Dryers, ironing and other textile finishing machinery: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8451 · 세탁용ㆍ클리닝용ㆍ쥐어짜기용ㆍ건조용ㆍ다림질용ㆍ프레스용[퓨징프레스(fusing press)를 포함한다]ㆍ표백용ㆍ염색용ㆍ드레싱용ㆍ완성가공용ㆍ도포용ㆍ침지(沈漬)용 기계류[제8450호의 것은 제외하며, 방적용 실ㆍ직물류나 이들 제품에 사용하는 것으로 한정한다]와 리놀륨과 같은 바닥깔개의 제조에 사용되는 직물이나 그 밖의 지지물에 페이스트를 입히는 기계, 직물류의 감기(reeling)용ㆍ풀기(unreeling)용ㆍ접음용ㆍ절단용ㆍ핑킹(pinking)용 기계 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $60.0 million of dryers, ironing and other textile finishing machinery (HS 8451), up 25.2% from September 2026 and up 6.5% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of dryers, ironing and other textile finishing machinery (HS 8451) totalled $644.2 million, down 27.5% from the 12 months before ($888.0 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($256.2 million, 39.8% of the total), followed by Canada and China.
That was 0.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 84 (machinery, boilers and computers) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $10.4 million (up 37.8% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $49.6 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8451: Machinery (other than machines of heading 84.50) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing (including fusing presses), bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made up textile articles and machines for applying the paste to the base fabric or other support used in the manufacture of floor coverings such as linoleum; machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8451
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8451.10 | Dry-cleaning machines | $747K | 0.1% | +1,320% | $4,305 |
| 8451.21 | Each of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg | $97.6M | 15.2% | -40.3% | $5.9M |
| 8451.29 | Other | $405.9M | 63.0% | -28.8% | $40.3M |
| 8451.30 | Ironing machines and presses (including fusing presses) | $1.4M | 0.2% | -55.3% | $147K |
| 8451.30.1000 | Steam presses | $104K | 7.2% | -93.0% | $1,492 |
| 8451.30.9000 | Other | $1.3M | 92.8% | -23.2% | $145K |
| 8451.40 | Washing, bleaching or dyeing machines | $14.7M | 2.3% | -13.0% | $2.5M |
| 8451.40.1000 | Washing machines | $4.3M | 29.0% | -25.7% | $155K |
| 8451.40.2000 | Bleaching machines | $514K | 3.5% | +1,068% | $514K |
| 8451.40.3000 | Dyeing machines | $9.9M | 67.5% | -10.7% | $1.9M |
| 8451.50 | Machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics | $8.9M | 1.4% | -30.2% | $1.2M |
| 8451.50.1000 | Reeling, unreeling machines | $5.8M | 64.9% | +1.9% | $954K |
| 8451.50.2000 | Cutting machines | $2.4M | 26.5% | -49.5% | $166K |
| 8451.50.9000 | Other | $770K | 8.7% | -68.2% | $72K |
| 8451.80 | Other machinery | $90.7M | 14.1% | -10.4% | $7.9M |
| 8451.80.1000 | Heat treating machines | $26.6M | 29.4% | -4.9% | $2.2M |
| 8451.80.2000 | Stentering machines | $8.5M | 9.3% | -53.0% | $210K |
| 8451.80.3000 | Mercerising machines | $3,531 | 0.0% | -99.5% | $0 |
| 8451.80.9010 | Shrinking machines | $260K | 0.3% | +25.4% | $0 |
| 8451.80.9020 | Coating or impregnating machines | $210K | 0.2% | -88.2% | $99K |
| 8451.80.9030 | Raising machines | $72K | 0.1% | +11.1% | $953 |
| 8451.80.9050 | Clothing care appliances of household type | $44.9M | 49.4% | +69.6% | $4.0M |
