Hand tools, the following : spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8201 · 수공구에 해당하는 것 중 가래ㆍ삽ㆍ곡괭이ㆍ픽스(picks)ㆍ괭이ㆍ포크와 쇠스랑, 도끼ㆍ빌훅(bill hook)과 이와 유사한 절단용 공구, 각종 전지가위, 낫ㆍ초절기(草切機)ㆍ울타리 전단기(剪斷機)ㆍ제재(製材)용 쐐기와 그 밖의 농업용ㆍ원예용ㆍ임업용 공구 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $197,607 of hand tools, the following : spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, etc. (HS 8201), up 84.5% from September 2026 and up 60.5% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of hand tools, the following : spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, etc. (HS 8201) totalled $1.8 million, down 1.5% from the 12 months before ($1.9 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($430,090, 23.3% of the total), followed by Liberia and Peru.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 82 (tools and cutlery of base metal) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.3 million (down 1.4% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.1 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8201: Hand tools, the following : spades, shovels, mattocks, picks, hoes, forks and rakes; axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools; secateurs and pruners of any kind; scythes, sickles, hay knives, hedge shears, timber wedges and other tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8201
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8201.10 | Spades and shovels | $540K | 29.3% | -9.6% | $134K |
| 8201.30 | Mattocks, picks, hoes and rakes | $61K | 3.3% | +171.1% | $19K |
| 8201.40 | Axes, bill hooks and similar hewing tools | $33K | 1.8% | -6.9% | $1,467 |
| 8201.50 | Secateurs and similar one-handed pruners and shears (including poultry shears) | $449K | 24.3% | -30.4% | $9,888 |
| 8201.60 | Hedge shears, two-handed pruning shears and similar two-handed shears | $28K | 1.5% | -73.8% | $0 |
| 8201.90 | Other hand tools of a kind used in agriculture, horticulture or forestry | $733K | 39.8% | +57.8% | $33K |
| 8201.90.1000 | Scythes and sickles | $19K | 2.6% | – | $0 |
| 8201.90.9000 | Other | $715K | 97.4% | +55.8% | $33K |
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. 73 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 | United States | $430K | 23.3% | -0.1% | 1 | $8,353 |
| 2 | Liberia | $248K | 13.4% | – | – | $85K |
| 3 | Peru | $149K | 8.1% | – | 20 | $0 |
| 4 | Vietnam | $140K | 7.6% | +42.3% | 7 | $49 |
| 5 | Spain | $138K | 7.5% | +4.0% | 6 | $0 |
| 6 | China | $108K | 5.8% | -25.8% | 4 | $11K |
| 7 | Türkiye | $82K | 4.4% | +190.7% | 12 | $0 |
| 8 | Guinea | $81K | 4.4% | -65.8% | 3 | $0 |
| 9 | Senegal | $77K | 4.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 10 | Japan | $61K | 3.3% | -17.5% | 8 | $7,444 |
| 11 | Russia | $58K | 3.2% | -59.8% | 5 | $46K |
| 12 | Italy | $47K | 2.5% | – | – | $23K |
| 13 | Netherlands | $22K | 1.2% | – | 45 | $0 |
| 14 | Canada | $21K | 1.1% | – | 33 | $0 |
| 15 | Mongolia | $18K | 1.0% | -12.4% | 13 | $1,729 |
| 16 | Taiwan | $17K | 0.9% | +50.6% | 16 | $7,140 |
| 17 | Australia | $16K | 0.8% | +51.1% | 18 | $2,419 |
| 18 | India | $15K | 0.8% | +35.6% | 17 | $3,406 |
| 19 | French Polynesia | $13K | 0.7% | – | 27 | $0 |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | $12K | 0.6% | – | 48 | $31 |
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 | $198K | +60.5% | 38.1 t | $5.19 | $1.3M | 318 t |
| September 2026 | $107K | -54.4% | 15.5 t | $6.93 | $1.4M | 381 t |
| August 2026 | $142K | +147.2% | 22.6 t | $6.30 | $955K | 226 t |
| July 2026 | $149K | +213.6% | 6.3 t | $23.72 | $1.2M | 294 t |
| June 2026 | $179K | +164.3% | 25.3 t | $7.09 | $1.6M | 433 t |
| May 2026 | $131K | -22.6% | 24.8 t | $5.26 | $1.4M | 379 t |
| April 2026 | $177K | +249.2% | 29.0 t | $6.08 | $1.6M | 467 t |
| March 2026 | $146K | -37.4% | 26.3 t | $5.56 | $1.1M | 286 t |
| February 2026 | $60K | -67.8% | 2.5 t | $23.81 | $1.5M | 359 t |
| January 2026 | $133K | -16.5% | 24.1 t | $5.53 | $926K | 308 t |
| December 2025 | $290K | +283.7% | 29.5 t | $9.83 | $1.5M | 393 t |
| November 2025 | $131K | -71.8% | 15.1 t | $8.70 | $1.2M | 364 t |
| October 2025 | $123K | +39.5% | 16.6 t | $7.42 | $1.3M | 304 t |
| September 2025 | $235K | +50.1% | 33.2 t | $7.06 | $1.1M | 283 t |
| August 2025 | $57K | -68.8% | 4.2 t | $13.53 | $976K | 263 t |
| July 2025 | $48K | -45.1% | 3.3 t | $14.63 | $1.5M | 390 t |
| June 2025 | $68K | -54.3% | 2.4 t | $27.85 | $1.1M | 294 t |
| May 2025 | $169K | +40.3% | 26.7 t | $6.32 | $1.9M | 525 t |
| April 2025 | $51K | -70.5% | 3.1 t | $16.22 | $1.8M | 506 t |
| March 2025 | $233K | +65.5% | 27.5 t | $8.49 | $1.3M | 388 t |
| February 2025 | $188K | +64.9% | 52.7 t | $3.56 | $1.2M | 239 t |
| January 2025 | $159K | +36.7% | 30.5 t | $5.23 | $1.2M | 332 t |
| December 2024 | $76K | -59.8% | 7.6 t | $9.94 | $1.3M | 378 t |
| November 2024 | $465K | +91.8% | 31.0 t | $15.02 | $1.1M | 267 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.