Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8436 · 그 밖의 농업용ㆍ원예용ㆍ임업용ㆍ가금(家禽) 사육용ㆍ양봉용 기계(기계장치나 가열장치를 갖춘 발아용 기기를 포함한다)와 가금(家禽)의 부란기와 양육기 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.7 million of other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, etc. (HS 8436), down 6.4% from September 2026 and up 7.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, etc. (HS 8436) totalled $21.6 million, up 14.2% from the 12 months before ($18.9 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($5.1 million, 23.6% of the total), followed by Canada and Japan.
That was 0.0% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 84 (machinery, boilers and computers) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $9.1 million (up 17.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $7.4 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8436: Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry-keeping or bee-keeping machinery, including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment; poultry incubators and brooders.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8436
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8436.10 | Machinery for preparing animal feeding stuffs | $169K | 0.8% | -19.0% | $0 |
| 8436.10.1000 | Feed cutter | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8436.10.2000 | Feed grinder, mill or crusher | $2,500 | 1.5% | – | $0 |
| 8436.10.3000 | Feed mixer | $56K | 33.1% | -58.5% | $0 |
| 8436.10.9000 | Other | $111K | 65.4% | +66.6% | $0 |
| 8436.21 | Poultry incubators and brooders | $3.0M | 13.9% | -17.1% | $143K |
| 8436.21.1000 | Incubators | $2.9M | 97.4% | -15.5% | $140K |
| 8436.21.9000 | Other | $76K | 2.6% | -52.4% | $3,200 |
| 8436.29 | Other | $51K | 0.2% | +160.1% | $0 |
| 8436.80 | Other machinery | $7.0M | 32.5% | -15.9% | $714K |
| 8436.91 | Of poultry-keeping machinery or poultry incubators and brooders | $980K | 4.5% | +53.4% | $76K |
| 8436.99 | Other | $10.4M | 48.1% | +70.4% | $731K |
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. 85 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 | $5.1M | 23.6% | -16.6% | 1 | $253K |
| 2 | Canada | $4.9M | 22.7% | +1,216% | 10 | $334K |
| 3 | Japan | $3.8M | 17.5% | +54.3% | 2 | $316K |
| 4 | Poland | $1.2M | 5.7% | -18.3% | 4 | $260K |
| 5 | China | $1.1M | 5.3% | -25.4% | 3 | $6,814 |
| 6 | New Zealand | $546K | 2.5% | -59.5% | 5 | $6,661 |
| 7 | Philippines | $513K | 2.4% | +153.9% | 16 | $49K |
| 8 | Vietnam | $466K | 2.2% | -4.8% | 6 | $11K |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | $368K | 1.7% | +870.1% | 38 | $0 |
| 10 | Malaysia | $334K | 1.5% | +368.7% | 30 | $168K |
| 11 | Australia | $250K | 1.2% | +49.8% | 18 | $66K |
| 12 | Türkiye | $248K | 1.1% | +4.7% | 14 | $0 |
| 13 | Portugal | $243K | 1.1% | -25.1% | 11 | $40K |
| 14 | Taiwan | $232K | 1.1% | +29.6% | 17 | $25K |
| 15 | Russia | $214K | 1.0% | +117.1% | 26 | $0 |
| 16 | Thailand | $176K | 0.8% | +36.1% | 19 | $0 |
| 17 | Germany | $175K | 0.8% | -44.7% | 13 | $277 |
| 18 | India | $175K | 0.8% | -59.6% | 7 | $0 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | $141K | 0.7% | -65.7% | 8 | $4,335 |
| 20 | Colombia | $119K | 0.6% | -70.2% | 9 | $0 |
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 | $1.7M | +7.4% | 239 t | $6.96 | $9.1M | 2,073 t |
| September 2026 | $1.8M | -2.4% | 299 t | $5.94 | $8.1M | 1,821 t |
| August 2026 | $1.5M | +48.1% | 273 t | $5.39 | $7.8M | 1,856 t |
| July 2026 | $1.8M | +16.8% | 324 t | $5.58 | $10.1M | 2,006 t |
| June 2026 | $2.6M | +30.5% | 499 t | $5.26 | $11.4M | 2,154 t |
| May 2026 | $1.6M | +22.9% | 342 t | $4.54 | $9.2M | 2,049 t |
| April 2026 | $2.6M | +54.6% | 451 t | $5.83 | $9.3M | 2,140 t |
| March 2026 | $1.4M | -7.4% | 186 t | $7.37 | $8.5M | 1,489 t |
| February 2026 | $1.5M | -16.4% | 169 t | $8.63 | $9.0M | 1,848 t |
| January 2026 | $2.4M | +80.1% | 287 t | $8.25 | $5.4M | 1,097 t |
| December 2025 | $1.5M | -13.4% | 198 t | $7.40 | $9.3M | 1,566 t |
| November 2025 | $1.4M | -21.8% | 233 t | $6.02 | $6.0M | 1,421 t |
| October 2025 | $1.5M | -23.3% | 200 t | $7.75 | $7.7M | 1,739 t |
| September 2025 | $1.8M | +41.0% | 181 t | $10.05 | $7.6M | 1,580 t |
| August 2025 | $994K | -29.4% | 132 t | $7.50 | $9.7M | 1,054 t |
| July 2025 | $1.5M | +8.9% | 229 t | $6.75 | $8.0M | 1,370 t |
| June 2025 | $2.0M | -4.1% | 210 t | $9.58 | $6.0M | 944 t |
| May 2025 | $1.3M | -13.5% | 162 t | $7.80 | $5.6M | 838 t |
| April 2025 | $1.7M | +12.8% | 192 t | $8.85 | $6.3M | 999 t |
| March 2025 | $1.5M | -13.7% | 175 t | $8.45 | $5.5M | 477 t |
| February 2025 | $1.7M | +31.5% | 192 t | $9.12 | $3.5M | 586 t |
| January 2025 | $1.3M | -28.5% | 187 t | $7.03 | $3.8M | 639 t |
| December 2024 | $1.7M | -20.1% | 213 t | $7.93 | $4.9M | 791 t |
| November 2024 | $1.8M | +5.4% | 153 t | $11.75 | $6.0M | 912 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.