Korea Trade Data

Cigarettes and cigars: South Korea exports to China

HS 2402 · 시가(cigar)ㆍ셔루트(cheroot)ㆍ시가릴로(cigarillo)ㆍ궐련(담배나 담배 대용물인 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$3.7M
+328.5% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-5.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$25.8M
+5.8% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
71.4 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$52.35
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.7 million of cigarettes and cigars (HS 2402) to China, up 328.5% from September 2026 and down 5.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of cigarettes and cigars (HS 2402) to China totalled $25.8 million, up 5.8% from the 12 months before ($24.4 million).

China took 4.0% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 5th of 78 destinations (7th in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.0% of South Korea's goods exports to China over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $52.35 per kg of net weight, compared with $49.61 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $0December 2024: $0January 2025: $0February 2025: $0March 2025: $723,543April 2025: $1.0 millionMay 2025: $3.1 millionJune 2025: $9.0 millionJuly 2025: $295,904August 2025: $920,096September 2025: $5.4 millionOctober 2025: $4.0 millionNovember 2025: $1.6 millionDecember 2025: $0January 2026: $335,328February 2026: $1.6 millionMarch 2026: $3.0 millionApril 2026: $2.1 millionMay 2026: $3.9 millionJune 2026: $5.3 millionJuly 2026: $2.4 millionAugust 2026: $965,133September 2026: $871,937October 2026: $3.7 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$25K$50K$75K$100KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$3.73KNovember 2024: $16,465December 2024: $82,112January 2025: $1,259February 2025: $1,411March 2025: $1,310April 2025: $619May 2025: $30June 2025: $86July 2025: $497August 2025: $221September 2025: $72October 2025: $342November 2025: $268December 2025: $118January 2026: $0February 2026: $3,220March 2026: $188April 2026: $250May 2026: $0June 2026: $86July 2026: $112August 2026: $0September 2026: $2,244October 2026: $3,733

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$3.7M-5.5%71.4 t $52.35$3,73338 kg
September 2026$872K-84.0%45.7 t $19.09$2,24438 kg
August 2026$965K+4.9%71.5 t $13.49$00 kg
July 2026$2.4M+701.4%129 t $18.44$1126 kg
June 2026$5.3M-40.3%139 t $38.57$865 kg
May 2026$3.9M+26.3%75.9 t $51.90$00 kg
April 2026$2.1M+103.5%105 t $19.76$25022 kg
March 2026$3.0M+318.7%194 t $15.59$1881 kg
February 2026$1.6M–77.1 t $20.26$3,22053 kg
January 2026$335K–15.5 t $21.61$00 kg
December 2025$0–0 kg –$1182 kg
November 2025$1.6M–31.8 t $50.53$26814 kg
October 2025$4.0M+57.5%79.7 t $49.61$34216 kg
September 2025$5.4M+2.1%194 t $28.10$721 kg
August 2025$920K-56.4%46.2 t $19.91$22113 kg
July 2025$296K-83.6%15.3 t $19.28$49722 kg
June 2025$9.0M+167.0%324 t $27.59$865 kg
May 2025$3.1M-4.2%154 t $20.22$301 kg
April 2025$1.0M-74.3%53.6 t $19.01$61929 kg
March 2025$724K-72.8%38.3 t $18.90$1,31021 kg
February 2025$0-100.0%0 kg –$1,41167 kg
January 2025$0-100.0%0 kg –$1,25942 kg
December 2024$0–0 kg –$82K2.9 t
November 2024$0-100.0%0 kg –$16K238 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.

See also: Cigarettes and cigars to all countries · all exports to China