Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured: South Korea exports and imports
HS 7109 · 금을 입힌 비금속(卑金屬)이나 은(반가공한 것보다 더 가공하지 않은 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.2 million of base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured (HS 7109), up 70.1% from September 2026 and up 79.3% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured (HS 7109) totalled $8.8 million, up 79.1% from the 12 months before ($4.9 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($8.4 million, 95.4% of the total), followed by Thailand and Czechia.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 71 (pearls, precious stones and precious metals) over the same 12 months.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 7109
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7109.00 | Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured | $8.8M | 100.0% | +79.1% | $1.2M |
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. 9 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 | Vietnam | $8.4M | 95.4% | +71.1% | 1 | $1.2M |
| 2 | Thailand | $366K | 4.2% | – | 2 | $0 |
| 3 | Czechia | $29K | 0.3% | – | – | $0 |
| 4 | China | $11K | 0.1% | – | 3 | $0 |
| 5 | Hungary | $70 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| – | Australia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 7 | $0 |
| – | Malaysia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 5 | $0 |
| – | Singapore | $0 | 0.0% | – | 6 | $0 |
| – | United States | $0 | 0.0% | – | 4 | $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 | $1.2M | +79.3% | 111 kg | $10,526.03 | $3,056 | 2 kg |
| September 2026 | $687K | -42.2% | 66 kg | $10,406.39 | $4,997 | 5 kg |
| August 2026 | $1.0M | +119.7% | 170 kg | $6,031.89 | $1,049 | 4 kg |
| July 2026 | $1.2M | +272.8% | 2.1 t | $558.02 | $23K | 0 kg |
| June 2026 | $661K | +101.9% | 1.6 t | $409.25 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2026 | $585K | +43.9% | 338 kg | $1,731.88 | $123 | 0 kg |
| April 2026 | $491K | +64.7% | 243 kg | $2,018.77 | $2,012 | 1 kg |
| March 2026 | $620K | +77.0% | 115 kg | $5,387.09 | $4,874 | 1 kg |
| February 2026 | $396K | +40.1% | 38 kg | $10,409.61 | $1,405 | 1 kg |
| January 2026 | $814K | +418.3% | 193 kg | $4,218.75 | $371 | 4 kg |
| December 2025 | $431K | +273.7% | 41 kg | $10,516.54 | $5,370 | 1 kg |
| November 2025 | $732K | +109.4% | 70 kg | $10,458.27 | $6,427 | 3 kg |
| October 2025 | $652K | +105.8% | 63 kg | $10,341.49 | $20K | 6 kg |
| September 2025 | $1.2M | +388.5% | 116 kg | $10,240.21 | $124K | 13 kg |
| August 2025 | $467K | +79.7% | 47 kg | $9,932.34 | $956 | 0 kg |
| July 2025 | $317K | -18.3% | 42 kg | $7,543.83 | $9,841 | 89 kg |
| June 2025 | $327K | -24.6% | 49 kg | $6,675.73 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2025 | $407K | +0.2% | 63 kg | $6,458.02 | $6,595 | 33 kg |
| April 2025 | $298K | -31.3% | 119 kg | $2,502.53 | $5,067 | 8 kg |
| March 2025 | $350K | -18.4% | 59 kg | $5,931.24 | $18K | 1 kg |
| February 2025 | $282K | +37.9% | 83 kg | $3,400.61 | $544 | 1 kg |
| January 2025 | $157K | -30.1% | 23 kg | $6,829.74 | $45 | 0 kg |
| December 2024 | $115K | -6.6% | 17 kg | $6,787.65 | $43 | 0 kg |
| November 2024 | $350K | -1.8% | 50 kg | $6,992.42 | $290 | 3 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.