Korea Trade Data

Copper wire: South Korea exports to Taiwan

HS 7408 · 구리의 선 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$880K
+17.9% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+18.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$11.3M
-10.4% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
6.0 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$146.49
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $879,816 of copper wire (HS 7408) to Taiwan, up 17.9% from September 2026 and up 18.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of copper wire (HS 7408) to Taiwan totalled $11.3 million, down 10.4% from the 12 months before ($12.6 million).

Taiwan took 1.5% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 10th of 50 destinations (7th 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 $146.49 per kg of net weight, compared with $622.86 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $688,380December 2024: $708,247January 2025: $889,273February 2025: $1.0 millionMarch 2025: $988,038April 2025: $2.0 millionMay 2025: $1.1 millionJune 2025: $1.0 millionJuly 2025: $1.2 millionAugust 2025: $1.1 millionSeptember 2025: $1.1 millionOctober 2025: $742,448November 2025: $874,345December 2025: $693,556January 2026: $808,933February 2026: $1.0 millionMarch 2026: $790,592April 2026: $1.2 millionMay 2026: $1.2 millionJune 2026: $1.2 millionJuly 2026: $921,104August 2026: $890,195September 2026: $746,029October 2026: $879,816
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$250K$500K$750K$1000KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.03KNovember 2024: $32,924December 2024: $581,971January 2025: $6,451February 2025: $345,968March 2025: $10,129April 2025: $841,392May 2025: $373,898June 2025: $359,397July 2025: $453,706August 2025: $384,638September 2025: $377,068October 2025: $14,116November 2025: $206,144December 2025: $408,633January 2026: $274,540February 2026: $498,195March 2026: $470,429April 2026: $471,582May 2026: $616,276June 2026: $472,839July 2026: $489,698August 2026: $502,429September 2026: $208,775October 2026: $30

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$880K+18.5%6.0 t $146.49$307 kg
September 2026$746K-34.1%1.5 t $494.06$209K15.3 t
August 2026$890K-20.6%8.3 t $106.75$502K40.5 t
July 2026$921K-23.2%5.1 t $180.08$490K40.0 t
June 2026$1.2M+18.4%15.9 t $77.90$473K40.5 t
May 2026$1.2M+13.6%6.9 t $179.94$616K40.9 t
April 2026$1.2M-40.4%5.3 t $226.15$472K40.5 t
March 2026$791K-20.0%2.2 t $354.05$470K40.8 t
February 2026$1.0M+2.6%4.3 t $239.12$498K40.9 t
January 2026$809K-9.0%823 kg $982.91$275K15.7 t
December 2025$694K-2.1%4.2 t $165.76$409K40.2 t
November 2025$874K+27.0%5.9 t $149.31$206K20.3 t
October 2025$742K-20.4%1.2 t $622.86$14K3 kg
September 2025$1.1M+34.9%11.8 t $95.55$377K41.1 t
August 2025$1.1M+29.1%1.5 t $772.55$385K41.1 t
July 2025$1.2M+21.4%7.8 t $153.69$454K50.7 t
June 2025$1.0M+1.6%4.1 t $252.95$359K41.0 t
May 2025$1.1M-10.4%6.0 t $180.05$374K40.6 t
April 2025$2.0M+84.8%102 t $19.82$841K81.7 t
March 2025$988K-10.2%3.3 t $297.60$10K124 kg
February 2025$1.0M+13.0%5.5 t $183.41$346K40.5 t
January 2025$889K-14.4%3.5 t $257.31$6,451162 kg
December 2024$708K-27.7%6.4 t $111.11$582K63.4 t
November 2024$688K-37.3%2.6 t $264.76$33K117 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: Copper wire to all countries · all exports to Taiwan