South Korea exports to Germany

독일 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$957.7M

-6.4% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+30.6%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$10.41B

+14.2% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$23.08B

balance -$12.67B

In October 2026, South Korea exported $957.7 million of goods to Germany, down 6.4% from September 2026 and up 30.6% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Germany totalled $10.41 billion, up 14.2% from the 12 months before ($9.12 billion).

Germany ranked 16th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, the same position as in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), with $2.88 billion or 27.7% of exports to Germany.

Imports from Germany in October 2026 were $2.04 billion (up 25.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.08 billion for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).

Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).

What South Korea exports to Germany: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 92.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$2.88B	27.7%	+18.4%	$267.2M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$1.91B	18.3%	+35.3%	$195.9M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$1.88B	18.1%	+20.8%	$219.5M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$554.0M	5.3%	+2.8%	$12.8M
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$451.3M	4.3%	+0.7%	$32.4M
40	Rubber and articles thereof	$433.8M	4.2%	+19.2%	$30.7M
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$408.2M	3.9%	+17.7%	$33.7M
71	Pearls, precious stones and precious metals	$394.1M	3.8%	+148.3%	$22.2M
72	Iron and steel	$146.7M	1.4%	+70.9%	$17.2M
29	Organic chemicals	$146.4M	1.4%	+3.3%	$7.8M
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$131.2M	1.3%	+62.7%	$17.8M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$119.4M	1.1%	+5.2%	$9.2M
88	Aircraft and spacecraft	$115.7M	1.1%	+54.7%	$21.4M
28	Inorganic chemicals	$103.1M	1.0%	+185.3%	$12.8M
82	Tools and cutlery of base metal	$89.2M	0.9%	+1.3%	$8.3M
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$75.9M	0.7%	+3.1%	$6.7M
19	Preparations of cereals, flour or milk, and bakery products	$70.9M	0.7%	+24.1%	$4.4M
81	Other base metals	$46.4M	0.4%	+124.3%	$3.7M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$40.3M	0.4%	+481.2%	$991K
55	Man-made staple fibres	$40.2M	0.4%	-6.3%	$3.0M
54	Man-made filaments	$30.4M	0.3%	-1.4%	$2.7M
32	Dyes, pigments, paints and inks	$30.2M	0.3%	-19.4%	$2.7M
20	Preparations of vegetables, fruit or nuts	$25.2M	0.2%	+29.3%	$1.7M
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$22.4M	0.2%	-4.7%	$815K
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$18.5M	0.2%	-47.1%	$1.4M

