Articles of stone or other minerals (including carbon fibre): South Korea exports and imports
HS 6815 · 석제품이나 그 밖의 광물성 재료의 제품[탄소섬유ㆍ탄소섬유의 제품ㆍ이탄(泥炭)제품을 포함하며, 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $30.7 million of articles of stone or other minerals (including carbon fibre) (HS 6815), up 2.9% from September 2026 and up 68.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of articles of stone or other minerals (including carbon fibre) (HS 6815) totalled $333.1 million, up 25.0% from the 12 months before ($266.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($111.2 million, 33.4% of the total), followed by the United States and Taiwan.
That was 31.7% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 68 (articles of stone, plaster, cement or mica) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $25.3 million (down 9.2% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $5.4 million for the month.
Official description of HS 6815: Articles of stone or of other mineral substances (including carbon fibres, articles of carbon fibres and articles of peat), not elsewhere specified or included.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 6815
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6815.11 | Carbon fibres | $151.9M | 45.6% | +35.2% | $14.3M |
| 6815.12 | Fabrics of carbon fibres | $3.0M | 0.9% | +4.1% | $166K |
| 6815.13 | Other articles of carbon fibres | $51.3M | 15.4% | +26.5% | $3.7M |
| 6815.13.1000 | Prepregs | $19.0M | 37.0% | -14.0% | $2.0M |
| 6815.13.9000 | Other | $32.3M | 63.0% | +74.8% | $1.7M |
| 6815.19 | Other | $63.4M | 19.0% | +24.2% | $6.4M |
| 6815.19.1000 | Non-electrical articles of graphite | $48.7M | 76.8% | +36.3% | $5.0M |
| 6815.19.9000 | Other | $14.7M | 23.2% | -3.9% | $1.4M |
| 6815.20 | Articles of peat | $4,862 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 6815.91 | Containing magnesite, magnesia in the form of periclase, dolomite including in the form of dolime, or chromite | $291K | 0.1% | +72.4% | $67K |
| 6815.99 | Other | $63.1M | 18.9% | +6.2% | $6.1M |
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 | China | $111.2M | 33.4% | +25.2% | 1 | $8.8M |
| 2 | United States | $56.3M | 16.9% | -2.6% | 2 | $5.3M |
| 3 | Taiwan | $30.0M | 9.0% | +46.3% | 4 | $3.3M |
| 4 | Belgium | $28.8M | 8.7% | +106.4% | 5 | $2.5M |
| 5 | India | $22.2M | 6.7% | +7.5% | 3 | $2.1M |
| 6 | Vietnam | $17.5M | 5.3% | +34.9% | 6 | $1.1M |
| 7 | Malaysia | $15.6M | 4.7% | +81.8% | 8 | $741K |
| 8 | Japan | $13.6M | 4.1% | +32.1% | 7 | $1.6M |
| 9 | Türkiye | $7.7M | 2.3% | +322.4% | 13 | $2.3M |
| 10 | Singapore | $6.4M | 1.9% | +304.5% | 15 | $631K |
| 11 | Indonesia | $3.1M | 0.9% | -52.0% | 9 | $733K |
| 12 | Thailand | $2.5M | 0.7% | +41.1% | 14 | $244K |
| 13 | France | $2.4M | 0.7% | -1.8% | 12 | $53K |
| 14 | New Zealand | $2.2M | 0.6% | -20.3% | 10 | $36K |
| 15 | Bangladesh | $1.5M | 0.4% | +24.4% | 17 | $35K |
| 16 | United Kingdom | $1.3M | 0.4% | +13.5% | 18 | $380K |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | $1.1M | 0.3% | +54.5% | 23 | $8,152 |
| 18 | Spain | $1.1M | 0.3% | +54.4% | 24 | $112K |
| 19 | Germany | $1.0M | 0.3% | -28.9% | 16 | $52K |
| 20 | Mexico | $849K | 0.3% | -65.5% | 11 | $148K |
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 | $30.7M | +68.4% | 1,198 t | $25.65 | $25.3M | 6,187 t |
| September 2026 | $29.9M | +15.5% | 1,055 t | $28.32 | $31.3M | 7,356 t |
| August 2026 | $27.4M | +43.2% | 875 t | $31.35 | $29.3M | 12,255 t |
| July 2026 | $28.7M | +26.7% | 992 t | $28.93 | $27.0M | 7,178 t |
| June 2026 | $34.8M | +50.5% | 1,281 t | $27.16 | $29.8M | 8,370 t |
| May 2026 | $26.9M | +10.3% | 930 t | $28.86 | $31.0M | 7,396 t |
| April 2026 | $34.4M | +28.0% | 1,373 t | $25.04 | $29.2M | 7,026 t |
| March 2026 | $29.0M | +25.0% | 1,190 t | $24.37 | $29.7M | 6,589 t |
| February 2026 | $22.7M | +24.1% | 707 t | $32.13 | $23.4M | 5,698 t |
| January 2026 | $23.0M | +14.2% | 822 t | $27.95 | $31.2M | 7,899 t |
| December 2025 | $22.5M | -5.6% | 731 t | $30.84 | $36.1M | 7,113 t |
| November 2025 | $23.1M | +11.1% | 720 t | $32.09 | $31.7M | 5,529 t |
| October 2025 | $18.3M | -8.1% | 896 t | $20.38 | $27.9M | 6,523 t |
| September 2025 | $25.9M | +7.5% | 716 t | $36.11 | $31.4M | 6,904 t |
| August 2025 | $19.2M | -23.0% | 588 t | $32.56 | $27.0M | 9,043 t |
| July 2025 | $22.7M | -17.5% | 725 t | $31.24 | $28.7M | 7,455 t |
| June 2025 | $23.1M | -40.4% | 784 t | $29.48 | $23.8M | 3,872 t |
| May 2025 | $24.3M | -21.9% | 982 t | $24.78 | $27.6M | 5,562 t |
| April 2025 | $26.9M | -18.2% | 1,044 t | $25.75 | $27.5M | 5,728 t |
| March 2025 | $23.2M | -29.5% | 784 t | $29.60 | $26.1M | 5,532 t |
| February 2025 | $18.3M | -32.8% | 707 t | $25.89 | $26.1M | 5,275 t |
| January 2025 | $20.1M | -25.9% | 808 t | $24.90 | $19.9M | 6,047 t |
| December 2024 | $23.9M | -3.0% | 885 t | $26.99 | $21.3M | 4,797 t |
| November 2024 | $20.8M | -23.5% | 691 t | $30.09 | $24.0M | 5,597 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.