Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 7302 · 철강으로 만든 철도용이나 궤도용 선로의 건설재료[레일(rail)ㆍ첵레일(check-rail)과 랙레일(rack rail)ㆍ스위치 블레이드(switch blade)ㆍ교차구류(crossing frog)ㆍ전철봉(point rod)과 그 밖의 크로싱피스(crossing piece)ㆍ받침목(크로스타이)ㆍ이음매판(fish-plate)ㆍ좌철(座鐵)ㆍ좌철(座鐵)쐐기ㆍ밑판(sole plate)(베이스플레이트)ㆍ레일클립ㆍ받침판(bedplate)ㆍ격재(tie)와 레일의 접속이나 고착에 전용되는 그 밖의 재료로 한정한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $275,578 of railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following, etc. (HS 7302), down 75.7% from September 2026 and down 87.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following, etc. (HS 7302) totalled $11.9 million, up 2.6% from the 12 months before ($11.6 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Taiwan ($4.4 million, 37.3% of the total), followed by Germany and Vietnam.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 73 (articles of iron or steel) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $3.0 million (up 47.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $2.7 million for the month.
Official description of HS 7302: Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the following; rails, check-rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair-wedges, sole plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing or fixing rails.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 7302
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7302.10 | Rails | $425K | 3.6% | -89.0% | $20K |
| 7302.10.1010 | Heat treated | $828 | 0.2% | -99.1% | $0 |
| 7302.10.1090 | Other | $68K | 16.1% | -91.6% | $4,305 |
| 7302.10.2010 | Heat treated | $18K | 4.3% | – | $0 |
| 7302.10.2090 | Other | $49K | 11.5% | -80.5% | $0 |
| 7302.10.3010 | Heat treated | $141K | 33.1% | – | $0 |
| 7302.10.3090 | Other | $21K | 4.8% | -30.3% | $16K |
| 7302.10.4010 | Heat treated | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 7302.10.4090 | Other | $128K | 30.0% | -93.7% | $0 |
| 7302.30 | Switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and other crossing pieces | $917K | 7.7% | -44.9% | $9,418 |
| 7302.40 | Fish-plates and sole plates | $210K | 1.8% | +708.2% | $30K |
| 7302.90 | Other | $10.3M | 86.9% | +72.0% | $217K |
Six-digit codes are international; the indented ten-digit codes are South Korea's own subdivision. These rows are world totals; "Share" is the share of the row above.
Top destinations
Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 52 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months; the table shows the largest 20.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan | $4.4M | 37.3% | -15.5% | 1 | $546 |
| 2 | Germany | $3.8M | 31.8% | +189.2% | 3 | $213K |
| 3 | Vietnam | $1.1M | 9.0% | +272.7% | 7 | $0 |
| 4 | Peru | $491K | 4.1% | +1,228% | 15 | $2,584 |
| 5 | Indonesia | $444K | 3.7% | +1,067% | 14 | $0 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $437K | 3.7% | -21.7% | 6 | $0 |
| 7 | China | $221K | 1.9% | +571.3% | 16 | $211 |
| 8 | Oman | $202K | 1.7% | – | – | $0 |
| 9 | Chile | $196K | 1.6% | – | – | $29K |
| 10 | Philippines | $116K | 1.0% | -93.5% | 2 | $16K |
| 11 | Japan | $115K | 1.0% | -33.9% | 8 | $0 |
| 12 | Thailand | $103K | 0.9% | +627.4% | 18 | $399 |
| 13 | India | $89K | 0.7% | -88.2% | 5 | $9,418 |
| 14 | Switzerland | $45K | 0.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 15 | Panama | $42K | 0.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 16 | American Samoa | $19K | 0.2% | +24.0% | 17 | $0 |
| 17 | Samoa | $19K | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | Czechia | $18K | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | $10K | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | $7,839 | 0.1% | -95.0% | 9 | $0 |
Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $5,000,000 over 24 months.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $276K | -87.9% | 100 t | $2.75 | $3.0M | 2,417 t |
| September 2026 | $1.1M | +127.3% | 373 t | $3.04 | $846K | 658 t |
| August 2026 | $704K | +155.7% | 345 t | $2.04 | $503K | 672 t |
| July 2026 | $577K | +4.9% | 187 t | $3.08 | $871K | 773 t |
| June 2026 | $625K | -53.8% | 159 t | $3.93 | $2.1M | 2,304 t |
| May 2026 | $370K | -64.5% | 121 t | $3.06 | $1.6M | 576 t |
| April 2026 | $740K | +181.0% | 268 t | $2.76 | $2.2M | 1,980 t |
| March 2026 | $1.3M | +119.6% | 262 t | $4.82 | $2.0M | 2,096 t |
| February 2026 | $377K | -26.3% | 114 t | $3.30 | $933K | 1,309 t |
| January 2026 | $409K | +176.6% | 84.4 t | $4.84 | $1.1M | 888 t |
| December 2025 | $1.9M | -39.8% | 267 t | $7.28 | $1.0M | 990 t |
| November 2025 | $3.5M | +311.3% | 418 t | $8.25 | $1.3M | 1,142 t |
| October 2025 | $2.3M | +68.0% | 334 t | $6.82 | $2.0M | 1,498 t |
| September 2025 | $499K | +63.0% | 153 t | $3.26 | $1.7M | 1,695 t |
| August 2025 | $275K | -89.4% | 50.5 t | $5.45 | $1.6M | 1,442 t |
| July 2025 | $550K | +156.3% | 170 t | $3.24 | $2.0M | 1,482 t |
| June 2025 | $1.4M | +138.2% | 174 t | $7.77 | $1.4M | 1,164 t |
| May 2025 | $1.0M | -54.9% | 337 t | $3.10 | $1.6M | 1,087 t |
| April 2025 | $263K | -49.4% | 66.9 t | $3.93 | $2.0M | 1,399 t |
| March 2025 | $575K | -25.5% | 176 t | $3.27 | $967K | 775 t |
| February 2025 | $511K | +138.8% | 170 t | $3.01 | $2.2M | 2,206 t |
| January 2025 | $148K | -86.9% | 51.6 t | $2.86 | $1.8M | 1,744 t |
| December 2024 | $3.2M | -39.1% | 826 t | $3.90 | $1.5M | 1,387 t |
| November 2024 | $839K | -64.0% | 291 t | $2.88 | $3.2M | 1,186 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.