Korea Trade Data

Woven cotton fabrics, 85% or more cotton, up to 200 g/m2: South Korea exports to the United States

HS 5208 · 면직물(면의 함유량이 전 중량의 100분의 85 이상인 것으로서 1제곱미터당 중량이 200그램 이하인 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$10.9M
+14.6% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+35.4%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$125.4M
+7.3% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
767 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$14.23
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $10.9 million of woven cotton fabrics, 85% or more cotton, up to 200 g/m2 (HS 5208) to the United States, up 14.6% from September 2026 and up 35.4% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of woven cotton fabrics, 85% or more cotton, up to 200 g/m2 (HS 5208) to the United States totalled $125.4 million, up 7.3% from the 12 months before ($116.9 million).

The United States took 77.1% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 66 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $14.23 per kg of net weight, compared with $14.16 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from the United States in October 2026 were $60,736 (up 148.0% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $10.8 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$5M$10M$15MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $8.6 millionDecember 2024: $9.9 millionJanuary 2025: $8.3 millionFebruary 2025: $9.9 millionMarch 2025: $10.4 millionApril 2025: $10.3 millionMay 2025: $11.0 millionJune 2025: $11.4 millionJuly 2025: $10.7 millionAugust 2025: $7.8 millionSeptember 2025: $10.5 millionOctober 2025: $8.1 millionNovember 2025: $9.2 millionDecember 2025: $11.4 millionJanuary 2026: $8.3 millionFebruary 2026: $7.0 millionMarch 2026: $13.7 millionApril 2026: $12.2 millionMay 2026: $10.7 millionJune 2026: $9.7 millionJuly 2026: $12.5 millionAugust 2026: $10.1 millionSeptember 2026: $9.5 millionOctober 2026: $10.9 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$20K$40K$60K$80KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$60.7KNovember 2024: $37,679December 2024: $4,226January 2025: $6,284February 2025: $10,145March 2025: $1,299April 2025: $10,384May 2025: $17,146June 2025: $37,243July 2025: $3,004August 2025: $40,958September 2025: $31,928October 2025: $24,493November 2025: $15,841December 2025: $32,115January 2026: $19,389February 2026: $30,558March 2026: $29,272April 2026: $42,123May 2026: $25,358June 2026: $33,418July 2026: $16,938August 2026: $38,482September 2026: $18,196October 2026: $60,736

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$10.9M+35.4%767 t $14.23$61K927 kg
September 2026$9.5M-9.1%671 t $14.19$18K85 kg
August 2026$10.1M+29.6%718 t $14.10$38K399 kg
July 2026$12.5M+16.6%838 t $14.88$17K126 kg
June 2026$9.7M-14.6%692 t $14.09$33K277 kg
May 2026$10.7M-2.5%782 t $13.74$25K62 kg
April 2026$12.2M+18.4%849 t $14.35$42K930 kg
March 2026$13.7M+31.9%984 t $13.97$29K627 kg
February 2026$7.0M-28.9%507 t $13.84$31K556 kg
January 2026$8.3M+0.8%573 t $14.55$19K302 kg
December 2025$11.4M+15.4%787 t $14.54$32K702 kg
November 2025$9.2M+6.4%625 t $14.68$16K522 kg
October 2025$8.1M-20.1%569 t $14.16$24K844 kg
September 2025$10.5M+9.2%714 t $14.66$32K1.2 t
August 2025$7.8M-15.5%550 t $14.22$41K1.1 t
July 2025$10.7M-4.1%753 t $14.20$3,004160 kg
June 2025$11.4M+15.5%769 t $14.86$37K1.6 t
May 2025$11.0M+11.5%776 t $14.20$17K359 kg
April 2025$10.3M+6.7%704 t $14.62$10K317 kg
March 2025$10.4M+14.4%719 t $14.49$1,29937 kg
February 2025$9.9M+10.7%677 t $14.56$10K352 kg
January 2025$8.3M+1.5%559 t $14.82$6,284247 kg
December 2024$9.9M+10.4%644 t $15.41$4,22678 kg
November 2024$8.6M-3.1%550 t $15.67$38K1.0 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: Woven cotton fabrics, 85% or more cotton, up to 200 g/m2 to all countries · all exports to the United States