Dishwashers and packaging, filling or labelling machinery: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8422 · 접시세척기, 병이나 그 밖의 용기의 세정용이나 건조용 기계, 병ㆍ깡통ㆍ상자ㆍ자루ㆍ그 밖의 용기의 충전용ㆍ봉함용ㆍ실링(sealing)용ㆍ레이블 부착용 기계, 병ㆍ단지ㆍ통과 이와 유사한 용기의 캡슐 부착(capsuling)용 기계, 그 밖의 포장기계(열수축 포장기계를 포함한다), 음료용 탄산가스 주입기 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $60.0 million of dishwashers and packaging, filling or labelling machinery (HS 8422), down 1.1% from September 2026 and up 19.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of dishwashers and packaging, filling or labelling machinery (HS 8422) totalled $726.2 million, down 1.0% from the 12 months before ($733.8 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($228.2 million, 31.4% of the total), followed by Canada and India.
That was 0.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 84 (machinery, boilers and computers) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $36.4 million (up 5.1% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $23.6 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8422: Dish washing machines; machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers; machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers; machinery for capsuling bottles, jars, tubes and similar containers; other packing or wrapping machinery (including heat-shrink wrapping machinery); machinery for aerating beverages.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8422
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8422.11 | Of the household type | $380.8M | 52.4% | -9.2% | $29.6M |
| 8422.19 | Other | $6.6M | 0.9% | +15.2% | $381K |
| 8422.20 | Machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers | $3.2M | 0.4% | -23.5% | $30K |
| 8422.30 | Machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers; machinery for capsu | $131.3M | 18.1% | -2.9% | $11.3M |
| 8422.30.1000 | Machinery for filling bottles or other containers | $40.1M | 30.6% | +1.9% | $3.9M |
| 8422.30.2000 | Machinery for closing or sealing bottles or other containers | $5.1M | 3.9% | -38.4% | $451K |
| 8422.30.3000 | Machinery for capsuling or labelling bottles or other containers | $18.4M | 14.0% | +151.0% | $4.5M |
| 8422.30.4000 | Machinery for aerating beverages | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8422.30.9000 | Other | $67.7M | 51.5% | -15.7% | $2.5M |
| 8422.40 | Other packing or wrapping machinery (including heat-shrink wrapping machinery) | $155.0M | 21.3% | +17.2% | $13.6M |
| 8422.40.4000 | Heat shrink wrapping machinery | $4.4M | 2.8% | +92.2% | $257K |
| 8422.40.9010 | Automatic wrapping machinery | $86.2M | 55.6% | +5.9% | $5.1M |
| 8422.40.9020 | Automatic pack tiers | $1.0M | 0.7% | +9.2% | $106K |
| 8422.40.9030 | Vacuum packers | $6.5M | 4.2% | +64.0% | $965K |
| 8422.40.9090 | Other | $56.9M | 36.7% | +30.2% | $7.1M |
| 8422.90 | Parts | $49.3M | 6.8% | +33.0% | $5.1M |
| 8422.90.1000 | Of dish washing machines | $12.0M | 24.3% | +100.6% | $1.7M |
| 8422.90.2000 | Of other packing or wrapping machinery | $23.9M | 48.6% | +32.2% | $2.1M |
