Korea Trade Data

Synthetic filament yarn: South Korea exports to Taiwan

HS 5402 · 합성필라멘트사(재봉사와 소매용은 제외하며, 67데시텍스 미만인 합성모노필라멘트를 포함한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$343K
-23.1% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-25.9%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$5.6M
-19.8% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
108 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$3.17
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $343,337 of synthetic filament yarn (HS 5402) to Taiwan, down 23.1% from September 2026 and down 25.9% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of synthetic filament yarn (HS 5402) to Taiwan totalled $5.6 million, down 19.8% from the 12 months before ($7.0 million).

Taiwan took 1.0% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 17th of 92 destinations (15th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $3.17 per kg of net weight, compared with $2.19 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Taiwan in October 2026 were $1.1 million (up 30.4% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $732,352 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$250K$500K$750K$1000KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $306,339December 2024: $789,038January 2025: $433,891February 2025: $814,936March 2025: $701,823April 2025: $507,245May 2025: $454,712June 2025: $500,742July 2025: $431,625August 2025: $704,607September 2025: $890,206October 2025: $463,097November 2025: $485,204December 2025: $429,812January 2026: $649,713February 2026: $483,993March 2026: $448,134April 2026: $812,701May 2026: $435,673June 2026: $436,971July 2026: $331,365August 2026: $309,480September 2026: $446,228October 2026: $343,337
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$1.08MNovember 2024: $555,359December 2024: $1.3 millionJanuary 2025: $870,254February 2025: $1.2 millionMarch 2025: $951,417April 2025: $885,105May 2025: $1.0 millionJune 2025: $891,475July 2025: $712,155August 2025: $892,274September 2025: $1.3 millionOctober 2025: $824,952November 2025: $448,905December 2025: $1.3 millionJanuary 2026: $1.5 millionFebruary 2026: $518,302March 2026: $748,401April 2026: $895,321May 2026: $998,158June 2026: $1.0 millionJuly 2026: $689,373August 2026: $486,945September 2026: $561,274October 2026: $1.1 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$343K-25.9%108 t $3.17$1.1M128 t
September 2026$446K-49.9%155 t $2.88$561K77.0 t
August 2026$309K-56.1%107 t $2.90$487K88.8 t
July 2026$331K-23.2%121 t $2.73$689K107 t
June 2026$437K-12.7%154 t $2.84$1.0M119 t
May 2026$436K-4.2%145 t $3.00$998K141 t
April 2026$813K+60.2%273 t $2.98$895K136 t
March 2026$448K-36.1%176 t $2.55$748K124 t
February 2026$484K-40.6%190 t $2.54$518K61.8 t
January 2026$650K+49.7%247 t $2.63$1.5M249 t
December 2025$430K-45.5%171 t $2.51$1.3M126 t
November 2025$485K+58.4%200 t $2.42$449K73.1 t
October 2025$463K-3.9%211 t $2.19$825K146 t
September 2025$890K+45.0%243 t $3.67$1.3M189 t
August 2025$705K+20.6%233 t $3.03$892K140 t
July 2025$432K-25.8%162 t $2.66$712K111 t
June 2025$501K-26.4%174 t $2.88$891K125 t
May 2025$455K+23.8%133 t $3.43$1.0M159 t
April 2025$507K-4.5%201 t $2.52$885K161 t
March 2025$702K+29.7%288 t $2.44$951K122 t
February 2025$815K+86.8%228 t $3.58$1.2M167 t
January 2025$434K-15.8%175 t $2.48$870K156 t
December 2024$789K+37.5%228 t $3.46$1.3M193 t
November 2024$306K-61.9%115 t $2.66$555K101 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: Synthetic filament yarn to all countries · all exports to Taiwan