Korea Trade Data

Miscellaneous manufactured articles: South Korea exports to South Africa

HS chapter 96 · 잡품 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$49K
-37.9% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-35.8%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$954K
-62.8% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
6.7 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$7.23
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $48,611 of miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS 96) to South Africa, down 37.9% from September 2026 and down 35.8% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of miscellaneous manufactured articles (HS 96) to South Africa totalled $953,763, down 62.8% from the 12 months before ($2.6 million).

South Africa took 0.2% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 40th of 182 destinations (30th in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $7.23 per kg of net weight, compared with $6.63 per kg in October 2025.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0K$200K$400K$600KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $242,074December 2024: $232,270January 2025: $107,145February 2025: $84,497March 2025: $214,445April 2025: $144,090May 2025: $339,056June 2025: $221,977July 2025: $540,271August 2025: $180,359September 2025: $180,991October 2025: $75,709November 2025: $97,770December 2025: $135,700January 2026: $6,589February 2026: $5,489March 2026: $22,909April 2026: $98,319May 2026: $22,321June 2026: $155,514July 2026: $114,627August 2026: $167,681September 2026: $78,233October 2026: $48,611
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0KNovember 2024: $508December 2024: $2,094January 2025: $410February 2025: $3,011March 2025: $5,639April 2025: $2,621May 2025: $8,124June 2025: $1,512July 2025: $861August 2025: $156September 2025: $1,777October 2025: $4,411November 2025: $2,394December 2025: $5,237January 2026: $2,817February 2026: $199March 2026: $3,982April 2026: $1,295May 2026: $6,904June 2026: $57July 2026: $3,954August 2026: $720September 2026: $372October 2026: $0

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$49K-35.8%6.7 t $7.23$00 kg
September 2026$78K-56.8%11.0 t $7.12$3721 kg
August 2026$168K-7.0%20.9 t $8.03$72034 kg
July 2026$115K-78.8%19.8 t $5.80$3,95432 kg
June 2026$156K-29.9%21.4 t $7.28$574 kg
May 2026$22K-93.4%1.7 t $13.13$6,90449 kg
April 2026$98K-31.8%2.7 t $35.86$1,29531 kg
March 2026$23K-89.3%956 kg $23.96$3,98226 kg
February 2026$5,489-93.5%458 kg $11.98$1991 kg
January 2026$6,589-93.9%397 kg $16.60$2,81715 kg
December 2025$136K-41.6%3.2 t $42.89$5,237281 kg
November 2025$98K-59.6%5.0 t $19.68$2,39451 kg
October 2025$76K+16.3%11.4 t $6.63$4,41128 kg
September 2025$181K-41.6%4.5 t $39.79$1,7775 kg
August 2025$180K-40.9%24.8 t $7.27$1562 kg
July 2025$540K-26.7%71.3 t $7.58$86119 kg
June 2025$222K+51.5%28.7 t $7.74$1,51213 kg
May 2025$339K+53.3%45.3 t $7.48$8,124275 kg
April 2025$144K+5.4%20.4 t $7.08$2,62114 kg
March 2025$214K-24.7%12.7 t $16.93$5,63941 kg
February 2025$84K-51.3%2.3 t $36.64$3,01127 kg
January 2025$107K+24.9%2.5 t $42.10$4106 kg
December 2024$232K+146.1%19.7 t $11.81$2,09420 kg
November 2024$242K-20.3%23.1 t $10.49$5089 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.

Largest headings exported to South Africa

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
9609Pencils, crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, etc.$490K 51.4%-56.5%$46K
9612Typewriter or similar ribbons, etc.$191K 20.0%-62.3%$0
9602Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials, etc.$126K 13.2%-84.1%$0
9603Brooms, brushes, hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorised, etc.$96K 10.0%+12.3%$2,288
9617Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete, etc.$32K 3.3%–$0
9608Ball point pens, etc.$13K 1.4%-48.1%$0
9619Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins, napkin liners and similar articles, etc.$4,400 0.5%–$0
9611Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like, etc.$748 0.1%–$0
9615Combs, hair-slides and the like, etc.$271 0.0%–$0
9620Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles$144 0.0%–$0
9613Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, etc.$107 0.0%–$31
9616Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor, etc.$39 0.0%–$0
9607Slide fasteners and parts thereof$39 0.0%–$0
9618Tailors' dummies and other lay figures, etc.$12 0.0%–$12

See also: Miscellaneous manufactured articles to all countries · all exports to South Africa