Korea Trade Data

Heated tobacco, e-cigarette and other nicotine products: South Korea exports to Japan

HS 2404 · 담배·재구성한 담배·니코틴이나 담배 대용물·니코틴 대용물을 함유한 물품(연소시키지 않고 흡입하도록 만들어진 것으로 한정한다), 니코틴을 함유한 그 밖의 물품으로 인체 내에 니코틴을 흡수시키도록 만들어진 것 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$13.0M
-39.9% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-30.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$225.7M
-16.3% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
437 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$29.84
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $13.0 million of heated tobacco, e-cigarette and other nicotine products (HS 2404) to Japan, down 39.9% from September 2026 and down 30.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of heated tobacco, e-cigarette and other nicotine products (HS 2404) to Japan totalled $225.7 million, down 16.3% from the 12 months before ($269.7 million).

Japan took 86.7% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 22 destinations.

This product made up 0.7% of South Korea's goods exports to Japan over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $29.84 per kg of net weight, compared with $40.21 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$10M$20M$30M$40MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $33.4 millionDecember 2024: $15.9 millionJanuary 2025: $18.7 millionFebruary 2025: $21.2 millionMarch 2025: $23.2 millionApril 2025: $28.2 millionMay 2025: $27.0 millionJune 2025: $17.0 millionJuly 2025: $14.4 millionAugust 2025: $21.3 millionSeptember 2025: $30.6 millionOctober 2025: $18.8 millionNovember 2025: $26.9 millionDecember 2025: $14.3 millionJanuary 2026: $28.7 millionFebruary 2026: $23.6 millionMarch 2026: $15.7 millionApril 2026: $9.3 millionMay 2026: $15.2 millionJune 2026: $15.1 millionJuly 2026: $16.1 millionAugust 2026: $26.0 millionSeptember 2026: $21.7 millionOctober 2026: $13.0 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$2K$4K$6KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$2.04KNovember 2024: $1,036December 2024: $722January 2025: $440February 2025: $1,856March 2025: $821April 2025: $1,040May 2025: $1,238June 2025: $267July 2025: $2,569August 2025: $286September 2025: $171October 2025: $3,865November 2025: $69December 2025: $52January 2026: $720February 2026: $3,033March 2026: $140April 2026: $372May 2026: $137June 2026: $1,170July 2026: $1,520August 2026: $358September 2026: $524October 2026: $2,041

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$13.0M-30.5%437 t $29.84$2,04111 kg
September 2026$21.7M-29.2%740 t $29.33$5243 kg
August 2026$26.0M+21.8%690 t $37.65$3581 kg
July 2026$16.1M+11.6%449 t $35.78$1,52014 kg
June 2026$15.1M-11.1%731 t $20.72$1,1708 kg
May 2026$15.2M-43.9%587 t $25.84$1371 kg
April 2026$9.3M-67.1%367 t $25.27$3723 kg
March 2026$15.7M-32.0%509 t $30.96$1401 kg
February 2026$23.6M+11.3%707 t $33.32$3,033155 kg
January 2026$28.7M+53.6%841 t $34.17$7206 kg
December 2025$14.3M-9.7%508 t $28.26$520 kg
November 2025$26.9M-19.5%897 t $30.02$690 kg
October 2025$18.8M-41.7%467 t $40.21$3,86524 kg
September 2025$30.6M+71.9%1,002 t $30.56$1712 kg
August 2025$21.3M+5.2%662 t $32.24$2864 kg
July 2025$14.4M-9.4%539 t $26.69$2,569264 kg
June 2025$17.0M+23.8%661 t $25.78$2673 kg
May 2025$27.0M+8.6%818 t $33.02$1,23880 kg
April 2025$28.2M-7.0%848 t $33.22$1,04070 kg
March 2025$23.2M+9.3%731 t $31.71$82189 kg
February 2025$21.2M+17.1%680 t $31.13$1,85684 kg
January 2025$18.7M+0.2%723 t $25.88$4404 kg
December 2024$15.9M+69.0%597 t $26.62$72264 kg
November 2024$33.4M+29.5%867 t $38.56$1,03696 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: Heated tobacco, e-cigarette and other nicotine products to all countries · all exports to Japan