Korea Trade Data

Clothing, not knitted or crocheted: South Korea exports and imports

HS chapter 62 · 의류와 그 부속품(메리야스 편물이나 뜨개질편물은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$100.4M
+26.1% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+31.9%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$975.4M
+8.1% vs 12 months before
Imports, October 2026
$843.3M
Export value per kg
$32.07
net weight, October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $100.4 million of clothing, not knitted or crocheted (HS 62), up 26.1% from September 2026 and up 31.9% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of clothing, not knitted or crocheted (HS 62) totalled $975.4 million, up 8.1% from the 12 months before ($902.0 million).

The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($364.8 million, 37.4% of the total), followed by Vietnam and Japan.

That was 0.1% of South Korea's total goods exports over the same 12 months.

Imports in October 2026 were $843.3 million (up 16.4% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $742.8 million for the month.

Official description of HS 62: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$50M$100M$150MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $103.5 millionDecember 2024: $90.8 millionJanuary 2025: $59.1 millionFebruary 2025: $63.7 millionMarch 2025: $67.4 millionApril 2025: $82.5 millionMay 2025: $82.2 millionJune 2025: $72.0 millionJuly 2025: $65.4 millionAugust 2025: $58.8 millionSeptember 2025: $80.4 millionOctober 2025: $76.1 millionNovember 2025: $108.9 millionDecember 2025: $93.5 millionJanuary 2026: $70.3 millionFebruary 2026: $56.8 millionMarch 2026: $85.4 millionApril 2026: $95.6 millionMay 2026: $74.1 millionJune 2026: $84.5 millionJuly 2026: $70.0 millionAugust 2026: $56.2 millionSeptember 2026: $79.6 millionOctober 2026: $100.4 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$500M$1000M$1500MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$843MNovember 2024: $540.1 millionDecember 2024: $534.1 millionJanuary 2025: $597.5 millionFebruary 2025: $537.8 millionMarch 2025: $628.3 millionApril 2025: $558.8 millionMay 2025: $399.1 millionJune 2025: $435.3 millionJuly 2025: $588.1 millionAugust 2025: $669.2 millionSeptember 2025: $847.1 millionOctober 2025: $724.3 millionNovember 2025: $521.4 millionDecember 2025: $541.5 millionJanuary 2026: $578.5 millionFebruary 2026: $568.5 millionMarch 2026: $572.0 millionApril 2026: $573.3 millionMay 2026: $411.0 millionJune 2026: $476.2 millionJuly 2026: $553.5 millionAugust 2026: $747.0 millionSeptember 2026: $919.7 millionOctober 2026: $843.3 million

Headings under chapter 62

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
6217Other clothing accessories and parts of garments$295.8M 30.3%-7.8%$31.8M
6204Women's or girls' suits, dresses, skirts and trousers, not knitted$259.4M 26.6%+4.9%$22.5M
6211Track suits, ski suits and swimwear, etc.$109.5M 11.2%+26.7%$9.9M
6202Women's or girls' coats and jackets, not knitted$94.4M 9.7%+42.4%$11.6M
6206Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses$49.1M 5.0%-0.5%$3.9M
6201Men's or boys' coats and jackets, not knitted$46.7M 4.8%+21.5%$6.7M
6203Men's or boys' suits, jackets and trousers, not knitted$45.2M 4.6%+10.8%$4.0M
6212Brassieres, girdles, corsets, braces, suspenders, etc.$24.6M 2.5%+195.0%$5.1M
6205Men's or boys' shirts$23.6M 2.4%+4.1%$1.5M
6210Garments of felt, nonwovens or coated fabrics$8.0M 0.8%+41.0%$626K
6214Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like$6.4M 0.7%+30.8%$880K
6208Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, etc.$6.1M 0.6%+41.4%$1.4M
6209Babies' garments and clothing accessories$2.0M 0.2%-31.6%$88K
6216Gloves, mittens and mitts$1.9M 0.2%+21.7%$177K
6213Handkerchiefs$1.4M 0.1%+67.0%$252K
6207Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, etc.$704K 0.1%-26.9%$64K
6215Ties, bow ties and cravats$531K 0.1%+32.2%$59K

Top destinations

Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 191 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months; the table shows the largest 20.

RankCountryExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before Rank beforeOctober 2026
1China $364.8M37.4%+22.2%1 $38.5M
2Vietnam $207.3M21.3%-6.1%2 $23.0M
3Japan $74.5M7.6%+5.3%3 $8.8M
4United States $45.2M4.6%-5.2%4 $3.8M
5Hong Kong $39.4M4.0%+4.3%7 $5.3M
6Taiwan $36.4M3.7%-12.7%5 $3.8M
7Indonesia $33.2M3.4%-17.8%6 $3.2M
8Italy $23.6M2.4%+0.6%8 $1.5M
9Myanmar $21.7M2.2%-2.4%9 $2.1M
10United Kingdom $18.1M1.9%+212.4%14 $397K
11Canada $9.2M0.9%-1.9%12 $757K
12France $8.9M0.9%-14.0%10 $561K
13Philippines $7.9M0.8%-21.5%11 $1.0M
14Australia $7.4M0.8%+86.5%19 $825K
15Thailand $7.2M0.7%+10.2%13 $717K
16Singapore $7.2M0.7%+59.5%17 $406K
17Russia $5.2M0.5%+16.5%18 $633K
18Cambodia $5.1M0.5%+12.0%16 $555K
19Syria $4.8M0.5%+177.6%25 $0
20Mongolia $4.4M0.5%-12.2%15 $482K

Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $1,000,000 over 24 months.

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$100.4M+31.9%3,131 t $32.07$843.3M29,773 t
September 2026$79.6M-1.0%2,290 t $34.76$919.7M29,049 t
August 2026$56.2M-4.4%2,069 t $27.15$747.0M21,906 t
July 2026$70.0M+7.1%2,627 t $26.66$553.5M17,507 t
June 2026$84.5M+17.4%3,180 t $26.58$476.2M17,114 t
May 2026$74.1M-9.9%2,820 t $26.28$411.0M15,783 t
April 2026$95.6M+15.9%3,204 t $29.85$573.3M21,539 t
March 2026$85.4M+26.7%2,631 t $32.47$572.0M19,910 t
February 2026$56.8M-10.8%1,821 t $31.20$568.5M17,524 t
January 2026$70.3M+18.9%2,600 t $27.03$578.5M19,198 t
December 2025$93.5M+3.0%3,392 t $27.56$541.5M21,816 t
November 2025$108.9M+5.2%4,006 t $27.18$521.4M23,064 t
October 2025$76.1M-10.3%2,798 t $27.21$724.3M27,570 t
September 2025$80.4M+17.7%2,894 t $27.79$847.1M28,242 t
August 2025$58.8M-6.1%2,509 t $23.43$669.2M20,366 t
July 2025$65.4M-12.1%2,534 t $25.81$588.1M18,696 t
June 2025$72.0M-12.6%2,938 t $24.51$435.3M15,319 t
May 2025$82.2M-11.4%3,152 t $26.09$399.1M15,008 t
April 2025$82.5M+0.8%3,292 t $25.06$558.8M21,553 t
March 2025$67.4M-11.5%2,559 t $26.35$628.3M22,495 t
February 2025$63.7M-1.4%2,293 t $27.78$537.8M15,385 t
January 2025$59.1M-30.5%2,283 t $25.89$597.5M19,465 t
December 2024$90.8M-15.4%3,383 t $26.85$534.1M22,362 t
November 2024$103.5M-4.6%3,987 t $25.96$540.1M22,450 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.