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 831 headings exported to Germany in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
8703	Passenger cars	$2.23B	21.4%	+16.8%	$215.2M
8473	Parts and accessories for computers and office machines	$1.03B	9.9%	+99.8%	$124.0M
8542	Electronic integrated circuits (semiconductor chips)	$589.8M	5.7%	+61.4%	$96.8M
8708	Parts and accessories of motor vehicles	$539.6M	5.2%	+12.9%	$43.4M
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$524.7M	5.0%	+3.6%	$9.0M
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$369.5M	3.5%	-9.8%	$32.5M
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	$344.9M	3.3%	+17.7%	$22.8M
7112	Precious metal waste and scrap	$258.8M	2.5%	+132.4%	$4.1M
8523	Solid-state storage devices, discs and other recording media	$169.8M	1.6%	+123.0%	$27.1M
8532	Electrical capacitors	$163.2M	1.6%	+4.8%	$15.1M
8507	Rechargeable batteries (electric accumulators)	$149.7M	1.4%	+27.5%	$11.8M
7110	Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form	$121.2M	1.2%	+244.2%	$13.1M
8458	Lathes(including turning centres) for removing metal	$119.9M	1.2%	-1.5%	$5.3M
8807	Parts of aircraft and spacecraft	$111.8M	1.1%	+56.8%	$21.4M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$110.0M	1.1%	+55.9%	$15.6M
8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	$108.3M	1.0%	+247.9%	$7.8M
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$102.3M	1.0%	-0.5%	$5.9M
9018	Medical, surgical and dental instruments	$91.9M	0.9%	+17.2%	$8.6M
8482	Ball or roller bearings	$77.2M	0.7%	+13.5%	$5.0M
4002	Synthetic rubber	$71.6M	0.7%	+29.7%	$6.5M
8512	Vehicle lighting, signalling equipment and wipers	$71.1M	0.7%	+9.8%	$4.3M
8409	Parts for internal combustion engines	$68.6M	0.7%	-2.0%	$5.5M
9022	X-ray and radiation apparatus	$65.4M	0.6%	+4.6%	$4.2M
9031	Measuring or checking instruments and machines	$64.6M	0.6%	+44.2%	$3.7M
7223	Wire of stainless steel	$62.9M	0.6%	+28.3%	$6.0M
8544	Insulated wire and cable	$62.1M	0.6%	+39.8%	$2.4M
3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	$60.7M	0.6%	-2.9%	$4.1M
8479	Machines and mechanical appliances with individual functions	$59.4M	0.6%	+16.6%	$16.5M
1902	Pasta and noodles (including instant noodles)	$59.0M	0.6%	+23.1%	$3.4M
9030	Instruments for measuring electrical quantities	$56.8M	0.5%	+37.4%	$6.8M

A chapter is linked when exports to Germany reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Germany.

Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Germany, by 6-digit product.

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$957.7M	+30.6%	67,733 t	$14.14	$2.04B	95,076 t
September 2026	$1.02B	+41.6%	67,096 t	$15.25	$2.04B	94,849 t
August 2026	$851.4M	+12.3%	59,869 t	$14.22	$1.97B	103,195 t
July 2026	$1.02B	+46.3%	80,116 t	$12.68	$1.87B	89,766 t
June 2026	$882.1M	+36.0%	76,881 t	$11.47	$2.16B	117,151 t
May 2026	$816.1M	-24.1%	67,124 t	$12.16	$1.99B	85,229 t
April 2026	$955.5M	+8.3%	69,728 t	$13.70	$1.80B	86,406 t
March 2026	$1.01B	+12.6%	74,306 t	$13.55	$2.10B	82,802 t
February 2026	$729.4M	+2.8%	61,567 t	$11.85	$1.54B	68,783 t
January 2026	$791.1M	+2.8%	74,065 t	$10.68	$1.63B	89,010 t
December 2025	$674.4M	+10.1%	61,890 t	$10.90	$2.22B	93,633 t
November 2025	$708.9M	+15.0%	71,135 t	$9.97	$1.74B	71,972 t
October 2025	$733.5M	+3.3%	52,327 t	$14.02	$1.62B	75,539 t
September 2025	$722.8M	+3.9%	57,485 t	$12.57	$2.03B	98,407 t
August 2025	$758.5M	-12.5%	63,636 t	$11.92	$1.71B	82,597 t
July 2025	$694.4M	+11.0%	61,175 t	$11.35	$2.02B	107,213 t
June 2025	$648.4M	-3.2%	55,845 t	$11.61	$1.72B	88,883 t
May 2025	$1.07B	+17.8%	199,982 t	$5.37	$1.98B	98,906 t
April 2025	$882.3M	-3.9%	72,959 t	$12.09	$1.71B	99,899 t
March 2025	$894.6M	+12.3%	127,412 t	$7.02	$1.84B	90,937 t
February 2025	$709.8M	-16.5%	67,238 t	$10.56	$1.66B	84,245 t
January 2025	$769.6M	+1.4%	125,339 t	$6.14	$1.39B	101,237 t
December 2024	$612.3M	-19.1%	62,368 t	$9.82	$1.98B	107,024 t
November 2024	$616.6M	-28.2%	64,019 t	$9.63	$1.63B	100,389 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.