| 8451.80.9090 | Other | $10.2M | 11.3% | -60.7% | $1.4M |
| 8451.90 | Parts | $24.2M | 3.8% | +21.1% | $2.0M |
| 8451.90.2000 | Of drying machines | $15.0M | 61.9% | +75.1% | $1.3M |
| 8451.90.9000 | Other | $9.2M | 38.1% | -19.4% | $727K |
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. 142 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 | $256.2M | 39.8% | -37.4% | 1 | $24.7M |
| 2 | Canada | $85.4M | 13.3% | -5.4% | 2 | $10.2M |
| 3 | China | $44.1M | 6.8% | -36.5% | 3 | $5.1M |
| 4 | Vietnam | $22.6M | 3.5% | -43.5% | 4 | $1.9M |
| 5 | Poland | $17.5M | 2.7% | -18.4% | 7 | $693K |
| 6 | Taiwan | $17.4M | 2.7% | -25.9% | 5 | $2.3M |
| 7 | India | $15.3M | 2.4% | -30.8% | 6 | $1.8M |
| 8 | Mexico | $15.2M | 2.4% | -15.3% | 8 | $1.5M |
| 9 | Belarus | $13.7M | 2.1% | +38.3% | 14 | $2.1M |
| 10 | Philippines | $11.1M | 1.7% | -1.2% | 12 | $1.1M |
| 11 | Indonesia | $11.0M | 1.7% | +7.9% | 13 | $1.1M |
| 12 | Guatemala | $10.6M | 1.6% | +100.2% | 19 | $262K |
| 13 | Bangladesh | $10.1M | 1.6% | -35.5% | 10 | $1.2M |
| 14 | Thailand | $8.2M | 1.3% | -10.6% | 15 | $584K |
| 15 | Ecuador | $6.8M | 1.0% | +45.3% | 21 | $758K |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | $6.5M | 1.0% | -14.0% | 17 | $882K |
| 17 | Australia | $6.1M | 1.0% | -61.6% | 9 | $280K |
| 18 | France | $5.3M | 0.8% | -9.2% | 18 | $36K |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | $4.7M | 0.7% | +79.1% | 31 | $74K |
| 20 | Italy | $4.4M | 0.7% | -65.6% | 11 | $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 | $60.0M | +6.5% | 8,369 t | $7.17 | $10.4M | 1,479 t |
| September 2026 | $47.9M | -36.7% | 6,741 t | $7.11 | $10.1M | 1,082 t |
| August 2026 | $43.1M | -28.7% | 6,036 t | $7.14 | $6.5M | 754 t |
| July 2026 | $52.5M | -33.1% | 7,630 t | $6.88 | $7.3M | 862 t |
| June 2026 | $48.4M | -22.6% | 7,353 t | $6.58 | $5.9M | 643 t |
| May 2026 | $44.8M | -42.1% | 7,129 t | $6.29 | $7.9M | 869 t |
| April 2026 | $59.5M | -32.0% | 8,856 t | $6.71 | $9.4M | 1,045 t |
| March 2026 | $54.4M | -37.1% | 7,861 t | $6.91 | $6.6M | 674 t |
| February 2026 | $52.6M | -36.9% | 7,532 t | $6.98 | $6.7M | 689 t |
| January 2026 | $57.8M | -15.6% | 8,489 t | $6.81 | $9.2M | 939 t |
| December 2025 | $59.8M | -24.2% | 9,382 t | $6.38 | $9.2M | 1,106 t |
| November 2025 | $63.5M | -12.4% | 9,738 t | $6.52 | $9.0M | 976 t |
| October 2025 | $56.3M | -32.0% | 8,468 t | $6.65 | $7.6M | 843 t |
| September 2025 | $75.7M | +24.9% | 11,551 t | $6.55 | $7.3M | 752 t |
| August 2025 | $60.5M | -12.9% | 9,110 t | $6.64 | $6.9M | 788 t |
| July 2025 | $78.4M | -6.0% | 11,846 t | $6.62 | $7.9M | 828 t |
| June 2025 | $62.5M | -16.8% | 9,166 t | $6.82 | $7.7M | 762 t |
| May 2025 | $77.4M | -0.8% | 10,751 t | $7.20 | $7.9M | 845 t |
| April 2025 | $87.4M | +2.2% | 11,826 t | $7.39 | $8.2M | 786 t |
| March 2025 | $86.4M | +0.5% | 11,705 t | $7.38 | $8.3M | 1,002 t |
| February 2025 | $83.4M | +10.6% | 11,425 t | $7.30 | $6.6M | 740 t |
| January 2025 | $68.5M | -15.9% | 9,431 t | $7.26 | $8.6M | 998 t |
| December 2024 | $78.9M | +35.9% | 10,231 t | $7.71 | $7.8M | 924 t |
| November 2024 | $72.5M | +9.9% | 9,572 t | $7.58 | $8.5M | 815 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.