Korea Trade Data

Cotton, carded or combed: South Korea exports to Japan

HS 5203 · 면[카드(card)하거나 코움(comb)한 것으로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$465K
+49.7% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+0.4%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$4.0M
-26.1% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
269 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$1.73
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $464,796 of cotton, carded or combed (HS 5203) to Japan, up 49.7% from September 2026 and up 0.4% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of cotton, carded or combed (HS 5203) to Japan totalled $4.0 million, down 26.1% from the 12 months before ($5.4 million).

Japan took 66.1% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 11 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $1.73 per kg of net weight, compared with $1.74 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$200K$400K$600KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $418,047December 2024: $364,561January 2025: $435,200February 2025: $476,778March 2025: $486,715April 2025: $496,620May 2025: $548,577June 2025: $444,300July 2025: $491,325August 2025: $426,010September 2025: $393,547October 2025: $463,063November 2025: $457,500December 2025: $287,050January 2026: $194,958February 2026: $135,452March 2026: $367,031April 2026: $300,487May 2026: $387,895June 2026: $330,247July 2026: $486,741August 2026: $300,181September 2026: $310,432October 2026: $464,796
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$20K$40K$60KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0KNovember 2024: $0December 2024: $0January 2025: $0February 2025: $0March 2025: $0April 2025: $69May 2025: $0June 2025: $3,627July 2025: $0August 2025: $0September 2025: $0October 2025: $0November 2025: $4December 2025: $234January 2026: $0February 2026: $0March 2026: $1,601April 2026: $0May 2026: $0June 2026: $0July 2026: $0August 2026: $3September 2026: $50,195October 2026: $0

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$465K+0.4%269 t $1.73$00 kg
September 2026$310K-21.1%190 t $1.63$50K14.1 t
August 2026$300K-29.5%174 t $1.72$30 kg
July 2026$487K-0.9%256 t $1.90$00 kg
June 2026$330K-25.7%215 t $1.54$00 kg
May 2026$388K-29.3%226 t $1.71$00 kg
April 2026$300K-39.5%194 t $1.55$00 kg
March 2026$367K-24.6%202 t $1.81$1,601504 kg
February 2026$135K-71.6%77.3 t $1.75$00 kg
January 2026$195K-55.2%118 t $1.65$00 kg
December 2025$287K-21.3%180 t $1.60$23411 kg
November 2025$458K+9.4%248 t $1.85$40 kg
October 2025$463K+15.6%266 t $1.74$00 kg
September 2025$394K+6.9%237 t $1.66$00 kg
August 2025$426K-5.8%222 t $1.92$00 kg
July 2025$491K+33.3%280 t $1.75$00 kg
June 2025$444K-1.4%248 t $1.79$3,62767 kg
May 2025$549K+76.1%282 t $1.95$00 kg
April 2025$497K+45.9%251 t $1.98$693 kg
March 2025$487K+17.8%259 t $1.88$00 kg
February 2025$477K+61.3%254 t $1.88$00 kg
January 2025$435K-2.1%240 t $1.81$00 kg
December 2024$365K+55.2%203 t $1.80$00 kg
November 2024$418K+60.5%209 t $2.00$00 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: Cotton, carded or combed to all countries · all exports to Japan