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Tobacco and tobacco substitutes: South Korea exports to Hong Kong

HS chapter 24 · 담배와 제조한 담배 대용물, 연소시키지 않고흡입하도록 만들어진 물품(니코틴을 함유하였는지에 상관없다), 니코틴을 함유한 그 밖의 물품으로 인체 내에 니코틴을 흡수시키도록 만들어진 것 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$1.3M
-76.4% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-59.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$52.8M
-38.7% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
167 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$7.86
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.3 million of tobacco and tobacco substitutes (HS 24) to Hong Kong, down 76.4% from September 2026 and down 59.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of tobacco and tobacco substitutes (HS 24) to Hong Kong totalled $52.8 million, down 38.7% from the 12 months before ($86.2 million).

Hong Kong took 5.5% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 4th of 87 destinations (3rd in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.1% of South Korea's goods exports to Hong Kong over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $7.86 per kg of net weight, compared with $12.38 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$5M$10M$15MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $8.5 millionDecember 2024: $4.8 millionJanuary 2025: $7.8 millionFebruary 2025: $4.4 millionMarch 2025: $8.3 millionApril 2025: $8.0 millionMay 2025: $7.2 millionJune 2025: $7.9 millionJuly 2025: $8.1 millionAugust 2025: $8.5 millionSeptember 2025: $9.4 millionOctober 2025: $3.2 millionNovember 2025: $6.3 millionDecember 2025: $4.8 millionJanuary 2026: $4.3 millionFebruary 2026: $5.6 millionMarch 2026: $11.1 millionApril 2026: $3.7 millionMay 2026: $3.2 millionJune 2026: $4.5 millionJuly 2026: $872,043August 2026: $1.4 millionSeptember 2026: $5.6 millionOctober 2026: $1.3 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$5K$10K$15K$20KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$1.55KNovember 2024: $213December 2024: $815January 2025: $256February 2025: $555March 2025: $7,757April 2025: $231May 2025: $3,769June 2025: $1,323July 2025: $518August 2025: $103September 2025: $918October 2025: $2,271November 2025: $16,830December 2025: $837January 2026: $7,619February 2026: $57March 2026: $2,781April 2026: $314May 2026: $34June 2026: $2,683July 2026: $17,993August 2026: $58September 2026: $14,601October 2026: $1,550

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$1.3M-59.5%167 t $7.86$1,5503 kg
September 2026$5.6M-41.1%512 t $10.84$15K87 kg
August 2026$1.4M-83.4%65.7 t $21.39$581 kg
July 2026$872K-89.3%38.2 t $22.85$18K16 kg
June 2026$4.5M-43.6%423 t $10.58$2,6833 kg
May 2026$3.2M-55.0%144 t $22.53$341 kg
April 2026$3.7M-53.5%154 t $24.23$3145 kg
March 2026$11.1M+34.6%1,119 t $9.96$2,7818 kg
February 2026$5.6M+28.7%520 t $10.82$571 kg
January 2026$4.3M-45.3%298 t $14.34$7,61913 kg
December 2025$4.8M+0.1%394 t $12.28$8379 kg
November 2025$6.3M-25.2%630 t $10.05$17K22 kg
October 2025$3.2M-59.3%262 t $12.38$2,2715 kg
September 2025$9.4M+88.5%964 t $9.78$9188 kg
August 2025$8.5M+10.6%834 t $10.17$1031 kg
July 2025$8.1M-2.7%906 t $8.96$5188 kg
June 2025$7.9M+6.0%603 t $13.16$1,32313 kg
May 2025$7.2M+42.4%646 t $11.17$3,7696 kg
April 2025$8.0M+6.3%656 t $12.26$2314 kg
March 2025$8.3M+50.6%814 t $10.16$7,75711 kg
February 2025$4.4M-48.1%385 t $11.36$5556 kg
January 2025$7.8M-7.5%726 t $10.76$2563 kg
December 2024$4.8M-54.3%226 t $21.37$8158 kg
November 2024$8.5M-9.1%737 t $11.49$2133 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.

Largest headings exported to Hong Kong

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
2402Cigarettes and cigars$51.6M 97.7%-39.8%$1.1M
2403Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, etc.$1.2M 2.3%+121.6%$241K
2404Heated tobacco, e-cigarette and other nicotine products$57 0.0%–$0

See also: Tobacco and tobacco substitutes to all countries · all exports to Hong Kong