Sprayers, spray guns and fire extinguishers: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8424 · 액체나 가루의 분사용ㆍ살포용ㆍ분무용 기기(수동식인지에 상관없다), 소화기(소화제를 충전한 것인지에 상관없다), 스프레이건과 이와 유사한 기기, 증기나 모래의 분사기와 이와 유사한 제트분사기 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $41.2 million of sprayers, spray guns and fire extinguishers (HS 8424), up 53.7% from September 2026 and up 37.6% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of sprayers, spray guns and fire extinguishers (HS 8424) totalled $418.8 million, down 12.3% from the 12 months before ($477.6 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($114.3 million, 27.3% of the total), followed by China and Japan.
That was 0.3% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 84 (machinery, boilers and computers) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $28.1 million (up 28.5% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $13.1 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8424: Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand-operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders; fire extinguishers, whether or not charged; spray guns and similar appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8424
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8424.10 | Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged | $53.8M | 12.8% | -0.7% | $5.0M |
| 8424.20 | Spray guns and similar appliances | $31.1M | 7.4% | -39.0% | $2.0M |
| 8424.20.1000 | Spray guns | $2.2M | 7.2% | +49.4% | $988K |
| 8424.20.2010 | Of robot type | $13.7M | 44.1% | -15.5% | $300K |
| 8424.20.2090 | Other | $4.6M | 14.7% | -64.4% | $487K |
| 8424.20.9000 | Other | $10.6M | 34.0% | -48.3% | $222K |
| 8424.30 | Steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines | $15.8M | 3.8% | -35.5% | $584K |
| 8424.30.1000 | Steam or sand blasting machines | $1.9M | 11.9% | -70.5% | $233K |
| 8424.30.2000 | High-pressure steam cleaners | $3.3M | 20.9% | -7.0% | $128K |
| 8424.30.9000 | Other | $10.6M | 67.2% | -27.1% | $223K |
| 8424.41 | Portable sprayers | $1.4M | 0.3% | -25.5% | $151K |
| 8424.49 | Other | $591K | 0.1% | -29.1% | $38K |
| 8424.49.1000 | Self-propelled sprayers | $151K | 25.5% | +312.7% | $0 |
| 8424.49.9000 | Other | $440K | 74.5% | -44.8% | $38K |
| 8424.82 | Agricultural or horticultural | $1.9M | 0.5% | -20.8% | $44K |
| 8424.89 | Other | $238.8M | 57.0% | -5.6% | $27.1M |
| 8424.89.1000 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductors | $12.8M | 5.3% | +104.3% | $1.8M |
| 8424.89.2000 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit substrates or printed circuits | $8.7M | 3.6% | +324.9% | $7.4M |
| 8424.89.9000 | Other | $217.4M | 91.0% | -11.2% | $18.0M |
| 8424.90 | Parts | $75.4M | 18.0% | -16.0% | $6.2M |
| 8424.90.1000 | Of fire extinguishers | $19.6M | 26.0% | -15.1% | $2.6M |
| 8424.90.2000 | Of spray guns | $3.0M | 3.9% | +0.4% | $272K |
| 8424.90.3000 | Of sprayers | $269K | 0.4% | +28.2% | $11K |
| 8424.90.9010 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductors | $1.5M | 1.9% | +110.6% | $97K |
| 8424.90.9020 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit substrates or printed circuits | $714K | 0.9% | +265.1% | $17K |
