Korea Trade Data

Plastic packaging and closures: South Korea exports to Hong Kong

HS 3923 · 플라스틱으로 만든 물품운반ㆍ포장 용기, 플라스틱으로 만든 뚜껑ㆍ마개ㆍ캡과 이와 유사한 물품 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$496K
+24.9% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+57.7%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$4.5M
+15.7% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
68.5 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$7.24
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $495,746 of plastic packaging and closures (HS 3923) to Hong Kong, up 24.9% from September 2026 and up 57.7% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of plastic packaging and closures (HS 3923) to Hong Kong totalled $4.5 million, up 15.7% from the 12 months before ($3.9 million).

Hong Kong took 0.3% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 32nd of 174 destinations (34th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $7.24 per kg of net weight, compared with $6.88 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Hong Kong in October 2026 were $360,540 (down 14.5% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $135,206 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$200K$400K$600KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $420,529December 2024: $333,282January 2025: $236,244February 2025: $285,753March 2025: $260,104April 2025: $359,463May 2025: $212,549June 2025: $448,586July 2025: $265,200August 2025: $365,789September 2025: $428,286October 2025: $314,436November 2025: $370,379December 2025: $399,038January 2026: $494,937February 2026: $342,446March 2026: $293,831April 2026: $340,210May 2026: $414,418June 2026: $308,025July 2026: $263,041August 2026: $427,785September 2026: $396,845October 2026: $495,746
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$200K$400K$600K$800KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$361KNovember 2024: $418,754December 2024: $439,229January 2025: $384,215February 2025: $517,775March 2025: $654,287April 2025: $482,335May 2025: $289,204June 2025: $213,496July 2025: $317,418August 2025: $286,162September 2025: $303,691October 2025: $421,929November 2025: $437,481December 2025: $516,946January 2026: $357,752February 2026: $372,537March 2026: $504,456April 2026: $335,833May 2026: $299,868June 2026: $310,346July 2026: $368,293August 2026: $251,690September 2026: $308,762October 2026: $360,540

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$496K+57.7%68.5 t $7.24$361K6.3 t
September 2026$397K-7.3%45.1 t $8.81$309K4.3 t
August 2026$428K+16.9%45.7 t $9.36$252K4.4 t
July 2026$263K-0.8%45.2 t $5.82$368K8.2 t
June 2026$308K-31.3%47.7 t $6.45$310K7.1 t
May 2026$414K+95.0%75.7 t $5.47$300K2.8 t
April 2026$340K-5.4%61.2 t $5.56$336K6.4 t
March 2026$294K+13.0%51.1 t $5.75$504K5.0 t
February 2026$342K+19.8%32.4 t $10.56$373K4.0 t
January 2026$495K+109.5%51.0 t $9.71$358K3.5 t
December 2025$399K+19.7%64.2 t $6.21$517K4.3 t
November 2025$370K-11.9%90.1 t $4.11$437K3.3 t
October 2025$314K-18.4%45.7 t $6.88$422K4.5 t
September 2025$428K+65.4%71.8 t $5.97$304K3.0 t
August 2025$366K+44.0%53.2 t $6.87$286K3.7 t
July 2025$265K-27.2%45.2 t $5.87$317K8.0 t
June 2025$449K+73.2%43.3 t $10.37$213K2.5 t
May 2025$213K-25.3%33.4 t $6.37$289K2.0 t
April 2025$359K+28.4%30.0 t $12.00$482K30.0 t
March 2025$260K+12.7%49.5 t $5.25$654K34.5 t
February 2025$286K+7.2%57.8 t $4.95$518K13.7 t
January 2025$236K-19.1%46.4 t $5.09$384K9.3 t
December 2024$333K+11.7%58.0 t $5.75$439K11.7 t
November 2024$421K+36.8%68.0 t $6.18$419K2.6 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.

See also: Plastic packaging and closures to all countries · all exports to Hong Kong