Other refractory ceramic goods, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 6903 · 그 밖의 내화성 도자제품[예: 레토르트(retort)ㆍ도가니ㆍ머플ㆍ노즐ㆍ플러그ㆍ서포트ㆍ큐펠(cupel)ㆍ관(管)ㆍ쉬드(sheath)ㆍ막대(rod)ㆍ슬라이드 게이트(slide gate)](규조토나 이와 유사한 규산질의 흙으로 만든 제품은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.2 million of other refractory ceramic goods, etc. (HS 6903), down 8.2% from September 2026 and down 52.3% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of other refractory ceramic goods, etc. (HS 6903) totalled $42.0 million, down 14.4% from the 12 months before ($49.1 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($14.5 million, 34.6% of the total), followed by Japan and Taiwan.
That was 10.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 69 (ceramic products) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $12.4 million (up 36.8% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $9.2 million for the month.
Official description of HS 6903: Other refractory ceramic goods (for example, retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports, cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths and rods and slide gates), other than those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 6903
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6903.10 | Containing by weight more than 50 % of free carbon | $8.1M | 19.3% | -46.1% | $1.2M |
| 6903.10.2010 | For furnaces for production of semiconductor wafers | $4,883 | 0.1% | -68.8% | $0 |
| 6903.10.2090 | Other | $177K | 2.2% | +150.6% | $11K |
| 6903.10.5000 | Nozzles | $68K | 0.8% | +96.7% | $0 |
| 6903.10.9000 | Other | $7.9M | 96.9% | -47.3% | $1.2M |
| 6903.20 | Containing by weight more than 50 % of alumina(Al2O3) or of a mixture or compound of alumina and of silica(SiO2) | $15.9M | 37.9% | +10.0% | $1.1M |
| 6903.20.2000 | Crucibles | $245K | 1.5% | -43.5% | $32K |
| 6903.20.5000 | Nozzles | $261K | 1.6% | -39.4% | $21K |
| 6903.20.7000 | Tubes and pipes | $3,017 | 0.0% | -95.4% | $0 |
| 6903.20.9000 | Other | $15.4M | 96.8% | +13.8% | $1.1M |
| 6903.90 | Other | $18.0M | 42.7% | -8.1% | $920K |
| 6903.90.1000 | Based upon silicon carbide or zircon | $11.5M | 64.2% | +2.1% | $417K |
| 6903.90.9020 | Crucibles | $554K | 3.1% | +567.5% | $5,108 |
| 6903.90.9070 | Tubes and pipes | $130K | 0.7% | +106.2% | $30K |
| 6903.90.9080 | Bars and rods | $383K | 2.1% | +47.1% | $125K |
| 6903.90.9090 | Other | $5.4M | 29.9% | -31.6% | $343K |
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. 57 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 | $14.5M | 34.6% | +4.0% | 1 | $1.7M |
| 2 | Japan | $6.1M | 14.6% | -3.1% | 3 | $279K |
| 3 | Taiwan | $4.7M | 11.2% | -29.8% | 2 | $36K |
| 4 | United States | $4.3M | 10.3% | -27.7% | 4 | $108K |
| 5 | Indonesia | $4.0M | 9.5% | +4.4% | 5 | $298K |
| 6 | Brazil | $1.6M | 3.8% | -20.9% | 8 | $95K |
| 7 | Vietnam | $1.5M | 3.7% | -20.4% | 9 | $82K |
| 8 | India | $1.2M | 2.9% | +617.6% | 16 | $138K |
| 9 | Singapore | $962K | 2.3% | +293.8% | 15 | $205K |
| 10 | France | $593K | 1.4% | +44.1% | 11 | $50K |
| 11 | Italy | $471K | 1.1% | -82.9% | 6 | $2,604 |
| 12 | Philippines | $359K | 0.9% | -3.0% | 12 | $51K |
| 13 | Thailand | $317K | 0.8% | +22.4% | 14 | $66K |
| 14 | Germany | $290K | 0.7% | -47.7% | 10 | $0 |
| 15 | Türkiye | $167K | 0.4% | +267.6% | 21 | $0 |
| 16 | Slovenia | $166K | 0.4% | +362.4% | 24 | $40K |
| 17 | Mexico | $108K | 0.3% | +29.3% | 18 | $2,600 |
| 18 | Czechia | $99K | 0.2% | +31.8% | 19 | $339 |
| 19 | Malaysia | $85K | 0.2% | +106.9% | 23 | $235 |
| 20 | Hungary | $71K | 0.2% | +136.4% | 26 | $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 | $3.2M | -52.3% | 209 t | $15.38 | $12.4M | 1,973 t |
| September 2026 | $3.5M | -13.5% | 234 t | $14.96 | $13.6M | 1,853 t |
| August 2026 | $2.8M | -8.6% | 242 t | $11.68 | $13.5M | 1,089 t |
| July 2026 | $3.5M | +19.6% | 300 t | $11.77 | $11.4M | 1,569 t |
| June 2026 | $4.3M | +13.9% | 259 t | $16.57 | $14.5M | 1,968 t |
| May 2026 | $2.7M | -42.5% | 195 t | $13.93 | $10.4M | 1,700 t |
| April 2026 | $2.3M | -45.8% | 205 t | $11.22 | $14.8M | 1,701 t |
| March 2026 | $2.8M | -56.9% | 262 t | $10.65 | $11.3M | 1,500 t |
| February 2026 | $1.9M | -58.4% | 252 t | $7.71 | $10.3M | 1,381 t |
| January 2026 | $3.9M | +76.2% | 187 t | $20.83 | $12.9M | 1,474 t |
| December 2025 | $5.7M | +83.4% | 226 t | $25.04 | $16.1M | 1,746 t |
| November 2025 | $5.4M | +71.5% | 248 t | $21.69 | $13.9M | 1,192 t |
| October 2025 | $6.7M | +89.1% | 247 t | $27.33 | $9.1M | 1,295 t |
| September 2025 | $4.0M | +9.7% | 234 t | $17.32 | $13.1M | 1,896 t |
| August 2025 | $3.1M | -36.9% | 197 t | $15.72 | $10.2M | 1,130 t |
| July 2025 | $3.0M | -37.8% | 163 t | $18.12 | $13.0M | 1,350 t |
| June 2025 | $3.8M | -3.7% | 248 t | $15.19 | $13.5M | 1,865 t |
| May 2025 | $4.7M | -6.3% | 200 t | $23.56 | $12.8M | 1,650 t |
| April 2025 | $4.2M | -2.7% | 227 t | $18.69 | $18.4M | 1,943 t |
| March 2025 | $6.5M | +63.8% | 253 t | $25.55 | $16.0M | 1,752 t |
| February 2025 | $4.7M | +28.1% | 307 t | $15.23 | $22.3M | 1,542 t |
| January 2025 | $2.2M | -54.8% | 152 t | $14.57 | $14.5M | 1,770 t |
| December 2024 | $3.1M | -22.6% | 118 t | $26.12 | $19.3M | 1,936 t |
| November 2024 | $3.1M | -37.7% | 242 t | $12.96 | $14.3M | 1,204 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.