Steel structures and parts (bridges, towers, frameworks): South Korea exports and imports
HS 7308 · 철강으로 만든 구조물(제9406호의 조립식 건축물은 제외한다)과 구조물의 부분품[예: 다리와 교량ㆍ수문ㆍ탑ㆍ격자주(格子柱)ㆍ지붕ㆍ지붕틀ㆍ문과 창 및 이들의 틀과 문지방ㆍ셔터ㆍ난간ㆍ기둥], 구조물용으로 가공한 철강으로 만든 판ㆍ대ㆍ봉ㆍ형재(形材)ㆍ관(管)과 이와 유사한 것 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $79.7 million of steel structures and parts (bridges, towers, frameworks) (HS 7308), down 20.5% from September 2026 and up 10.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of steel structures and parts (bridges, towers, frameworks) (HS 7308) totalled $1.01 billion, down 30.1% from the 12 months before ($1.45 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Taiwan ($287.1 million, 28.4% of the total), followed by the United States and Japan.
That was 11.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 73 (articles of iron or steel) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $101.9 million (up 4.1% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $22.2 million for the month.
Official description of HS 7308: Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 94.06) and parts, of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frame-works, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, of iron or steel.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 7308
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7308.10 | Bridges and bridge-sections | $5.6M | 0.6% | -6.1% | $83K |
| 7308.20 | Towers and lattice masts | $9.6M | 0.9% | -77.9% | $0 |
| 7308.30 | Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $23.5M | 2.3% | -39.4% | $1.6M |
| 7308.40 | Equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pitpropping | $68.3M | 6.7% | -45.4% | $7.9M |
| 7308.90 | Other | $905.1M | 89.4% | -26.7% | $70.2M |
| 7308.90.1000 | Lock-gates | $329K | 0.0% | -86.7% | $180K |
| 7308.90.9000 | Other | $904.7M | 100.0% | -26.6% | $70.0M |
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. 143 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 | $287.1M | 28.4% | -54.3% | 1 | $7.3M |
| 2 | United States | $199.4M | 19.7% | -26.9% | 2 | $29.5M |
| 3 | Japan | $120.6M | 11.9% | -16.9% | 3 | $9.6M |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | $55.1M | 5.4% | +231.2% | 9 | $3.2M |
| 5 | Philippines | $34.8M | 3.4% | +200.5% | 14 | $4.8M |
| 6 | Vietnam | $27.9M | 2.8% | -18.5% | 7 | $4.7M |
| 7 | Germany | $27.8M | 2.7% | -30.1% | 5 | $3.6M |
| 8 | China | $26.2M | 2.6% | -25.9% | 6 | $3.0M |
| 9 | Indonesia | $24.7M | 2.4% | +9.5% | 8 | $164K |
| 10 | Spain | $24.3M | 2.4% | +72.4% | 10 | $43K |
| 11 | India | $18.5M | 1.8% | +34.2% | 11 | $2.6M |
| 12 | Singapore | $18.4M | 1.8% | +63.0% | 15 | $1.0M |
| 13 | Thailand | $17.3M | 1.7% | +43.9% | 13 | $605K |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | $10.7M | 1.1% | -14.9% | 12 | $680K |
| 15 | Malaysia | $8.5M | 0.8% | +65.3% | 24 | $851K |
| 16 | Guam | $8.3M | 0.8% | +372.4% | 41 | $114K |
| 17 | Canada | $6.7M | 0.7% | -85.1% | 4 | $82K |
| 18 | Slovenia | $6.4M | 0.6% | +42,541% | 103 | $0 |
| 19 | Qatar | $6.0M | 0.6% | +91.5% | 29 | $1.7M |
| 20 | Türkiye | $5.7M | 0.6% | -46.2% | 17 | $7,563 |
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 | $79.7M | +10.4% | 23,644 t | $3.37 | $101.9M | 59,795 t |
| September 2026 | $100.2M | +18.9% | 26,693 t | $3.75 | $130.0M | 76,136 t |
| August 2026 | $106.3M | +22.0% | 28,550 t | $3.72 | $119.5M | 77,685 t |
| July 2026 | $145.0M | +83.2% | 42,819 t | $3.39 | $142.0M | 74,627 t |
| June 2026 | $108.7M | +63.6% | 32,917 t | $3.30 | $133.1M | 81,022 t |
| May 2026 | $82.2M | -41.5% | 27,547 t | $2.98 | $105.7M | 67,919 t |
| April 2026 | $76.4M | -58.4% | 25,064 t | $3.05 | $106.0M | 64,396 t |
| March 2026 | $60.1M | -60.3% | 22,119 t | $2.72 | $123.7M | 79,114 t |
| February 2026 | $56.2M | -38.7% | 16,778 t | $3.35 | $84.1M | 49,958 t |
| January 2026 | $61.5M | -70.0% | 23,350 t | $2.63 | $92.6M | 53,787 t |
| December 2025 | $60.4M | -60.6% | 22,697 t | $2.66 | $154.1M | 94,781 t |
| November 2025 | $75.3M | -43.6% | 22,442 t | $3.36 | $101.4M | 57,037 t |
| October 2025 | $72.2M | -61.0% | 23,692 t | $3.05 | $97.9M | 53,742 t |
| September 2025 | $84.3M | -54.7% | 27,735 t | $3.04 | $127.8M | 75,620 t |
| August 2025 | $87.2M | -40.1% | 23,781 t | $3.67 | $163.0M | 76,626 t |
| July 2025 | $79.1M | -31.8% | 17,253 t | $4.59 | $140.0M | 67,632 t |
| June 2025 | $66.4M | -59.3% | 18,879 t | $3.52 | $124.2M | 64,539 t |
| May 2025 | $140.4M | -28.8% | 38,176 t | $3.68 | $149.2M | 85,202 t |
| April 2025 | $183.6M | -15.0% | 55,891 t | $3.29 | $165.3M | 92,147 t |
| March 2025 | $151.3M | +3.2% | 53,479 t | $2.83 | $370.7M | 107,301 t |
| February 2025 | $91.8M | -33.5% | 37,490 t | $2.45 | $152.8M | 102,005 t |
| January 2025 | $205.1M | +58.6% | 54,922 t | $3.73 | $285.6M | 107,553 t |
| December 2024 | $153.1M | +31.1% | 37,493 t | $4.08 | $327.0M | 89,712 t |
| November 2024 | $133.6M | -2.5% | 32,901 t | $4.06 | $328.3M | 80,764 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.