Korea Trade Data

Cotton: South Korea exports to Canada

HS chapter 52 · 면 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$564K
+20.7% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+15.4%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$7.4M
+6.4% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
49.7 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$11.35
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $563,669 of cotton (HS 52) to Canada, up 20.7% from September 2026 and up 15.4% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of cotton (HS 52) to Canada totalled $7.4 million, up 6.4% from the 12 months before ($6.9 million).

Canada took 2.6% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 7th of 100 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $11.35 per kg of net weight, compared with $9.79 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$250K$500K$750K$1000KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $308,463December 2024: $389,047January 2025: $483,100February 2025: $616,222March 2025: $702,993April 2025: $546,925May 2025: $625,377June 2025: $761,039July 2025: $785,380August 2025: $490,638September 2025: $741,832October 2025: $488,499November 2025: $552,628December 2025: $756,091January 2026: $366,528February 2026: $465,211March 2026: $489,802April 2026: $994,206May 2026: $765,459June 2026: $834,444July 2026: $799,496August 2026: $328,256September 2026: $466,815October 2026: $563,669
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$2K$4K$6KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0KNovember 2024: $37December 2024: $5January 2025: $5February 2025: $0March 2025: $4,608April 2025: $4,648May 2025: $0June 2025: $1,670July 2025: $1,349August 2025: $466September 2025: $0October 2025: $1,690November 2025: $257December 2025: $0January 2026: $0February 2026: $1,057March 2026: $0April 2026: $0May 2026: $14June 2026: $1,037July 2026: $0August 2026: $1,251September 2026: $0October 2026: $0

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$564K+15.4%49.7 t $11.35$00 kg
September 2026$467K-37.1%33.4 t $13.98$00 kg
August 2026$328K-33.1%23.0 t $14.29$1,25188 kg
July 2026$799K+1.8%67.4 t $11.87$00 kg
June 2026$834K+9.6%77.3 t $10.80$1,03746 kg
May 2026$765K+22.4%64.2 t $11.92$142 kg
April 2026$994K+81.8%83.3 t $11.94$00 kg
March 2026$490K-30.3%37.7 t $12.99$00 kg
February 2026$465K-24.5%38.9 t $11.97$1,057140 kg
January 2026$367K-24.1%23.7 t $15.45$00 kg
December 2025$756K+94.3%78.4 t $9.64$00 kg
November 2025$553K+79.2%35.8 t $15.45$2579 kg
October 2025$488K-27.0%49.9 t $9.79$1,69090 kg
September 2025$742K+53.4%61.7 t $12.03$00 kg
August 2025$491K+4.3%32.8 t $14.96$4667 kg
July 2025$785K+25.1%62.9 t $12.49$1,34929 kg
June 2025$761K+25.3%50.6 t $15.03$1,670111 kg
May 2025$625K-10.6%68.1 t $9.18$00 kg
April 2025$547K+32.3%41.2 t $13.27$4,648464 kg
March 2025$703K+68.9%47.6 t $14.76$4,608334 kg
February 2025$616K+17.5%54.4 t $11.33$00 kg
January 2025$483K-18.1%46.3 t $10.43$51 kg
December 2024$389K-12.9%24.7 t $15.78$51 kg
November 2024$308K-52.9%18.8 t $16.37$379 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 Canada

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
5208Woven cotton fabrics, 85% or more cotton, up to 200 g/m2$6.6M 89.1%+7.6%$499K
5205Cotton yarn, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, etc.$586K 7.9%+42.7%$61K
5210Woven cotton and man-made fibre blends, up to 200 g/m2$102K 1.4%+11.0%$14
5212Other woven fabrics of cotton$80K 1.1%+2.9%$2,029
5209Woven cotton fabrics, 85% or more cotton, over 200 g/m2$21K 0.3%-31.1%$1,636
5211Woven cotton and man-made fibre blends, over 200 g/m2$14K 0.2%-93.5%$0
5201Cotton, not carded or combed$2,072 0.0%–$0

See also: Cotton to all countries · all exports to Canada