| 8424.90.9090 | Other | $50.4M | 66.8% | -19.6% | $3.3M |
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. 160 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 | $114.3M | 27.3% | -12.6% | 1 | $9.4M |
| 2 | China | $90.6M | 21.6% | -9.0% | 2 | $17.5M |
| 3 | Japan | $36.6M | 8.7% | -19.4% | 3 | $2.5M |
| 4 | Vietnam | $31.2M | 7.5% | +40.5% | 5 | $878K |
| 5 | India | $22.6M | 5.4% | -17.4% | 4 | $2.6M |
| 6 | Mexico | $14.5M | 3.5% | -34.8% | 6 | $1.2M |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | $9.4M | 2.2% | -11.1% | 9 | $216K |
| 8 | Taiwan | $8.9M | 2.1% | +10.8% | 11 | $558K |
| 9 | Malaysia | $7.9M | 1.9% | -53.5% | 7 | $153K |
| 10 | Brazil | $6.9M | 1.7% | +659.1% | 32 | $82K |
| 11 | Australia | $6.2M | 1.5% | +13.0% | 13 | $499K |
| 12 | Indonesia | $5.6M | 1.3% | -29.6% | 10 | $423K |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | $5.6M | 1.3% | -58.1% | 8 | $17K |
| 14 | Switzerland | $4.8M | 1.2% | +9.0% | 15 | $817K |
| 15 | Philippines | $4.6M | 1.1% | +50.6% | 19 | $173K |
| 16 | Spain | $3.5M | 0.8% | +58.0% | 24 | $439K |
| 17 | Canada | $3.5M | 0.8% | -27.7% | 14 | $293K |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | $2.9M | 0.7% | -21.8% | 16 | $82K |
| 19 | Türkiye | $2.8M | 0.7% | -54.6% | 12 | $223K |
| 20 | Slovenia | $2.4M | 0.6% | +26.8% | 28 | $238K |
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 | $41.2M | +37.6% | 2,302 t | $17.88 | $28.1M | 3,103 t |
| September 2026 | $26.8M | -17.4% | 1,773 t | $15.10 | $29.4M | 3,165 t |
| August 2026 | $36.0M | +27.2% | 2,393 t | $15.03 | $27.1M | 2,505 t |
| July 2026 | $38.3M | -22.5% | 2,844 t | $13.48 | $36.1M | 3,106 t |
| June 2026 | $36.4M | -18.5% | 2,408 t | $15.12 | $35.5M | 3,695 t |
| May 2026 | $28.5M | -21.3% | 2,119 t | $13.46 | $31.1M | 3,035 t |
| April 2026 | $38.7M | -15.1% | 2,240 t | $17.27 | $35.8M | 3,116 t |
| March 2026 | $33.6M | -18.6% | 2,204 t | $15.27 | $33.9M | 3,174 t |
| February 2026 | $30.2M | -2.9% | 1,816 t | $16.61 | $25.6M | 2,803 t |
| January 2026 | $29.1M | +7.0% | 2,330 t | $12.47 | $24.5M | 3,288 t |
| December 2025 | $45.0M | -12.9% | 2,478 t | $18.15 | $27.2M | 2,378 t |
| November 2025 | $35.1M | -41.5% | 1,869 t | $18.77 | $23.9M | 2,333 t |
| October 2025 | $29.9M | -42.9% | 2,135 t | $14.00 | $21.9M | 2,645 t |
| September 2025 | $32.4M | -32.9% | 2,625 t | $12.34 | $27.0M | 2,914 t |
| August 2025 | $28.3M | -33.4% | 1,950 t | $14.51 | $28.2M | 2,678 t |
| July 2025 | $49.4M | +3.1% | 2,996 t | $16.50 | $34.3M | 3,009 t |
| June 2025 | $44.7M | +12.3% | 2,818 t | $15.84 | $30.9M | 2,991 t |
| May 2025 | $36.2M | -5.6% | 2,452 t | $14.78 | $30.5M | 3,428 t |
| April 2025 | $45.6M | +28.3% | 2,801 t | $16.27 | $31.5M | 3,933 t |
| March 2025 | $41.3M | +12.9% | 2,700 t | $15.31 | $37.1M | 3,501 t |
| February 2025 | $31.1M | -31.1% | 2,389 t | $13.00 | $29.1M | 2,529 t |
| January 2025 | $27.1M | -35.1% | 2,062 t | $13.16 | $24.6M | 2,963 t |
| December 2024 | $51.6M | -8.0% | 3,619 t | $14.27 | $40.3M | 3,111 t |
| November 2024 | $59.9M | -42.7% | 3,268 t | $18.33 | $23.2M | 2,519 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.