Korea Trade Data

Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard: South Korea exports to Thailand

HS 4707 · 회수한 종이나 판지[웨이스트(waste)와 스크랩(scrap)] · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$633K
+46.1% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+59.2%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$4.8M
-3.6% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
2,897 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$0.22
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $633,194 of recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard (HS 4707) to Thailand, up 46.1% from September 2026 and up 59.2% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard (HS 4707) to Thailand totalled $4.8 million, down 3.6% from the 12 months before ($4.9 million).

Thailand took 6.4% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 5th of 59 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $0.22 per kg of net weight, compared with $0.22 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Thailand in October 2026 were $27,999 (down 89.5% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $605,195 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$200K$400K$600K$800KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $528,314December 2024: $392,149January 2025: $341,520February 2025: $385,183March 2025: $371,724April 2025: $474,445May 2025: $488,718June 2025: $398,273July 2025: $433,992August 2025: $423,886September 2025: $308,901October 2025: $397,671November 2025: $338,556December 2025: $289,899January 2026: $276,148February 2026: $288,282March 2026: $323,096April 2026: $466,086May 2026: $440,152June 2026: $564,302July 2026: $267,314August 2026: $446,015September 2026: $433,393October 2026: $633,194
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$250K$500K$750K$1000KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$28KNovember 2024: $577,672December 2024: $859,853January 2025: $569,799February 2025: $329,772March 2025: $495,134April 2025: $431,948May 2025: $380,238June 2025: $221,952July 2025: $418,320August 2025: $194,661September 2025: $316,655October 2025: $266,986November 2025: $285,080December 2025: $317,038January 2026: $254,875February 2026: $327,731March 2026: $258,134April 2026: $351,259May 2026: $113,316June 2026: $271,974July 2026: $401,852August 2026: $281,253September 2026: $68,252October 2026: $27,999

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$633K+59.2%2,897 t $0.22$28K91.5 t
September 2026$433K+40.3%2,129 t $0.20$68K206 t
August 2026$446K+5.2%2,223 t $0.20$281K846 t
July 2026$267K-38.4%1,490 t $0.18$402K1,212 t
June 2026$564K+41.7%3,360 t $0.17$272K822 t
May 2026$440K-9.9%1,337 t $0.33$113K365 t
April 2026$466K-1.8%1,397 t $0.33$351K1,168 t
March 2026$323K-13.1%1,087 t $0.30$258K865 t
February 2026$288K-25.2%975 t $0.30$328K1,092 t
January 2026$276K-19.1%924 t $0.30$255K837 t
December 2025$290K-26.1%920 t $0.32$317K1,015 t
November 2025$339K-35.9%1,039 t $0.33$285K903 t
October 2025$398K-15.7%1,808 t $0.22$267K856 t
September 2025$309K-30.5%1,139 t $0.27$317K991 t
August 2025$424K+66.3%1,747 t $0.24$195K601 t
July 2025$434K+40.8%1,534 t $0.28$418K1,312 t
June 2025$398K-13.5%1,544 t $0.26$222K695 t
May 2025$489K-28.8%2,062 t $0.24$380K1,241 t
April 2025$474K-40.1%2,176 t $0.22$432K1,458 t
March 2025$372K-4.6%976 t $0.38$495K1,634 t
February 2025$385K+7.3%1,128 t $0.34$330K1,088 t
January 2025$342K-7.2%1,104 t $0.31$570K1,766 t
December 2024$392K-1.0%1,413 t $0.28$860K2,852 t
November 2024$528K-10.8%2,239 t $0.24$578K1,896 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: Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard to all countries · all exports to Thailand