 62.6% | -13.3% | 1 | $0 |
| 2 | China | $156K | 11.7% | -7.3% | 3 | $27K |
| 3 | United States | $94K | 7.1% | -44.4% | 2 | $0 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | $81K | 6.1% | +9.3% | 4 | $0 |
| 5 | India | $75K | 5.6% | +5.4% | 5 | $75K |
| 6 | France | $50K | 3.7% | +40.0% | 6 | $0 |
| 7 | Netherlands | $26K | 1.9% | – | – | $0 |
| 8 | Vietnam | $7,614 | 0.6% | – | 10 | $238 |
| 9 | Japan | $7,348 | 0.6% | – | 8 | $0 |
| 10 | Kuwait | $422 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 11 | Chile | $198 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 12 | Micronesia | $172 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 13 | Indonesia | $91 | 0.0% | – | 11 | $91 |
| 14 | Taiwan | $58 | 0.0% | – | 15 | $0 |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | $20 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| – | Bangladesh | $0 | 0.0% | – | 14 | $0 |
| – | Denmark | $0 | 0.0% | – | 9 | $0 |
| – | Fiji | $0 | 0.0% | – | 21 | $0 |
| – | Guatemala | $0 | 0.0% | – | 12 | $0 |
| – | Hong Kong | $0 | 0.0% | – | 16 | $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 | $102K | +233.7% | 4.5 t | $22.57 | $6,028 | 404 kg |
| September 2026 | $8,524 | -97.3% | 172 kg | $49.56 | $16K | 674 kg |
| August 2026 | $361K | +17.3% | 18.6 t | $19.47 | $4,714 | 366 kg |
| July 2026 | $612K | +99.7% | 29.0 t | $21.11 | $8,072 | 182 kg |
| June 2026 | $98K | -75.3% | 3.3 t | $29.93 | $14K | 503 kg |
| May 2026 | $8,819 | -90.7% | 376 kg | $23.45 | $2,349 | 252 kg |
| April 2026 | $44K | +74.8% | 2.0 t | $22.20 | $5,544 | 191 kg |
| March 2026 | $48K | – | 3.6 t | $13.42 | $1,573 | 149 kg |
| February 2026 | $17K | – | 1.0 t | $16.80 | $4,898 | 182 kg |
| January 2026 | $9,883 | – | 888 kg | $11.13 | $29K | 1.9 t |
| December 2025 | $7,542 | -73.2% | 133 kg | $56.71 | $20K | 438 kg |
| November 2025 | $12K | – | 236 kg | $51.69 | $13K | 907 kg |
| October 2025 | $31K | -28.1% | 1.8 t | $16.91 | $11K | 754 kg |
| September 2025 | $313K | +285.4% | 17.1 t | $18.28 | $3,522 | 497 kg |
| August 2025 | $308K | -17.8% | 16.0 t | $19.26 | $5,079 | 241 kg |
| July 2025 | $306K | -16.2% | 17.3 t | $17.68 | $15K | 903 kg |
| June 2025 | $397K | +286.7% | 19.1 t | $20.83 | $4,522 | 389 kg |
| May 2025 | $95K | -10.2% | 5.7 t | $16.68 | $40K | 3.5 t |
| April 2025 | $25K | -38.2% | 1.9 t | $13.39 | $12K | 376 kg |
| March 2025 | $515 | -95.5% | 7 kg | $73.57 | $14K | 686 kg |
| February 2025 | $8,615 | – | 532 kg | $16.19 | $9,749 | 272 kg |
| January 2025 | $2,042 | – | 266 kg | $7.68 | $14K | 1.0 t |
| December 2024 | $28K | – | 1.4 t | $20.66 | $30K | 1.0 t |
| November 2024 | $1,207 | – | 257 kg | $4.70 | $21K | 1.5 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.