Glass in balls, rods or tubes, unworked, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 7002 · 유리로 만든 구(球)[제7018호의 마이크로스피어(microsphere)는 제외한다], 막대(rod)나 관(管)(가공하지 않은 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $302,477 of glass in balls, rods or tubes, unworked, etc. (HS 7002), down 50.9% from September 2026 and up 326.6% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of glass in balls, rods or tubes, unworked, etc. (HS 7002) totalled $4.0 million, up 58.9% from the 12 months before ($2.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Taiwan ($1.8 million, 44.0% of the total), followed by China and Japan.
That was 0.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 70 (glass and glassware) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $10.1 million (up 33.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $9.8 million for the month.
Official description of HS 7002: Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 70.18), rods or tubes, unworked.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 7002
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7002.10 | Balls | $7,346 | 0.2% | -46.4% | $186 |
| 7002.20 | Rods | $129K | 3.2% | -66.6% | $5,427 |
| 7002.20.1000 | For the manufacture of quartz wares for semiconductor | $95K | 73.3% | -58.6% | $5,337 |
| 7002.20.9000 | Other | $35K | 26.7% | -78.3% | $90 |
| 7002.31 | Of fused quartz or other fused silica | $2.1M | 53.0% | +41.4% | $188K |
| 7002.31.1000 | For the manufacture of quartz wares for semiconductor | $874K | 41.3% | +162.2% | $71K |
| 7002.31.9000 | Other | $1.2M | 58.7% | +6.8% | $118K |
| 7002.32 | Of other glass having a linear coefficient of expansion not exceeding 5×10-6 per Kelvin within a temperature range of 0℃ | $24K | 0.6% | +122.0% | $729 |
| 7002.39 | Other | $1.7M | 43.0% | +184.7% | $108K |
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. 29 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 | Taiwan | $1.8M | 44.0% | +331.9% | 2 | $117K |
| 2 | China | $1.1M | 27.5% | -14.8% | 1 | $110K |
| 3 | Japan | $809K | 20.3% | +144.4% | 3 | $46K |
| 4 | Indonesia | $117K | 2.9% | – | 13 | $259 |
| 5 | United States | $85K | 2.1% | -2.5% | 5 | $16K |
| 6 | Singapore | $37K | 0.9% | -57.0% | 6 | $0 |
| 7 | Malaysia | $36K | 0.9% | +251.4% | 12 | $0 |
| 8 | Vietnam | $18K | 0.4% | -29.1% | 11 | $13K |
| 9 | Germany | $8,766 | 0.2% | -88.0% | 7 | $280 |
| 10 | Mexico | $6,853 | 0.2% | -93.1% | 4 | $0 |
| 11 | India | $5,833 | 0.1% | – | 16 | $168 |
| 12 | Netherlands | $4,950 | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | $4,386 | 0.1% | – | 18 | $0 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | $2,525 | 0.1% | – | 14 | $0 |
| 15 | Türkiye | $723 | 0.0% | – | – | $423 |
| 16 | Brazil | $507 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 17 | Denmark | $142 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | Thailand | $112 | 0.0% | – | 15 | $0 |
| 19 | Canada | $9 | 0.0% | – | 22 | $0 |
| 20 | France | $6 | 0.0% | – | – | $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 | $302K | +326.6% | 15.9 t | $18.99 | $10.1M | 825 t |
| September 2026 | $617K | +219.2% | 227 t | $2.71 | $12.0M | 902 t |
| August 2026 | $457K | +211.8% | 1.4 t | $330.32 | $7.4M | 692 t |
| July 2026 | $451K | +66.1% | 1.3 t | $358.64 | $9.3M | 1,063 t |
| June 2026 | $134K | -67.4% | 207 t | $0.64 | $10.5M | 1,252 t |
| May 2026 | $344K | +84.0% | 215 t | $1.60 | $8.9M | 995 t |
| April 2026 | $267K | -19.6% | 729 kg | $366.94 | $7.5M | 799 t |
| March 2026 | $635K | +224.0% | 47.3 t | $13.43 | $9.4M | 1,023 t |
| February 2026 | $77K | -8.4% | 1.4 t | $52.94 | $5.8M | 489 t |
| January 2026 | $465K | +595.9% | 2.4 t | $194.43 | $7.5M | 954 t |
| December 2025 | $55K | -81.3% | 379 kg | $144.15 | $7.2M | 717 t |
| November 2025 | $190K | -27.5% | 627 kg | $302.63 | $7.6M | 870 t |
| October 2025 | $71K | -55.5% | 2.4 t | $29.41 | $7.5M | 787 t |
| September 2025 | $193K | +0.9% | 1.2 t | $161.38 | $7.7M | 945 t |
| August 2025 | $146K | -51.4% | 286 kg | $511.92 | $5.6M | 985 t |
| July 2025 | $272K | -54.8% | 6.3 t | $43.42 | $6.7M | 941 t |
| June 2025 | $410K | -26.0% | 508 kg | $806.97 | $8.1M | 1,118 t |
| May 2025 | $187K | -31.2% | 443 kg | $422.41 | $6.2M | 934 t |
| April 2025 | $333K | -17.8% | 16.7 t | $19.90 | $6.6M | 1,216 t |
| March 2025 | $196K | -20.0% | 7.3 t | $26.86 | $7.9M | 1,146 t |
| February 2025 | $84K | -71.3% | 250 kg | $335.11 | $5.5M | 853 t |
| January 2025 | $67K | -80.3% | 1.1 t | $62.11 | $5.3M | 664 t |
| December 2024 | $292K | -56.5% | 5.1 t | $57.01 | $6.0M | 879 t |
| November 2024 | $262K | -39.9% | 3.3 t | $80.43 | $5.7M | 857 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.