| 8422.90.9000 | Other | $13.4M | 27.1% | +3.0% | $1.2M |
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. 144 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 | $228.2M | 31.4% | -29.7% | 1 | $13.2M |
| 2 | Canada | $63.5M | 8.7% | +6.8% | 2 | $7.8M |
| 3 | India | $37.1M | 5.1% | +25.2% | 4 | $606K |
| 4 | Vietnam | $35.3M | 4.9% | +72.6% | 6 | $3.3M |
| 5 | China | $34.9M | 4.8% | +14.4% | 3 | $3.6M |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | $25.4M | 3.5% | -3.7% | 5 | $2.3M |
| 7 | Hungary | $23.2M | 3.2% | +596.6% | 29 | $8.3M |
| 8 | Türkiye | $20.9M | 2.9% | +257.7% | 22 | $3.1M |
| 9 | Australia | $20.4M | 2.8% | +2.5% | 7 | $1.4M |
| 10 | Russia | $16.6M | 2.3% | +48.7% | 13 | $458K |
| 11 | Indonesia | $16.0M | 2.2% | +11.2% | 8 | $870K |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | $14.5M | 2.0% | +54.4% | 16 | $1.5M |
| 13 | Spain | $12.6M | 1.7% | +14.9% | 14 | $1.3M |
| 14 | Japan | $12.3M | 1.7% | +5.4% | 12 | $592K |
| 15 | Mexico | $11.8M | 1.6% | +14.5% | 15 | $631K |
| 16 | Bangladesh | $10.7M | 1.5% | -23.4% | 9 | $1.3M |
| 17 | Thailand | $10.1M | 1.4% | +23.2% | 18 | $605K |
| 18 | Taiwan | $8.3M | 1.1% | +24.9% | 20 | $491K |
| 19 | Morocco | $8.1M | 1.1% | +48.5% | 23 | $830K |
| 20 | Egypt | $7.0M | 1.0% | +98.8% | 26 | $16K |
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 | $60.0M | +19.1% | 4,434 t | $13.53 | $36.4M | 1,672 t |
| September 2026 | $60.7M | +3.5% | 5,106 t | $11.88 | $28.7M | 1,726 t |
| August 2026 | $48.0M | -10.8% | 3,792 t | $12.67 | $77.3M | 2,819 t |
| July 2026 | $74.4M | +36.8% | 5,902 t | $12.60 | $48.3M | 1,621 t |
| June 2026 | $50.4M | -30.5% | 4,900 t | $10.28 | $31.7M | 1,645 t |
| May 2026 | $49.8M | -31.8% | 4,437 t | $11.23 | $31.2M | 1,580 t |
| April 2026 | $56.8M | -22.8% | 4,756 t | $11.95 | $29.3M | 1,455 t |
| March 2026 | $77.3M | +6.8% | 6,764 t | $11.42 | $59.3M | 1,932 t |
| February 2026 | $58.2M | -15.7% | 4,660 t | $12.49 | $33.8M | 1,524 t |
| January 2026 | $51.3M | +18.9% | 4,635 t | $11.06 | $30.2M | 1,432 t |
| December 2025 | $76.3M | +32.6% | 5,530 t | $13.79 | $62.0M | 2,146 t |
| November 2025 | $63.1M | +14.1% | 4,954 t | $12.74 | $51.8M | 1,535 t |
| October 2025 | $50.4M | -8.2% | 4,633 t | $10.87 | $34.7M | 1,308 t |
| September 2025 | $58.6M | +9.5% | 5,497 t | $10.66 | $34.2M | 1,747 t |
| August 2025 | $53.8M | -18.6% | 4,541 t | $11.86 | $37.1M | 1,599 t |
| July 2025 | $54.4M | -31.7% | 5,187 t | $10.48 | $40.9M | 1,656 t |
| June 2025 | $72.5M | +31.0% | 6,328 t | $11.46 | $32.5M | 1,421 t |
| May 2025 | $73.1M | +12.1% | 5,134 t | $14.24 | $27.3M | 1,336 t |
| April 2025 | $73.6M | +14.2% | 5,849 t | $12.59 | $28.3M | 1,547 t |
| March 2025 | $72.3M | +0.3% | 5,553 t | $13.02 | $43.4M | 1,475 t |
| February 2025 | $69.1M | +23.9% | 5,523 t | $12.50 | $43.9M | 1,513 t |
| January 2025 | $43.1M | -4.9% | 4,462 t | $9.66 | $39.1M | 1,817 t |
| December 2024 | $57.5M | +19.5% | 4,326 t | $13.30 | $31.5M | 1,663 t |
| November 2024 | $55.3M | -16.7% | 4,681 t | $11.82 | $25.5M | 1,318 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.