Machines for preparing textile fibres, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8445 · 방적준비기계, 방적기ㆍ합사기(合絲機)ㆍ연사기(撚絲機)와 그 밖의 방직사 제조기계, 권사기(捲絲機)[위권기(緯捲機)를 포함한다]와 제8446호나 제8447호의 기계에 사용되는 방직사를 제조하는 기계와 준비기계 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.5 million of machines for preparing textile fibres, etc. (HS 8445), up 137.0% from September 2026 and up 229.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of machines for preparing textile fibres, etc. (HS 8445) totalled $19.9 million, down 44.4% from the 12 months before ($35.7 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Türkiye ($4.4 million, 22.1% of the total), followed by Vietnam 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 $1.4 million (down 19.3% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $2.1 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8445: Machines for preparing textile fibres; spinning, doubling or twisting machines and other machinery for producing textile yarns; textile reeling or winding (including weft-winding) machines and machines for preparing textile yarns for use on the machines of heading 84.46 or 84.47.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8445
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8445.11 | Carding machines | $3.1M | 15.8% | +286.2% | $982K |
| 8445.12 | Combing machines | $987K | 5.0% | +2,368% | $62K |
| 8445.13 | Drawing or roving machines | $266K | 1.3% | -73.0% | $0 |
| 8445.19 | Other | $294K | 1.5% | -81.7% | $28K |
| 8445.19.1000 | Blowing and mixing machines | $173K | 58.9% | – | $6,450 |
| 8445.19.9000 | Other | $121K | 41.1% | -92.5% | $22K |
| 8445.20 | Textile spinning machines | $2.7M | 13.5% | +95.4% | $550K |
| 8445.20.1010 | Fine spinning frames | $1.9M | 71.9% | +374.9% | $494K |
| 8445.20.1090 | Other | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 8445.20.2000 | For wool | $49K | 1.8% | +19.9% | $0 |
| 8445.20.9000 | Other | $703K | 26.3% | -15.3% | $56K |
| 8445.30 | Textile doubling or twisting machines | $7.0M | 35.5% | +353.8% | $1.4M |
| 8445.30.1000 | For filament yarns | $450K | 6.4% | -6.3% | $0 |
| 8445.30.2000 | For spun yarns | $413K | 5.9% | +99.0% | $0 |
| 8445.30.9000 | Other | $6.2M | 87.7% | +614.7% | $1.4M |
| 8445.40 | Textile winding (including weft-winding) or reeling machines | $4.2M | 21.1% | -83.6% | $388K |
| 8445.40.1000 | Cone winders | $998K | 23.9% | +119.9% | $144K |
| 8445.40.9000 | Other | $3.2M | 76.1% | -87.3% | $245K |
| 8445.90 | Other | $1.3M | 6.4% | -66.9% | $170K |
| 8445.90.1000 | Warping machines | $1.1M | 84.3% | -62.4% | $157K |
| 8445.90.2000 | Warp sizing machines | $32K | 2.5% | -95.5% | $0 |
| 8445.90.9000 | Other | $169K | 13.2% | -42.5% | $13K |
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 | Türkiye | $4.4M | 22.1% | +383.3% | 6 | $1.2M |
| 2 | Vietnam | $3.9M | 19.7% | -2.1% | 2 | $879K |
| 3 | China | $2.2M | 11.0% | -89.5% | 1 | $10K |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | $1.9M | 9.8% | +48.4% | 5 | $0 |
| 5 | Bangladesh | $1.9M | 9.6% | +131.5% | 7 | $0 |
| 6 | India | $1.7M | 8.8% | -29.5% | 3 | $244K |
| 7 | Japan | $948K | 4.8% | +100.7% | 10 | $936K |
| 8 | Indonesia | $865K | 4.4% | -64.7% | 4 | $25K |
| 9 | Pakistan | $601K | 3.0% | +641.1% | 15 | $0 |
| 10 | Morocco | $230K | 1.2% | +200.2% | 17 | $230K |
| 11 | Germany | $207K | 1.0% | – | 29 | $0 |
| 12 | Philippines | $193K | 1.0% | – | – | $59K |
| 13 | Togo | $137K | 0.7% | – | – | $0 |
| 14 | Egypt | $130K | 0.7% | -82.3% | 8 | $0 |
| 15 | Iran | $89K | 0.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | $84K | 0.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 17 | Mexico | $62K | 0.3% | -55.7% | 13 | $1,898 |
| 18 | United States | $51K | 0.3% | -73.9% | 11 | $0 |
| 19 | Spain | $47K | 0.2% | +352.3% | 28 | $0 |
| 20 | Costa Rica | $42K | 0.2% | – | – | $6,450 |
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 | $3.5M | +229.1% | 450 t | $7.89 | $1.4M | 86.4 t |
| September 2026 | $1.5M | +3.4% | 647 t | $2.32 | $506K | 64.3 t |
| August 2026 | $2.6M | +15.8% | 496 t | $5.24 | $186K | 26.3 t |
| July 2026 | $1.1M | -56.3% | 450 t | $2.55 | $675K | 79.5 t |
| June 2026 | $2.0M | -4.6% | 307 t | $6.62 | $382K | 4.3 t |
| May 2026 | $561K | -86.2% | 62.7 t | $8.94 | $267K | 7.9 t |
| April 2026 | $523K | -86.6% | 220 t | $2.38 | $118K | 14.7 t |
| March 2026 | $441K | -85.0% | 40.6 t | $10.86 | $1.2M | 63.7 t |
| February 2026 | $2.8M | -53.0% | 537 t | $5.13 | $7,086 | 336 kg |
| January 2026 | $564K | -62.3% | 344 t | $1.64 | $1.1M | 35.7 t |
| December 2025 | $1.1M | -83.9% | 384 t | $2.78 | $283K | 30.0 t |
| November 2025 | $3.1M | +132.8% | 520 t | $6.00 | $149K | 14.2 t |
| October 2025 | $1.1M | -62.9% | 90.7 t | $11.89 | $1.8M | 99.9 t |
| September 2025 | $1.4M | +22.5% | 296 t | $4.89 | $33K | 4.2 t |
| August 2025 | $2.2M | +92.2% | 532 t | $4.23 | $487K | 11.6 t |
| July 2025 | $2.6M | +15.0% | 292 t | $8.98 | $178K | 5.6 t |
| June 2025 | $2.1M | -5.6% | 243 t | $8.77 | $410K | 24.5 t |
| May 2025 | $4.1M | +105.9% | 216 t | $18.84 | $379K | 22.0 t |
| April 2025 | $3.9M | +94.3% | 226 t | $17.27 | $133K | 6.6 t |
| March 2025 | $2.9M | +97.4% | 342 t | $8.59 | $403K | 3.1 t |
| February 2025 | $5.9M | +383.6% | 349 t | $16.80 | $589K | 28.6 t |
| January 2025 | $1.5M | +33.5% | 244 t | $6.12 | $790K | 66.4 t |
| December 2024 | $6.6M | +243.9% | 733 t | $9.03 | $440K | 81.2 t |
| November 2024 | $1.3M | -33.5% | 373 t | $3.59 | $1.3M | 38.8 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.