Interchangeable tools for hand tools or machine tools: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8207 · 수공구용(동력작동식인지에 상관없다)이나 기계용 호환성 공구[예: 프레싱(pressing)용ㆍ스탬핑(stamping)용ㆍ펀칭(punching)용ㆍ태핑(tapping)용ㆍ드레딩(threading)용ㆍ드릴링(drilling)용ㆍ보링(boring)용ㆍ브로칭(broaching)용ㆍ밀링(milling)용ㆍ터닝(turning)용ㆍ스크루드라이빙(screw driving)용][금속의 인발(引拔)용이나 압출용 다이(die)와 착암용이나 굴착용 공구를 포함한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $128.7 million of interchangeable tools for hand tools or machine tools (HS 8207), down 4.3% from September 2026 and up 28.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of interchangeable tools for hand tools or machine tools (HS 8207) totalled $1.50 billion, up 34.7% from the 12 months before ($1.11 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($340.8 million, 22.7% of the total), followed by India and Mexico.
That was 65.5% 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 $39.1 million (up 41.1% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $89.5 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8207: Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8207
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8207.13 | With working part of cermets | $650K | 0.0% | +63.3% | $91K |
| 8207.19 | Other, including parts | $38.8M | 2.6% | -2.4% | $2.7M |
| 8207.19.1000 | With working part of other materials | $14.2M | 36.7% | -6.9% | $945K |
| 8207.19.9000 | Parts | $24.6M | 63.3% | +0.5% | $1.8M |
| 8207.20 | Dies for drawing or extruding metal | $17.7M | 1.2% | +16.8% | $1.1M |
| 8207.20.1000 | For drawing | $12.1M | 68.4% | +29.1% | $717K |
| 8207.20.2000 | For extruding | $5.6M | 31.6% | -3.2% | $416K |
| 8207.30 | Tools for pressing, stamping or punching | $933.5M | 62.2% | +49.0% | $75.6M |
| 8207.40 | Tools for tapping or threading | $51.9M | 3.5% | +21.3% | $4.9M |
| 8207.40.1000 | For tapping | $42.5M | 81.8% | +23.0% | $4.1M |
| 8207.40.2000 | For threading | $9.4M | 18.2% | +14.1% | $841K |
| 8207.50 | Tools for drilling, other than for rock drilling | $131.0M | 8.7% | +15.3% | $13.0M |
| 8207.50.1010 | Of high speed steel | $33.8M | 25.8% | +13.9% | $3.8M |
| 8207.50.1090 | Other | $74.6M | 56.9% | +20.7% | $7.6M |
| 8207.50.2000 | Brace bits | $304K | 0.2% | +196.9% | $20K |
| 8207.50.9000 | Other | $22.3M | 17.0% | +1.0% | $1.6M |
| 8207.60 | Tools for boring or broaching | $14.8M | 1.0% | +7.8% | $1.7M |
| 8207.60.1000 | Reamers | $8.5M | 57.7% | +21.6% | $1.4M |
| 8207.60.3000 | Broaches | $2.8M | 18.9% | -21.1% | $55K |
| 8207.60.9000 | Other | $3.5M | 23.5% | +9.7% | $310K |
| 8207.70 | Tools for milling | $238.6M | 15.9% | +27.9% | $23.0M |
| 8207.70.1000 | Gear cutters | $2.3M | 1.0% | -7.8% | $128K |
| 8207.70.2000 | Milling cutters | $214.3M | 89.8% | +29.3% | $20.3M |
| 8207.70.3000 | Gear cutting hobs | $5.9M | 2.5% | +6.6% | $713K |
| 8207.70.4000 | Rotary files | $41K | 0.0% | +10.3% | $41 |
| 8207.70.9000 | Other | $16.1M | 6.8% | +26.3% | $1.9M |
| 8207.80 | Tools for turning | $17.7M | 1.2% | +36.3% | $1.6M |
| 8207.80.1000 | Tools for lathes | $12.4M | 70.2% | +27.4% | $957K |
| 8207.80.9000 | Other | $5.3M | 29.8% | +63.1% | $640K |
