Korea Trade Data

Optical fibres, polarising sheets and lenses: South Korea exports to Saudi Arabia

HS 9001 · 광섬유와 광섬유 다발, 제8544호의 것 외의 광섬유 케이블, 편광재료(polarizing material)로 만든 판, 각종 재료로 만든 렌즈(콘택트렌즈를 포함한다)ㆍ프리즘ㆍ반사경과 그 밖의 광학소자로서 장착되지 않은 것(광학적으로 가공하지 않은 유리로 만든 광학소자는 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$852K
-1.7% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+38.0%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$11.8M
+5.9% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
16.1 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$53.04
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $852,190 of optical fibres, polarising sheets and lenses (HS 9001) to Saudi Arabia, down 1.7% from September 2026 and up 38.0% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of optical fibres, polarising sheets and lenses (HS 9001) to Saudi Arabia totalled $11.8 million, up 5.9% from the 12 months before ($11.1 million).

Saudi Arabia took 0.5% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 13th of 120 destinations (18th in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.3% of South Korea's goods exports to Saudi Arabia over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $53.04 per kg of net weight, compared with $52.57 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: $992,027December 2024: $221,768January 2025: $1.4 millionFebruary 2025: $2.1 millionMarch 2025: $1.5 millionApril 2025: $325,514May 2025: $265,021June 2025: $907,577July 2025: $315,106August 2025: $88,174September 2025: $2.3 millionOctober 2025: $617,444November 2025: $1.7 millionDecember 2025: $801,887January 2026: $1.1 millionFebruary 2026: $1.3 millionMarch 2026: $699,779April 2026: $759,157May 2026: $878,864June 2026: $676,714July 2026: $1.2 millionAugust 2026: $904,160September 2026: $866,892October 2026: $852,190
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$10K$20K$30KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.051KNovember 2024: $0December 2024: $0January 2025: $0February 2025: $0March 2025: $0April 2025: $17May 2025: $31June 2025: $266July 2025: $0August 2025: $14September 2025: $0October 2025: $0November 2025: $132December 2025: $0January 2026: $0February 2026: $204March 2026: $0April 2026: $26,506May 2026: $16June 2026: $0July 2026: $0August 2026: $29September 2026: $200October 2026: $51

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$852K+38.0%16.1 t $53.04$511 kg
September 2026$867K-63.1%13.6 t $63.68$2000 kg
August 2026$904K+925.4%16.1 t $56.01$290 kg
July 2026$1.2M+295.4%23.0 t $54.24$00 kg
June 2026$677K-25.4%12.5 t $54.07$00 kg
May 2026$879K+231.6%18.8 t $46.79$160 kg
April 2026$759K+133.2%13.2 t $57.60$27K242 kg
March 2026$700K-54.0%10.5 t $66.63$00 kg
February 2026$1.3M-39.0%31.1 t $41.69$2041 kg
January 2026$1.1M-21.2%17.8 t $61.05$00 kg
December 2025$802K+261.6%15.3 t $52.34$00 kg
November 2025$1.7M+70.8%37.8 t $44.84$1321 kg
October 2025$617K+149.1%11.7 t $52.57$00 kg
September 2025$2.3M+2,622%56.0 t $41.93$00 kg
August 2025$88K-79.5%1.8 t $47.95$141 kg
July 2025$315K-61.4%6.9 t $45.74$00 kg
June 2025$908K-0.4%16.8 t $54.00$2665 kg
May 2025$265K+465.1%6.9 t $38.66$311 kg
April 2025$326K-52.2%6.1 t $53.20$174 kg
March 2025$1.5M+143.8%44.0 t $34.62$00 kg
February 2025$2.1M-27.2%57.7 t $36.76$00 kg
January 2025$1.4M+107.7%35.7 t $38.68$00 kg
December 2024$222K-92.6%4.4 t $50.93$00 kg
November 2024$992K+199.6%26.9 t $36.89$00 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: Optical fibres, polarising sheets and lenses to all countries · all exports to Saudi Arabia