Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples and similar articles, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 7415 · 구리로 만든 못ㆍ압정ㆍ제도용 핀ㆍ스테이플(제8305호의 것은 제외한다)과 이와 유사한 물품[구리로 만든 것이나 구리로 만든 두부(頭部)를 가진 철강으로 만든 것으로 한정한다], 구리로 만든 스크루(screw)ㆍ볼트(bolt)ㆍ너트(nut)ㆍ스크루훅(screw hook)ㆍ리벳(rivet)ㆍ코터(cotter)ㆍ코터핀(cotter-pin)ㆍ와셔(washer)[스프링와셔(spring washer)를 포함한다]와 이와 유사한 물품 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.4 million of nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples and similar articles, etc. (HS 7415), up 1.8% from September 2026 and up 16.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples and similar articles, etc. (HS 7415) totalled $16.9 million, up 7.8% from the 12 months before ($15.7 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($5.0 million, 29.7% of the total), followed by Vietnam and China.
That was 0.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 74 (copper and articles thereof) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.0 million (up 58.8% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $366,837 for the month.
Official description of HS 7415: Nails, tacks, drawing pins, staples (other than those of heading 83.05) and similar articles, of copper or of iron or steel with heads of copper; screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of copper.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 7415
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7415.10 | Nails and tacks, drawing pins, staples and similar articles | $2.0M | 11.6% | +0.8% | $193K |
| 7415.10.1000 | Plated, rolled or coated with precious metal | $262 | 0.0% | -98.9% | $0 |
| 7415.10.9000 | Other | $2.0M | 100.0% | +2.0% | $193K |
| 7415.21 | Washers (including spring washers) | $7.8M | 46.1% | +6.6% | $673K |
| 7415.29 | Other | $1.2M | 7.0% | +44.6% | $86K |
| 7415.33 | Screws; bolts and nuts | $4.0M | 23.6% | +45.8% | $329K |
| 7415.39 | Other | $2.0M | 11.8% | -31.1% | $118K |
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. 86 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 | $5.0M | 29.7% | -1.3% | 1 | $432K |
| 2 | Vietnam | $4.7M | 28.1% | +34.0% | 2 | $409K |
| 3 | China | $1.3M | 7.6% | -51.7% | 3 | $74K |
| 4 | Japan | $1.2M | 6.9% | +95.1% | 5 | $133K |
| 5 | Thailand | $883K | 5.2% | -33.3% | 4 | $41K |
| 6 | Indonesia | $786K | 4.7% | +83.7% | 6 | $81K |
| 7 | Mexico | $728K | 4.3% | +201.5% | 9 | $64K |
| 8 | India | $392K | 2.3% | +50.5% | 8 | $37K |
| 9 | Brazil | $319K | 1.9% | +1.2% | 7 | $17K |
| 10 | Germany | $262K | 1.6% | +463.9% | 17 | $1,832 |
| 11 | Slovakia | $231K | 1.4% | +14.7% | 10 | $26K |
| 12 | Malaysia | $147K | 0.9% | +57.0% | 15 | $14K |
| 13 | Czechia | $143K | 0.8% | -22.4% | 11 | $8,095 |
| 14 | France | $112K | 0.7% | +11.2% | 14 | $10K |
| 15 | Hong Kong | $103K | 0.6% | -39.7% | 12 | $147 |
| 16 | Türkiye | $98K | 0.6% | -6.1% | 13 | $10K |
| 17 | United Kingdom | $58K | 0.3% | +23.5% | 16 | $6,434 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | $57K | 0.3% | – | 32 | $5,111 |
| 19 | Netherlands | $56K | 0.3% | – | 34 | $5,125 |
| 20 | Belgium | $39K | 0.2% | +40.3% | 18 | $672 |
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 | $1.4M | +16.9% | 57.0 t | $24.56 | $1.0M | 46.4 t |
| September 2026 | $1.4M | +26.4% | 73.1 t | $18.79 | $1.2M | 99.1 t |
| August 2026 | $1.3M | +14.0% | 34.5 t | $38.66 | $1.2M | 50.7 t |
| July 2026 | $2.0M | +44.5% | 108 t | $18.06 | $1.1M | 59.1 t |
| June 2026 | $1.4M | +11.4% | 64.4 t | $22.21 | $1.4M | 80.9 t |
| May 2026 | $1.3M | +2.4% | 57.6 t | $22.49 | $1.4M | 70.3 t |
| April 2026 | $1.4M | -15.8% | 64.7 t | $22.09 | $947K | 73.2 t |
| March 2026 | $1.3M | -16.6% | 39.6 t | $32.17 | $830K | 57.7 t |
| February 2026 | $1.3M | +0.8% | 56.5 t | $23.14 | $916K | 74.5 t |
| January 2026 | $1.5M | +20.1% | 41.9 t | $35.91 | $921K | 52.2 t |
| December 2025 | $1.3M | -0.9% | 43.9 t | $30.71 | $927K | 83.3 t |
| November 2025 | $1.2M | +4.9% | 36.4 t | $34.08 | $629K | 31.8 t |
| October 2025 | $1.2M | +7.2% | 42.0 t | $28.48 | $650K | 24.1 t |
| September 2025 | $1.1M | -0.9% | 35.0 t | $31.02 | $1.3M | 94.7 t |
| August 2025 | $1.2M | -4.2% | 42.9 t | $27.33 | $1.1M | 59.9 t |
| July 2025 | $1.3M | +1.6% | 41.7 t | $32.33 | $1.1M | 70.3 t |
| June 2025 | $1.3M | +17.6% | 42.7 t | $30.06 | $1.3M | 64.3 t |
| May 2025 | $1.3M | -10.0% | 38.4 t | $32.93 | $874K | 56.7 t |
| April 2025 | $1.7M | +8.1% | 50.0 t | $33.92 | $1.4M | 95.9 t |
| March 2025 | $1.5M | +15.1% | 54.1 t | $28.20 | $1.0M | 70.6 t |
| February 2025 | $1.3M | -13.9% | 40.8 t | $31.77 | $785K | 53.5 t |
| January 2025 | $1.3M | -14.7% | 31.6 t | $39.67 | $772K | 48.3 t |
| December 2024 | $1.4M | -11.8% | 40.5 t | $33.56 | $1.1M | 91.8 t |
| November 2024 | $1.2M | -41.6% | 32.3 t | $36.56 | $990K | 58.5 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.