Hand tools, not elsewhere specified or included, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8205 · 수공구(유리 가공용 다이아몬드공구를 포함하며 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다), 블로램프(blow lamp), 공작기계 또는 워터제트 절단기의 부분품ㆍ부속품 외의 바이스(vice)ㆍ클램프(clamp)와 이와 유사한 것, 모루, 휴대용 화덕, 프레임을 갖춘 수동식이나 페달식 그라인딩휠(grinding wheel) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $4.9 million of hand tools, not elsewhere specified or included, etc. (HS 8205), up 1.2% from September 2026 and up 46.3% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of hand tools, not elsewhere specified or included, etc. (HS 8205) totalled $50.5 million, down 0.1% from the 12 months before ($50.6 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($11.9 million, 23.6% of the total), followed by Vietnam and China.
That was 2.2% 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 $9.6 million (up 23.9% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $4.7 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8205: Hand tools (including glaziers' diamonds), not elsewhere specified or included; blow lamps; vices, clamps and the like, other than accessories for and parts of, machine-tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8205
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8205.10 | Drilling, threading or tapping tools | $4.5M | 8.8% | +16.1% | $392K |
| 8205.10.1000 | For drilling | $3.3M | 72.9% | +46.9% | $214K |
| 8205.10.9000 | Other | $1.2M | 27.1% | -25.7% | $178K |
| 8205.20 | Hammers and sledge hammers | $286K | 0.6% | +3.2% | $25K |
| 8205.30 | Planes, chisels, gouges and similar cutting tools for working wood | $46K | 0.1% | -46.6% | $7,875 |
| 8205.40 | Screwdrivers | $761K | 1.5% | -5.7% | $110K |
| 8205.51 | Household tools | $2.8M | 5.4% | +1.3% | $179K |
| 8205.59 | Other | $27.6M | 54.7% | +24.1% | $3.0M |
| 8205.59.1000 | Glaziers' diamond | $107K | 0.4% | +149.1% | $10K |
| 8205.59.3000 | Grease guns | $55K | 0.2% | -6.5% | $841 |
| 8205.59.9000 | Other | $27.5M | 99.4% | +23.9% | $3.0M |
| 8205.60 | Blow lamps | $1.2M | 2.3% | +35.4% | $34K |
| 8205.70 | Vices, clamps and the like | $5.4M | 10.7% | -47.3% | $305K |
| 8205.70.1000 | Vices | $314K | 5.8% | -14.0% | $16K |
| 8205.70.2000 | Clamps | $3.0M | 55.8% | -16.6% | $167K |
| 8205.70.9000 | Other | $2.1M | 38.4% | -66.9% | $122K |
| 8205.90 | Other, including sets of articles of two or more subheadings of this heading | $8.0M | 15.9% | -15.4% | $896K |
| 8205.90.3000 | Sets of articles of two or more subheadings of this heading | $230K | 2.9% | -42.5% | $4,082 |
| 8205.90.9000 | Other | $7.8M | 97.1% | -14.2% | $892K |
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. 153 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 | $11.9M | 23.6% | +26.7% | 1 | $694K |
| 2 | Vietnam | $5.5M | 10.9% | +11.7% | 3 | $513K |
| 3 | China | $4.8M | 9.5% | +31.1% | 4 | $1.7M |
| 4 | Malaysia | $2.4M | 4.8% | +153.1% | 13 | $135K |
| 5 | Japan | $2.0M | 4.0% | -72.4% | 2 | $96K |
| 6 | Indonesia | $1.9M | 3.8% | +122.1% | 17 | $154K |
| 7 | India | $1.8M | 3.6% | +71.0% | 12 | $250K |
| 8 | United Kingdom | $1.7M | 3.4% | +36.8% | 10 | $122K |
| 9 | Philippines | $1.5M | 3.0% | -24.8% | 5 | $105K |
| 10 | Germany | $1.3M | 2.7% | -18.1% | 8 | $52K |
| 11 | Taiwan | $1.1M | 2.2% | -5.2% | 11 | $65K |
| 12 | Thailand | $1.1M | 2.2% | +173.4% | 22 | $113K |
| 13 | Mexico | $1.0M | 2.0% | +35.3% | 19 | $116K |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | $1.0M | 2.0% | -20.0% | 9 | $109K |
| 15 | Canada | $999K | 2.0% | +185.0% | 23 | $38K |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | $909K | 1.8% | -47.0% | 7 | $85K |
| 17 | Netherlands | $864K | 1.7% | -8.0% | 14 | $126K |
| 18 | Türkiye | $649K | 1.3% | +56.0% | 21 | $34K |
| 19 | Singapore | $535K | 1.1% | +109.7% | 28 | $19K |
| 20 | France | $490K | 1.0% | -47.1% | 15 | $43K |
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 | $4.9M | +46.3% | 130 t | $37.92 | $9.6M | 723 t |
| September 2026 | $4.9M | +12.9% | 266 t | $18.30 | $8.5M | 740 t |
| August 2026 | $3.4M | -28.0% | 95.4 t | $35.52 | $9.6M | 658 t |
| July 2026 | $5.7M | -19.0% | 116 t | $49.67 | $11.5M | 621 t |
| June 2026 | $3.4M | -26.5% | 104 t | $33.09 | $8.7M | 780 t |
| May 2026 | $3.4M | -29.8% | 99.5 t | $34.28 | $8.2M | 811 t |
| April 2026 | $4.7M | +28.0% | 215 t | $21.70 | $8.2M | 821 t |
| March 2026 | $3.8M | -8.9% | 222 t | $17.20 | $7.1M | 554 t |
| February 2026 | $3.9M | +20.0% | 142 t | $27.65 | $7.4M | 677 t |
| January 2026 | $3.9M | +28.4% | 159 t | $24.80 | $8.3M | 832 t |
| December 2025 | $4.9M | +31.3% | 209 t | $23.46 | $11.2M | 915 t |
| November 2025 | $3.5M | -4.4% | 133 t | $26.00 | $8.0M | 751 t |
| October 2025 | $3.4M | -27.2% | 140 t | $24.02 | $7.8M | 626 t |
| September 2025 | $4.3M | -68.3% | 251 t | $17.23 | $8.2M | 778 t |
| August 2025 | $4.7M | +21.0% | 148 t | $31.89 | $8.7M | 633 t |
| July 2025 | $7.1M | +42.6% | 290 t | $24.44 | $9.0M | 765 t |
| June 2025 | $4.7M | +16.1% | 227 t | $20.64 | $9.3M | 665 t |
| May 2025 | $4.9M | +6.7% | 199 t | $24.37 | $7.8M | 728 t |
| April 2025 | $3.7M | -3.8% | 151 t | $24.22 | $9.9M | 831 t |
| March 2025 | $4.2M | +22.4% | 226 t | $18.61 | $7.9M | 672 t |
| February 2025 | $3.3M | -20.0% | 124 t | $26.44 | $6.7M | 486 t |
| January 2025 | $3.1M | -23.5% | 179 t | $17.12 | $7.2M | 760 t |
| December 2024 | $3.7M | -4.7% | 159 t | $23.48 | $8.8M | 827 t |
| November 2024 | $3.6M | +16.4% | 170 t | $21.25 | $7.5M | 678 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.