Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, forged or hot-rolled: South Korea exports and imports
HS 7214 · 철이나 비합금강의 그 밖의 봉[단조(鍛造)ㆍ열간(熱間)압연ㆍ열간인발(熱間引拔)ㆍ열간(熱間)압출보다 더 가공하지 않은 것으로 한정하고, 압연 후 꼬임가공된 것을 포함한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $25.7 million of other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, forged or hot-rolled (HS 7214), down 34.8% from September 2026 and down 7.8% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, forged or hot-rolled (HS 7214) totalled $562.2 million, up 168.3% from the 12 months before ($209.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($343.0 million, 61.0% of the total), followed by Thailand and Australia.
That was 2.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 72 (iron and steel) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $17.2 million (up 42.6% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $8.6 million for the month.
Official description of HS 7214: Other bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 7214
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7214.10 | Forged | $1.1M | 0.2% | -60.5% | $23K |
| 7214.20 | Containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rollin | $407.7M | 72.5% | +583.2% | $12.6M |
| 7214.20.1000 | Concrete reinforcing bar | $407.5M | 100.0% | +590.7% | $12.6M |
| 7214.20.9000 | Other | $171K | 0.0% | -74.7% | $3,003 |
| 7214.30 | Other, of free-cutting steel | $150 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 7214.91 | Of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | $1.1M | 0.2% | +302.1% | $286K |
| 7214.99 | Other | $152.3M | 27.1% | +3.7% | $12.8M |
| 7214.99.1000 | Containing by weight less than 0.6 % of carbon | $149.6M | 98.2% | +5.0% | $12.6M |
| 7214.99.9000 | Other | $2.7M | 1.8% | -37.4% | $138K |
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. 59 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 | United States | $343.0M | 61.0% | +1,139% | 2 | $0 |
| 2 | Thailand | $43.5M | 7.7% | -4.6% | 1 | $4.5M |
| 3 | Australia | $30.1M | 5.4% | +163.7% | 7 | $5.9M |
| 4 | India | $19.2M | 3.4% | +32.2% | 4 | $1.4M |
| 5 | Brazil | $16.9M | 3.0% | +20.5% | 5 | $1.1M |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | $13.5M | 2.4% | – | – | $5.3M |
| 7 | Spain | $12.3M | 2.2% | +111.5% | 13 | $853K |
| 8 | Guam | $11.0M | 2.0% | +37.6% | 11 | $1.9M |
| 9 | Vietnam | $10.7M | 1.9% | -12.1% | 6 | $788K |
| 10 | Japan | $10.1M | 1.8% | +17.5% | 10 | $711K |
| 11 | Indonesia | $8.9M | 1.6% | -12.8% | 8 | $1.7M |
| 12 | Mexico | $8.4M | 1.5% | -17.0% | 9 | $417K |
| 13 | Chile | $6.4M | 1.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 14 | Belgium | $5.9M | 1.1% | -2.8% | 12 | $205K |
| 15 | China | $3.4M | 0.6% | -4.2% | 15 | $323K |
| 16 | Singapore | $2.9M | 0.5% | -81.0% | 3 | $0 |
| 17 | Taiwan | $2.8M | 0.5% | -47.1% | 14 | $40K |
| 18 | Colombia | $2.8M | 0.5% | – | 39 | $0 |
| 19 | Belize | $2.3M | 0.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 20 | New Zealand | $1.3M | 0.2% | -56.0% | 17 | $177K |
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 | $25.7M | -7.8% | 36,383 t | $0.71 | $17.2M | 26,753 t |
| September 2026 | $39.5M | +114.6% | 62,378 t | $0.63 | $23.7M | 38,654 t |
| August 2026 | $31.6M | +125.8% | 47,938 t | $0.66 | $24.2M | 40,591 t |
| July 2026 | $40.0M | +138.4% | 62,563 t | $0.64 | $13.0M | 21,075 t |
| June 2026 | $54.3M | +190.8% | 90,480 t | $0.60 | $21.1M | 37,281 t |
| May 2026 | $46.3M | +135.9% | 76,928 t | $0.60 | $12.6M | 22,802 t |
| April 2026 | $70.3M | +155.5% | 121,903 t | $0.58 | $11.4M | 20,149 t |
| March 2026 | $46.2M | +180.8% | 77,412 t | $0.60 | $15.9M | 30,580 t |
| February 2026 | $82.5M | +438.7% | 145,720 t | $0.57 | $9.2M | 15,602 t |
| January 2026 | $76.2M | +567.8% | 133,594 t | $0.57 | $15.1M | 27,367 t |
| December 2025 | $30.4M | +178.0% | 52,332 t | $0.58 | $9.3M | 17,004 t |
| November 2025 | $19.1M | +52.7% | 27,761 t | $0.69 | $10.3M | 18,736 t |
| October 2025 | $27.9M | +122.6% | 45,363 t | $0.62 | $12.0M | 21,799 t |
| September 2025 | $18.4M | +21.8% | 23,578 t | $0.78 | $12.2M | 22,820 t |
| August 2025 | $14.0M | -13.6% | 17,629 t | $0.79 | $10.4M | 18,426 t |
| July 2025 | $16.8M | +4.1% | 21,335 t | $0.79 | $12.8M | 24,582 t |
| June 2025 | $18.7M | +25.5% | 28,201 t | $0.66 | $14.1M | 25,179 t |
| May 2025 | $19.6M | +28.8% | 27,410 t | $0.72 | $13.6M | 23,665 t |
| April 2025 | $27.5M | +86.3% | 41,919 t | $0.66 | $11.8M | 20,366 t |
| March 2025 | $16.5M | +6.5% | 22,636 t | $0.73 | $10.3M | 17,833 t |
| February 2025 | $15.3M | +8.6% | 20,657 t | $0.74 | $12.6M | 22,098 t |
| January 2025 | $11.4M | -21.2% | 14,157 t | $0.81 | $8.6M | 14,325 t |
| December 2024 | $10.9M | -10.7% | 13,951 t | $0.78 | $15.2M | 28,061 t |
| November 2024 | $12.5M | -14.6% | 15,057 t | $0.83 | $19.9M | 35,275 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.