Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8439 · 섬유소 펄프의 제조용 기계와 종이ㆍ판지의 제조용이나 완성가공용 기계 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.8 million of machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making, etc. (HS 8439), down 21.0% from September 2026 and up 31.8% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making, etc. (HS 8439) totalled $22.9 million, down 3.0% from the 12 months before ($23.6 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($5.1 million, 22.2% of the total), followed by Japan and China.
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 $3.0 million (down 45.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.3 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8439: Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8439
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8439.10 | Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material | $300K | 1.3% | -55.5% | $0 |
| 8439.20 | Machinery for making paper or paperboard | $866K | 3.8% | -77.4% | $256K |
| 8439.20.1000 | Machines for forming paper | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8439.20.2000 | Paper making machine | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 8439.20.9000 | Other | $866K | 100.0% | +6,559% | $256K |
| 8439.30 | Machinery for finishing paper or paperboard | $1.1M | 4.6% | +353.2% | $0 |
| 8439.30.1000 | Reeling machines | $507K | 47.9% | +745.6% | $0 |
| 8439.30.2000 | Machines for working surface | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8439.30.3000 | Machines for impregnating paper or paperboard | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8439.30.9000 | Other | $552K | 52.1% | +217.9% | $0 |
| 8439.91 | Of machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material | $3.5M | 15.5% | -31.8% | $190K |
| 8439.99 | Other | $17.1M | 74.8% | +25.3% | $1.3M |
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. 48 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 | 22.2% | +9.6% | 1 | $354K |
| 2 | Japan | $4.0M | 17.4% | +7.1% | 3 | $240K |
| 3 | China | $2.9M | 12.7% | +363.4% | 9 | $270K |
| 4 | Indonesia | $1.7M | 7.3% | -53.0% | 4 | $207K |
| 5 | Thailand | $1.6M | 7.0% | +255.1% | 11 | $409K |
| 6 | India | $1.2M | 5.2% | -25.1% | 5 | $65K |
| 7 | Russia | $966K | 4.2% | +47.4% | 8 | $0 |
| 8 | Italy | $886K | 3.9% | +34.3% | 7 | $36K |
| 9 | Vietnam | $582K | 2.5% | +110.0% | 13 | $0 |
| 10 | Australia | $533K | 2.3% | +12.1% | 10 | $11K |
| 11 | Finland | $522K | 2.3% | +121.5% | 15 | $0 |
| 12 | Germany | $450K | 2.0% | +730.3% | 28 | $35K |
| 13 | Taiwan | $364K | 1.6% | +40.8% | 14 | $0 |
| 14 | Bangladesh | $360K | 1.6% | -90.6% | 2 | $0 |
| 15 | New Zealand | $303K | 1.3% | +588.4% | 29 | $0 |
| 16 | Philippines | $212K | 0.9% | -30.2% | 12 | $5,477 |
| 17 | Singapore | $197K | 0.9% | +207.6% | 25 | $0 |
| 18 | Canada | $197K | 0.9% | -72.4% | 6 | $30K |
| 19 | Malaysia | $182K | 0.8% | -11.9% | 17 | $29K |
| 20 | South Africa | $108K | 0.5% | -49.8% | 16 | $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 | $1.8M | +31.8% | 124 t | $14.11 | $3.0M | 205 t |
| September 2026 | $2.2M | +62.3% | 122 t | $18.13 | $4.9M | 240 t |
| August 2026 | $2.0M | +23.5% | 139 t | $14.42 | $5.0M | 145 t |
| July 2026 | $2.6M | +4.2% | 183 t | $14.05 | $12.8M | 642 t |
| June 2026 | $2.0M | -42.2% | 137 t | $14.56 | $3.9M | 130 t |
| May 2026 | $1.6M | -33.9% | 111 t | $14.59 | $4.0M | 146 t |
| April 2026 | $2.1M | -15.2% | 162 t | $12.76 | $3.7M | 247 t |
| March 2026 | $1.5M | +10.0% | 91.9 t | $16.83 | $3.4M | 86.4 t |
| February 2026 | $1.2M | -54.9% | 71.3 t | $16.56 | $3.5M | 177 t |
| January 2026 | $2.7M | +93.0% | 143 t | $18.91 | $3.8M | 103 t |
| December 2025 | $1.7M | +5.7% | 104 t | $15.89 | $5.3M | 205 t |
| November 2025 | $1.6M | +6.0% | 97.4 t | $16.36 | $10.9M | 192 t |
| October 2025 | $1.3M | -57.7% | 68.0 t | $19.51 | $5.6M | 172 t |
| September 2025 | $1.4M | -14.1% | 87.3 t | $15.62 | $11.2M | 621 t |
| August 2025 | $1.6M | +16.9% | 191 t | $8.47 | $7.3M | 231 t |
| July 2025 | $2.5M | +17.8% | 400 t | $6.17 | $4.2M | 92.3 t |
| June 2025 | $3.4M | +118.7% | 994 t | $3.47 | $5.7M | 182 t |
| May 2025 | $2.4M | +7.9% | 356 t | $6.85 | $2.2M | 55.5 t |
| April 2025 | $2.4M | -58.7% | 212 t | $11.51 | $6.2M | 326 t |
| March 2025 | $1.4M | -18.0% | 83.5 t | $16.84 | $4.4M | 199 t |
| February 2025 | $2.6M | +68.8% | 143 t | $18.25 | $4.8M | 257 t |
| January 2025 | $1.4M | -36.1% | 68.2 t | $20.50 | $5.2M | 179 t |
| December 2024 | $1.6M | +8.3% | 113 t | $13.88 | $12.6M | 412 t |
| November 2024 | $1.5M | -17.8% | 84.0 t | $17.90 | $6.1M | 240 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.