| 8207.90 | Other interchangeable tools | $55.1M | 3.7% | -10.7% | $4.8M |
| 8207.90.1000 | Diamond tools | $26.6M | 48.4% | -1.2% | $2.5M |
| 8207.90.9000 | Other | $28.4M | 51.6% | -18.1% | $2.3M |
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. 155 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 | $340.8M | 22.7% | +61.4% | 1 | $23.8M |
| 2 | India | $256.5M | 17.1% | +48.4% | 2 | $44.2M |
| 3 | Mexico | $129.2M | 8.6% | +53.1% | 4 | $8.7M |
| 4 | China | $101.5M | 6.8% | +13.6% | 3 | $6.6M |
| 5 | Japan | $82.8M | 5.5% | +0.9% | 5 | $7.5M |
| 6 | Vietnam | $80.4M | 5.4% | +25.7% | 6 | $7.1M |
| 7 | Türkiye | $72.9M | 4.9% | +425.0% | 16 | $1.1M |
| 8 | Brazil | $53.0M | 3.5% | +508.8% | 21 | $688K |
| 9 | France | $44.6M | 3.0% | +0.1% | 7 | $2.9M |
| 10 | Germany | $39.8M | 2.7% | -9.2% | 8 | $3.1M |
| 11 | Czechia | $28.2M | 1.9% | -21.3% | 9 | $931K |
| 12 | Thailand | $22.3M | 1.5% | +3.2% | 11 | $2.0M |
| 13 | Canada | $21.6M | 1.4% | +69.1% | 17 | $898K |
| 14 | Malaysia | $21.0M | 1.4% | +106.0% | 19 | $1.4M |
| 15 | United Kingdom | $18.4M | 1.2% | +8.6% | 14 | $2.1M |
| 16 | Poland | $16.7M | 1.1% | -4.4% | 13 | $1.1M |
| 17 | Italy | $14.7M | 1.0% | +32.8% | 18 | $1.9M |
| 18 | Indonesia | $14.6M | 1.0% | -2.7% | 15 | $2.0M |
| 19 | Taiwan | $11.8M | 0.8% | +51.1% | 22 | $1.1M |
| 20 | Hungary | $11.7M | 0.8% | +58.2% | 23 | $866K |
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 | $128.7M | +28.9% | 7,334 t | $17.54 | $39.1M | 1,397 t |
| September 2026 | $134.5M | +52.6% | 8,088 t | $16.63 | $35.1M | 1,078 t |
| August 2026 | $114.7M | +59.9% | 7,098 t | $16.16 | $34.4M | 1,442 t |
| July 2026 | $176.3M | +39.9% | 12,829 t | $13.75 | $38.2M | 2,223 t |
| June 2026 | $122.2M | +13.5% | 7,918 t | $15.43 | $36.0M | 1,303 t |
| May 2026 | $141.9M | +82.7% | 9,157 t | $15.49 | $31.8M | 1,530 t |
| April 2026 | $132.8M | +17.3% | 8,069 t | $16.46 | $35.2M | 1,531 t |
| March 2026 | $118.0M | +28.1% | 8,112 t | $14.55 | $32.3M | 1,310 t |
| February 2026 | $102.9M | +11.1% | 6,617 t | $15.54 | $25.0M | 1,343 t |
| January 2026 | $90.6M | +13.2% | 4,844 t | $18.71 | $27.7M | 1,534 t |
| December 2025 | $144.1M | +73.0% | 10,414 t | $13.84 | $33.9M | 1,832 t |
| November 2025 | $93.2M | +15.2% | 5,265 t | $17.69 | $27.2M | 1,346 t |
| October 2025 | $99.8M | +4.1% | 5,993 t | $16.65 | $27.7M | 1,663 t |
| September 2025 | $88.2M | +12.9% | 5,593 t | $15.76 | $31.1M | 1,467 t |
| August 2025 | $71.7M | -32.2% | 4,089 t | $17.54 | $23.2M | 1,129 t |
| July 2025 | $126.0M | -16.9% | 7,863 t | $16.03 | $28.7M | 1,183 t |
| June 2025 | $107.7M | -10.6% | 6,809 t | $15.82 | $27.3M | 1,381 t |
| May 2025 | $77.7M | -10.2% | 3,982 t | $19.51 | $30.4M | 2,192 t |
| April 2025 | $113.3M | +8.5% | 7,852 t | $14.42 | $31.3M | 1,585 t |
| March 2025 | $92.1M | -20.4% | 5,577 t | $16.51 | $26.6M | 1,000 t |
| February 2025 | $92.6M | -19.7% | 5,237 t | $17.68 | $22.9M | 984 t |
| January 2025 | $80.1M | -20.8% | 4,905 t | $16.33 | $23.7M | 1,557 t |
| December 2024 | $83.3M | -33.8% | 4,911 t | $16.96 | $30.3M | 1,915 t |
| November 2024 | $80.9M | -19.4% | 5,494 t | $14.72 | $26.8M | 1,352 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.