Korea Trade Data

Miscellaneous manufactured articles: South Korea exports to the United States

HS chapter 96 · 잡품 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$12.7M
+16.4% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+77.1%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$111.3M
+14.8% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
570 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$22.22
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $12.7 million of miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS 96) to the United States, up 16.4% from September 2026 and up 77.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS 96) to the United States totalled $111.3 million, up 14.8% from the 12 months before ($96.9 million).

The United States took 23.3% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 182 destinations.

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $22.22 per kg of net weight, compared with $21.98 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from the United States in October 2026 were $2.5 million (up 36.5% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $10.1 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$5M$10M$15MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $8.1 millionDecember 2024: $8.2 millionJanuary 2025: $7.1 millionFebruary 2025: $7.4 millionMarch 2025: $7.6 millionApril 2025: $8.0 millionMay 2025: $10.0 millionJune 2025: $8.5 millionJuly 2025: $9.0 millionAugust 2025: $7.1 millionSeptember 2025: $8.7 millionOctober 2025: $7.1 millionNovember 2025: $7.7 millionDecember 2025: $8.8 millionJanuary 2026: $8.5 millionFebruary 2026: $7.3 millionMarch 2026: $8.3 millionApril 2026: $9.4 millionMay 2026: $9.1 millionJune 2026: $9.9 millionJuly 2026: $10.5 millionAugust 2026: $8.4 millionSeptember 2026: $10.9 millionOctober 2026: $12.7 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$2M$4M$6MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$2.54MNovember 2024: $3.4 millionDecember 2024: $3.2 millionJanuary 2025: $3.9 millionFebruary 2025: $2.6 millionMarch 2025: $2.5 millionApril 2025: $2.8 millionMay 2025: $2.4 millionJune 2025: $2.5 millionJuly 2025: $2.2 millionAugust 2025: $2.3 millionSeptember 2025: $2.7 millionOctober 2025: $1.9 millionNovember 2025: $3.3 millionDecember 2025: $5.2 millionJanuary 2026: $2.0 millionFebruary 2026: $2.4 millionMarch 2026: $5.3 millionApril 2026: $2.6 millionMay 2026: $1.6 millionJune 2026: $2.6 millionJuly 2026: $3.1 millionAugust 2026: $1.9 millionSeptember 2026: $2.1 millionOctober 2026: $2.5 million

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$12.7M+77.1%570 t $22.22$2.5M46.7 t
September 2026$10.9M+24.5%587 t $18.52$2.1M34.0 t
August 2026$8.4M+17.6%481 t $17.42$1.9M35.6 t
July 2026$10.5M+16.9%578 t $18.12$3.1M38.4 t
June 2026$9.9M+16.5%485 t $20.39$2.6M55.4 t
May 2026$9.1M-9.7%431 t $21.00$1.6M35.2 t
April 2026$9.4M+18.1%453 t $20.82$2.6M41.4 t
March 2026$8.3M+9.0%449 t $18.39$5.3M80.2 t
February 2026$7.3M-1.6%357 t $20.48$2.4M34.2 t
January 2026$8.5M+19.3%432 t $19.60$2.0M35.3 t
December 2025$8.8M+7.3%469 t $18.85$5.2M41.0 t
November 2025$7.7M-5.3%359 t $21.51$3.3M44.8 t
October 2025$7.1M-11.0%325 t $21.98$1.9M29.5 t
September 2025$8.7M+19.9%432 t $20.24$2.7M42.5 t
August 2025$7.1M-14.5%412 t $17.27$2.3M59.8 t
July 2025$9.0M-7.4%477 t $18.77$2.2M34.6 t
June 2025$8.5M+17.1%430 t $19.74$2.5M59.3 t
May 2025$10.0M+13.6%497 t $20.18$2.4M47.5 t
April 2025$8.0M-14.6%419 t $19.03$2.8M53.4 t
March 2025$7.6M+24.6%322 t $23.50$2.5M56.7 t
February 2025$7.4M+11.8%419 t $17.78$2.6M51.7 t
January 2025$7.1M-13.6%357 t $19.89$3.9M27.5 t
December 2024$8.2M+28.6%368 t $22.39$3.2M57.9 t
November 2024$8.1M+31.2%357 t $22.82$3.4M48.1 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.

Largest headings exported to the United States

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
9603Brooms, brushes, hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, etc.$30.0M 27.0%+26.0%$3.5M
9602Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials, etc.$19.9M 17.9%+10.4%$2.3M
9619Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins, napkin liners and similar articles, etc.$17.7M 15.9%+24.9%$1.5M
9612Typewriter or similar ribbons, etc.$14.1M 12.6%+1.3%$1.3M
9608Ball point pens, etc.$13.4M 12.0%-7.1%$1.9M
9609Pencils, crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, etc.$5.6M 5.0%+11.5%$405K
9616Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor, etc.$3.4M 3.0%+55.0%$758K
9615Combs, hair-slides and the like, etc.$3.1M 2.8%+15.0%$459K
9617Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete, etc.$1.3M 1.2%+86.5%$89K
9611Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like, etc.$1.0M 0.9%+123.5%$38K
9601Worked ivory, bone, tortoise-shell, horn, antlers, coral, etc.$658K 0.6%-10.1%$80K
9607Slide fasteners and parts thereof$405K 0.4%+88.3%$114K
9618Tailors' dummies and other lay figures, etc.$250K 0.2%+1,962%$200K
9606Buttons, press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs, etc.$202K 0.2%+1.4%$12K
9620Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles$117K 0.1%-49.3%$5,057
9610Slates and boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed$98K 0.1%+2.0%$11K
9604Hand sieves and hand riddles$42K 0.0%+87.5%$41K
9613Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, etc.$40K 0.0%-35.9%$156
9605Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning$4,554 0.0%–$405
9614Smoking pipes and cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof, etc.$2,978 0.0%–$0

See also: Miscellaneous manufactured articles to all countries · all exports to the United States