Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 6703 · 사람 머리카락(정돈ㆍ표백이나 그 밖의 가공을 한 것으로 한정한다), 가발이나 이와 유사한 것을 제조하기 위한 양모나 그 밖의 동물의 털이나 그 밖의 방직용 섬유재료 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $462,474 of human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked, etc. (HS 6703), up 249.0% from September 2026 and up 14.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked, etc. (HS 6703) totalled $3.4 million, up 9.3% from the 12 months before ($3.1 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Myanmar ($1.7 million, 50.5% of the total), followed by China and Nepal.
That was 16.8% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 67 (prepared feathers, artificial flowers and wigs) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $174,786 (up 68.8% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $287,688 for the month.
Official description of HS 6703: Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the like.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 6703
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6703.00 | Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked; wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepar | $3.4M | 100.0% | +9.3% | $462K |
| 6703.00.1000 | Human hair | $3.3M | 99.7% | +10.4% | $462K |
| 6703.00.9000 | Other | $12K | 0.3% | -71.7% | $0 |
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. 16 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 | Myanmar | $1.7M | 50.5% | +3.1% | 1 | $304K |
| 2 | China | $1.2M | 36.0% | +28.3% | 2 | $125K |
| 3 | Nepal | $366K | 10.9% | -0.4% | 3 | $30K |
| 4 | Indonesia | $62K | 1.9% | -14.2% | 4 | $3,526 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | $23K | 0.7% | -32.3% | 5 | $0 |
| 6 | Japan | $2,074 | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 7 | Poland | $1,087 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 8 | Paraguay | $347 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 9 | United States | $228 | 0.0% | -98.2% | 6 | $0 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | $144 | 0.0% | – | 8 | $0 |
| 11 | Taiwan | $59 | 0.0% | – | 7 | $0 |
| 12 | Thailand | $40 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 13 | Norway | $16 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 14 | Australia | $14 | 0.0% | – | 9 | $0 |
| 15 | Canada | $5 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| – | Netherlands | $0 | 0.0% | – | 10 | $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 | $462K | +14.1% | 693 kg | $667.35 | $175K | 589 kg |
| September 2026 | $133K | +17.3% | 435 kg | $304.67 | $424K | 1.1 t |
| August 2026 | $338K | +296.0% | 557 kg | $606.57 | $163K | 548 kg |
| July 2026 | $223K | -39.9% | 470 kg | $475.04 | $537K | 1.3 t |
| June 2026 | $452K | +202.6% | 1.0 t | $440.08 | $231K | 579 kg |
| May 2026 | $69K | -80.2% | 208 kg | $333.68 | $493K | 1.7 t |
| April 2026 | $230K | -13.7% | 279 kg | $824.86 | $130K | 634 kg |
| March 2026 | $406K | -22.0% | 890 kg | $456.51 | $475K | 2.3 t |
| February 2026 | $429K | +221.1% | 1.1 t | $395.72 | $58K | 251 kg |
| January 2026 | $132K | -54.4% | 208 kg | $635.50 | $396K | 802 kg |
| December 2025 | $98K | -28.2% | 150 kg | $654.51 | $124K | 715 kg |
| November 2025 | $386K | +53.7% | 689 kg | $559.57 | $445K | 950 kg |
| October 2025 | $405K | +64.8% | 965 kg | $420.19 | $104K | 453 kg |
| September 2025 | $113K | -73.8% | 661 kg | $170.96 | $409K | 1.0 t |
| August 2025 | $85K | -54.9% | 229 kg | $372.57 | $120K | 330 kg |
| July 2025 | $371K | +5.1% | 568 kg | $653.74 | $480K | 1.0 t |
| June 2025 | $149K | -60.3% | 204 kg | $731.43 | $116K | 366 kg |
| May 2025 | $350K | +11.8% | 1.1 t | $308.67 | $390K | 785 kg |
| April 2025 | $267K | +15.4% | 844 kg | $315.84 | $143K | 580 kg |
| March 2025 | $521K | +111.4% | 778 kg | $669.19 | $434K | 1.2 t |
| February 2025 | $134K | -39.3% | 573 kg | $233.36 | $92K | 635 kg |
| January 2025 | $290K | -1.8% | 524 kg | $552.90 | $317K | 657 kg |
| December 2024 | $137K | -57.9% | 230 kg | $594.46 | $122K | 1.1 t |
| November 2024 | $251K | -21.8% | 639 kg | $392.65 | $92K | 999 kg |
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.