Wide knitted fabrics (over 30 cm) with elastomeric yarn: South Korea exports and imports
HS 6004 · 메리야스 편물이나 뜨개질 편물(폭이 30센티미터를 초과하며 탄성사나 고무실의 함유중량이 전 중량의 100분의 5 이상인 것으로서 제6001호의 것은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $32.9 million of wide knitted fabrics (over 30 cm) with elastomeric yarn (HS 6004), down 9.4% from September 2026 and up 8.5% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of wide knitted fabrics (over 30 cm) with elastomeric yarn (HS 6004) totalled $426.7 million, down 11.6% from the 12 months before ($482.9 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($151.2 million, 35.4% of the total), followed by Indonesia and China.
That was 30.6% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 60 (knitted or crocheted fabrics) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.8 million (down 17.4% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $31.1 million for the month.
Official description of HS 6004: Knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 ㎝, containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn or rubber thread, other than those of heading 60.01.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 6004
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6004.10 | Containing by weight 5 % or more of elastomeric yarn but not containing rubber thread | $423.6M | 99.3% | -11.6% | $32.4M |
| 6004.90 | Other | $3.1M | 0.7% | -14.0% | $518K |
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. 97 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 | $151.2M | 35.4% | -15.6% | 1 | $12.2M |
| 2 | Indonesia | $54.2M | 12.7% | -18.0% | 2 | $4.1M |
| 3 | China | $28.9M | 6.8% | -14.8% | 3 | $2.2M |
| 4 | Türkiye | $27.6M | 6.5% | +59.6% | 7 | $1.6M |
| 5 | Cambodia | $24.5M | 5.8% | +6.7% | 5 | $2.2M |
| 6 | United States | $22.1M | 5.2% | -26.2% | 4 | $1.7M |
| 7 | Chile | $13.0M | 3.0% | +79.1% | 11 | $1.2M |
| 8 | Philippines | $12.5M | 2.9% | -31.5% | 6 | $830K |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $6.8M | 1.6% | -7.6% | 10 | $498K |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | $6.5M | 1.5% | -6.7% | 12 | $246K |
| 11 | France | $6.3M | 1.5% | -7.4% | 13 | $598K |
| 12 | Italy | $6.2M | 1.4% | -26.5% | 8 | $311K |
| 13 | Malaysia | $5.7M | 1.3% | +69.6% | 20 | $466K |
| 14 | Japan | $5.2M | 1.2% | -15.8% | 14 | $576K |
| 15 | Canada | $4.2M | 1.0% | -18.2% | 15 | $444K |
| 16 | Bangladesh | $3.8M | 0.9% | +16.3% | 22 | $458K |
| 17 | Jordan | $3.0M | 0.7% | +358.6% | 43 | $2,570 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | $2.8M | 0.7% | -13.8% | 21 | $270K |
| 19 | Spain | $2.8M | 0.7% | -28.4% | 18 | $181K |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | $2.7M | 0.6% | -44.0% | 16 | $226K |
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 | $32.9M | +8.5% | 4,067 t | $8.10 | $1.8M | 338 t |
| September 2026 | $36.3M | -18.8% | 4,752 t | $7.65 | $2.0M | 329 t |
| August 2026 | $29.3M | -3.0% | 3,775 t | $7.75 | $1.3M | 254 t |
| July 2026 | $39.9M | -4.2% | 5,034 t | $7.92 | $1.3M | 270 t |
| June 2026 | $38.4M | -12.9% | 4,787 t | $8.03 | $1.8M | 353 t |
| May 2026 | $33.1M | -22.7% | 4,211 t | $7.86 | $980K | 129 t |
| April 2026 | $39.6M | -8.4% | 5,392 t | $7.34 | $1.8M | 304 t |
| March 2026 | $38.1M | -2.6% | 5,203 t | $7.32 | $1.3M | 198 t |
| February 2026 | $27.4M | -26.4% | 4,047 t | $6.78 | $859K | 93.6 t |
| January 2026 | $31.3M | -9.3% | 4,540 t | $6.89 | $1.6M | 340 t |
| December 2025 | $44.8M | -5.2% | 5,978 t | $7.50 | $2.6M | 515 t |
| November 2025 | $35.7M | -25.6% | 4,708 t | $7.57 | $1.7M | 348 t |
| October 2025 | $30.4M | -31.3% | 3,998 t | $7.59 | $2.2M | 446 t |
| September 2025 | $44.7M | +4.4% | 5,507 t | $8.12 | $1.8M | 354 t |
| August 2025 | $30.2M | -24.8% | 3,683 t | $8.19 | $824K | 201 t |
| July 2025 | $41.6M | -14.5% | 5,622 t | $7.40 | $1.9M | 392 t |
| June 2025 | $44.1M | -14.5% | 5,150 t | $8.56 | $1.3M | 245 t |
| May 2025 | $42.8M | -23.4% | 5,274 t | $8.11 | $1.6M | 297 t |
| April 2025 | $43.2M | -17.4% | 5,557 t | $7.77 | $1.7M | 259 t |
| March 2025 | $39.1M | -16.2% | 4,872 t | $8.02 | $1.1M | 137 t |
| February 2025 | $37.3M | -19.2% | 4,848 t | $7.69 | $862K | 131 t |
| January 2025 | $34.5M | -25.8% | 4,656 t | $7.40 | $1.0M | 146 t |
| December 2024 | $47.3M | -15.3% | 6,012 t | $7.86 | $2.1M | 362 t |
| November 2024 | $47.9M | -9.1% | 6,188 t | $7.75 | $2.3M | 351 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.