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Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: South Korea exports to Thailand

HS 5503 · 합성스테이플섬유[카드(card)ㆍ코움(comb)이나 그 밖의 방적준비 처리를 한 것은 제외한다] · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$1.4M
+42.7% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+168.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$9.8M
+23.1% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
968 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$1.42
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.4 million of synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (HS 5503) to Thailand, up 42.7% from September 2026 and up 168.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning (HS 5503) to Thailand totalled $9.8 million, up 23.1% from the 12 months before ($8.0 million).

Thailand took 1.3% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 21st of 77 destinations (22nd in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $1.42 per kg of net weight, compared with $1.21 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Thailand in October 2026 were $102,394 (up 31.9% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $1.3 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $826,260December 2024: $781,961January 2025: $890,933February 2025: $748,772March 2025: $502,308April 2025: $686,779May 2025: $568,089June 2025: $676,986July 2025: $675,163August 2025: $615,367September 2025: $491,984October 2025: $512,276November 2025: $551,282December 2025: $845,995January 2026: $692,750February 2026: $798,694March 2026: $857,418April 2026: $895,466May 2026: $742,441June 2026: $1.1 millionJuly 2026: $510,820August 2026: $522,137September 2026: $964,111October 2026: $1.4 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$100K$200K$300K$400KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$102KNovember 2024: $169,293December 2024: $237,047January 2025: $88,728February 2025: $65,428March 2025: $69,373April 2025: $93,366May 2025: $150,606June 2025: $165,741July 2025: $107,282August 2025: $78,772September 2025: $111,818October 2025: $77,650November 2025: $147,643December 2025: $76,097January 2026: $74,653February 2026: $52,667March 2026: $45,300April 2026: $233,806May 2026: $170,130June 2026: $281,282July 2026: $163,378August 2026: $62,454September 2026: $208,969October 2026: $102,394

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$1.4M+168.5%968 t $1.42$102K78.9 t
September 2026$964K+96.0%697 t $1.38$209K191 t
August 2026$522K-15.2%393 t $1.33$62K59.9 t
July 2026$511K-24.3%315 t $1.62$163K133 t
June 2026$1.1M+56.7%558 t $1.90$281K238 t
May 2026$742K+30.7%518 t $1.43$170K149 t
April 2026$895K+30.4%639 t $1.40$234K215 t
March 2026$857K+70.7%675 t $1.27$45K45.4 t
February 2026$799K+6.7%709 t $1.13$53K57.7 t
January 2026$693K-22.2%592 t $1.17$75K80.2 t
December 2025$846K+8.2%555 t $1.52$76K78.3 t
November 2025$551K-33.3%455 t $1.21$148K147 t
October 2025$512K-42.4%425 t $1.21$78K79.1 t
September 2025$492K-36.7%368 t $1.34$112K112 t
August 2025$615K+12.1%506 t $1.22$79K79.6 t
July 2025$675K-8.5%585 t $1.15$107K103 t
June 2025$677K-20.9%478 t $1.42$166K165 t
May 2025$568K-25.2%308 t $1.84$151K146 t
April 2025$687K-0.7%509 t $1.35$93K91.9 t
March 2025$502K-34.4%403 t $1.25$69K60.3 t
February 2025$749K-13.9%602 t $1.24$65K57.7 t
January 2025$891K-23.5%695 t $1.28$89K78.5 t
December 2024$782K-22.8%614 t $1.27$237K214 t
November 2024$826K-27.1%692 t $1.19$169K157 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 staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning to all countries · all exports to Thailand