Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8308 · 비금속(卑金屬)으로 만든 걸쇠ㆍ걸쇠가 붙은 프레임ㆍ버클(buckle)ㆍ버클(buckle)걸쇠ㆍ훅(hook)ㆍ아이(eye)ㆍ아일릿(eyelet)과 이와 유사한 것(의류 또는 의류 부속품ㆍ신발류ㆍ신변장식용품ㆍ손목시계ㆍ서적ㆍ차양ㆍ가죽제품ㆍ여행구나 마구 또는 그 밖의 제품으로 된 물품에 사용하는 것으로 한정한다), 비금속(卑金屬)으로 만든 관 리벳(tubular rivet)이나 두 가닥 리벳(bifurcated rivet), 비금속(卑金屬)으로 만든 구슬과 스팽글(spangle) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $6.9 million of clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, etc. (HS 8308), up 10.2% from September 2026 and up 35.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, etc. (HS 8308) totalled $71.7 million, up 11.0% from the 12 months before ($64.6 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($22.1 million, 30.8% of the total), followed by China and Indonesia.
That was 4.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 83 (miscellaneous articles of base metal) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $4.4 million (up 32.7% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $2.5 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8308: Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, of base metal, of a kind used for clothing or clothing accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings, leather goods, travel goods or saddlery or for other made up articles; tubular or bifurcated rivets, of base metal; beads and spangles, of base metal.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8308
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8308.10 | Hooks, eyes and eyelets | $43.0M | 59.9% | +2.9% | $3.6M |
| 8308.10.1000 | Hooks | $15.9M | 37.0% | +4.4% | $975K |
| 8308.10.2000 | Eyes and eyelets | $27.1M | 63.0% | +2.1% | $2.6M |
| 8308.20 | Tubular or bifurcated rivets | $10.2M | 14.2% | +9.2% | $869K |
| 8308.90 | Other, including parts | $18.6M | 25.9% | +37.1% | $2.5M |
| 8308.90.2000 | Buckles and buckle-clasps | $3.1M | 16.5% | +18.7% | $488K |
| 8308.90.4000 | Spangles | $330K | 1.8% | -39.5% | $28K |
| 8308.90.9000 | Other | $15.2M | 81.7% | +45.7% | $1.9M |
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. 108 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 | Vietnam | $22.1M | 30.8% | +7.4% | 1 | $2.0M |
| 2 | China | $11.9M | 16.6% | +24.9% | 2 | $1.3M |
| 3 | Indonesia | $9.2M | 12.8% | +14.6% | 3 | $690K |
| 4 | United States | $6.5M | 9.1% | -11.0% | 4 | $676K |
| 5 | Romania | $3.6M | 5.0% | – | 72 | $864K |
| 6 | Bangladesh | $2.4M | 3.3% | -31.6% | 5 | $179K |
| 7 | Hong Kong | $1.7M | 2.4% | -18.3% | 7 | $95K |
| 8 | Japan | $1.7M | 2.4% | -20.6% | 6 | $129K |
| 9 | Spain | $1.4M | 2.0% | -12.8% | 8 | $61K |
| 10 | India | $1.4M | 2.0% | +25.4% | 11 | $139K |
| 11 | Philippines | $1.2M | 1.6% | -0.2% | 10 | $115K |
| 12 | Thailand | $1.1M | 1.6% | +12.3% | 12 | $119K |
| 13 | Cambodia | $1.1M | 1.6% | -9.9% | 9 | $65K |
| 14 | France | $713K | 1.0% | +0.1% | 13 | $25K |
| 15 | Italy | $622K | 0.9% | +4.0% | 14 | $34K |
| 16 | Myanmar | $588K | 0.8% | +11.1% | 16 | $40K |
| 17 | Mexico | $544K | 0.8% | +140.6% | 21 | $34K |
| 18 | Poland | $482K | 0.7% | +3.3% | 17 | $60K |
| 19 | Germany | $413K | 0.6% | +38.3% | 18 | $42K |
| 20 | Taiwan | $407K | 0.6% | +37.1% | 19 | $24K |
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 | $6.9M | +35.9% | 428 t | $16.15 | $4.4M | 499 t |
| September 2026 | $6.3M | +3.5% | 363 t | $17.28 | $4.6M | 430 t |
| August 2026 | $5.7M | -4.4% | 324 t | $17.70 | $3.8M | 420 t |
| July 2026 | $8.2M | +58.5% | 426 t | $19.17 | $4.0M | 405 t |
| June 2026 | $6.3M | +33.8% | 320 t | $19.78 | $4.3M | 429 t |
| May 2026 | $5.2M | +0.4% | 258 t | $20.05 | $4.1M | 445 t |
| April 2026 | $6.4M | +12.6% | 315 t | $20.37 | $4.4M | 579 t |
| March 2026 | $5.9M | -5.2% | 261 t | $22.59 | $3.1M | 332 t |
| February 2026 | $4.9M | -2.0% | 239 t | $20.37 | $2.8M | 311 t |
| January 2026 | $5.8M | +8.8% | 266 t | $21.88 | $3.2M | 452 t |
| December 2025 | $5.2M | +9.5% | 275 t | $18.83 | $4.0M | 470 t |
| November 2025 | $5.0M | -9.4% | 267 t | $18.57 | $3.6M | 359 t |
| October 2025 | $5.1M | +3.4% | 293 t | $17.32 | $3.3M | 347 t |
| September 2025 | $6.1M | +8.2% | 294 t | $20.62 | $3.3M | 400 t |
| August 2025 | $6.0M | +6.6% | 279 t | $21.49 | $2.9M | 378 t |
| July 2025 | $5.1M | -3.2% | 270 t | $19.08 | $2.8M | 427 t |
| June 2025 | $4.7M | -4.1% | 238 t | $19.87 | $2.6M | 328 t |
| May 2025 | $5.2M | -13.5% | 266 t | $19.38 | $2.7M | 430 t |
| April 2025 | $5.7M | -11.4% | 288 t | $19.75 | $2.7M | 456 t |
| March 2025 | $6.2M | -10.4% | 336 t | $18.48 | $2.6M | 424 t |
| February 2025 | $5.0M | -26.7% | 321 t | $15.49 | $1.3M | 190 t |
| January 2025 | $5.4M | -9.5% | 306 t | $17.52 | $2.3M | 343 t |
| December 2024 | $4.7M | -11.8% | 303 t | $15.63 | $2.8M | 512 t |
| November 2024 | $5.5M | +3.2% | 346 t | $15.82 | $2.4M | 366 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.