Korea Trade Data

Gold: South Korea exports to Japan

HS 7108 · 금(백금을 도금한 금을 포함하며, 가공하지 않은 것ㆍ반가공한 모양이나 가루 모양인 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$3.5M
+56.1% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-36.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$45.5M
-32.4% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
25 kg
net weight
Export value per kg
$141,597.96
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.5 million of gold (HS 7108) to Japan, up 56.1% from September 2026 and down 36.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of gold (HS 7108) to Japan totalled $45.5 million, down 32.4% from the 12 months before ($67.3 million).

Japan took 0.7% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 10th of 25 destinations (8th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $141,597.96 per kg of net weight, compared with $123,877.38 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Japan in October 2026 were $60.0 million (down 38.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $56.5 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $8.2 millionDecember 2024: $3.4 millionJanuary 2025: $5.0 millionFebruary 2025: $3.9 millionMarch 2025: $5.7 millionApril 2025: $5.3 millionMay 2025: $6.8 millionJune 2025: $5.8 millionJuly 2025: $6.2 millionAugust 2025: $5.5 millionSeptember 2025: $6.0 millionOctober 2025: $5.6 millionNovember 2025: $1.3 millionDecember 2025: $4.0 millionJanuary 2026: $4.4 millionFebruary 2026: $3.7 millionMarch 2026: $4.2 millionApril 2026: $3.1 millionMay 2026: $4.0 millionJune 2026: $4.9 millionJuly 2026: $4.4 millionAugust 2026: $5.6 millionSeptember 2026: $2.3 millionOctober 2026: $3.5 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$50M$100M$150MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$60MNovember 2024: $44.6 millionDecember 2024: $31.1 millionJanuary 2025: $50.6 millionFebruary 2025: $61.5 millionMarch 2025: $47.4 millionApril 2025: $55.5 millionMay 2025: $53.7 millionJune 2025: $55.5 millionJuly 2025: $66.6 millionAugust 2025: $54.8 millionSeptember 2025: $90.5 millionOctober 2025: $97.2 millionNovember 2025: $118.8 millionDecember 2025: $69.4 millionJanuary 2026: $93.0 millionFebruary 2026: $91.3 millionMarch 2026: $99.5 millionApril 2026: $104.3 millionMay 2026: $68.2 millionJune 2026: $79.9 millionJuly 2026: $82.4 millionAugust 2026: $73.7 millionSeptember 2026: $74.1 millionOctober 2026: $60.0 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$3.5M-36.5%25 kg $141,597.96$60.0M463 kg
September 2026$2.3M-61.9%16 kg $141,767.81$74.1M525 kg
August 2026$5.6M+2.6%41 kg $136,892.56$73.7M552 kg
July 2026$4.4M-28.7%32 kg $138,982.94$82.4M634 kg
June 2026$4.9M-14.4%33 kg $149,759.64$79.9M582 kg
May 2026$4.0M-41.5%26 kg $154,178.42$68.2M461 kg
April 2026$3.1M-40.9%20 kg $155,755.95$104.3M702 kg
March 2026$4.2M-25.6%28 kg $150,617.61$99.5M622 kg
February 2026$3.7M-6.1%24 kg $153,856.92$91.3M573 kg
January 2026$4.4M-11.6%30 kg $147,521.13$93.0M647 kg
December 2025$4.0M+16.9%30 kg $132,864.87$69.4M529 kg
November 2025$1.3M-84.5%10 kg $126,564.40$118.8M926 kg
October 2025$5.6M-17.3%45 kg $123,877.38$97.2M748 kg
September 2025$6.0M-11.3%52 kg $114,493.04$90.5M777 kg
August 2025$5.5M-47.8%51 kg $107,234.22$54.8M527 kg
July 2025$6.2M-56.4%58 kg $107,506.43$66.6M626 kg
June 2025$5.8M-49.2%55 kg $105,009.04$55.5M520 kg
May 2025$6.8M-12.6%68 kg $100,692.96$53.7M513 kg
April 2025$5.3M-16.7%65 kg $81,136.45$55.5M552 kg
March 2025$5.7M-31.7%60 kg $94,480.55$47.4M505 kg
February 2025$3.9M-43.8%43 kg $91,411.72$61.5M675 kg
January 2025$5.0M-25.6%57 kg $87,805.77$50.6M599 kg
December 2024$3.4M-56.2%41 kg $83,169.07$31.1M389 kg
November 2024$8.2M-46.2%98 kg $83,313.78$44.6M527 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: Gold to all countries · all exports to Japan