Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8460 · 디버링(deburring)ㆍ샤프닝(sharpening)ㆍ그라인딩(grinding)ㆍ호닝(honing)ㆍ래핑(lapping)ㆍ폴리싱(polishing)이나 그 밖의 완성가공용 공작기계로서 연마석ㆍ연마재ㆍ광택재로 금속이나 서멧(cermet)을 가공하는 것(제8461호의 기어절삭기ㆍ기어연삭기 ㆍ기어완성가공기는 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3.5 million of machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, etc. (HS 8460), down 13.2% from September 2026 and up 11.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, etc. (HS 8460) totalled $47.0 million, down 2.2% from the 12 months before ($48.1 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($16.2 million, 34.4% of the total), followed by India and the United States.
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 $8.5 million (up 44.3% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $5.0 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8460: Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products, other than gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines of heading 84.61.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8460
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8460.12 | Numerically controlled | $5.9M | 12.5% | +85.9% | $1.3M |
| 8460.19 | Other | $1.8M | 3.9% | -56.8% | $61K |
| 8460.22 | Centreless grinding machines, numerically controlled | $439K | 0.9% | -14.9% | $0 |
| 8460.23 | Other cylindrical grinding machines, numerically controlled | $3.4M | 7.2% | +86.3% | $127K |
| 8460.24 | Other, numerically controlled | $9.9M | 21.1% | +15.2% | $291K |
| 8460.24.1000 | Internal grinding machines | $2.2M | 22.3% | +885.3% | $0 |
| 8460.24.2000 | Profile grinding machines | $311K | 3.1% | -72.2% | $0 |
| 8460.24.9000 | Other | $7.4M | 74.6% | +1.8% | $291K |
| 8460.29 | Other | $7.6M | 16.1% | -47.8% | $398K |
| 8460.29.1000 | Cylindrical grinding machines | $2.5M | 33.2% | +84.8% | $313K |
| 8460.29.2000 | Internal grinding machines | $5,734 | 0.1% | -99.5% | $0 |
| 8460.29.3000 | Centreless grinding machines | $122K | 1.6% | -82.5% | $0 |
| 8460.29.4000 | Profile grinding machines | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8460.29.9000 | Other | $4.9M | 65.1% | -55.9% | $85K |
| 8460.31 | Numerically controlled | $1.4M | 3.1% | +225.7% | $0 |
| 8460.39 | Other | $1.5M | 3.2% | +571.6% | $12K |
| 8460.40 | Honing or lapping machines | $3.8M | 8.2% | +27.8% | $3,594 |
| 8460.40.1000 | Honing machines | $2.6M | 67.4% | +2.1% | $3,594 |
| 8460.40.2000 | Lapping machines | $1.2M | 32.6% | +166.7% | $0 |
| 8460.90 | Other | $11.3M | 24.0% | -3.0% | $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. 74 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 | China | $16.2M | 34.4% | +14.7% | 1 | $424K |
| 2 | India | $9.1M | 19.3% | +27.9% | 3 | $394K |
| 3 | United States | $6.7M | 14.3% | +65.4% | 4 | $1.3M |
| 4 | Vietnam | $3.7M | 7.8% | -48.2% | 2 | $114K |
| 5 | Mexico | $2.4M | 5.2% | -36.0% | 5 | $48K |
| 6 | Thailand | $1.3M | 2.8% | -59.3% | 6 | $35K |
| 7 | Canada | $1.0M | 2.2% | – | 39 | $484K |
| 8 | Japan | $1.0M | 2.2% | +39.0% | 9 | $7,082 |
| 9 | Germany | $842K | 1.8% | +1,314% | 28 | $101K |
| 10 | Türkiye | $805K | 1.7% | +23.9% | 12 | $0 |
| 11 | Malaysia | $632K | 1.3% | +336.7% | 16 | $214K |
| 12 | Philippines | $569K | 1.2% | +51.2% | 14 | $25K |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | $504K | 1.1% | -25.0% | 11 | $168K |
| 14 | Australia | $477K | 1.0% | +278.1% | 17 | $89K |
| 15 | Portugal | $298K | 0.6% | – | – | $0 |
| 16 | Oman | $185K | 0.4% | +170.8% | 25 | $71K |
| 17 | Poland | $151K | 0.3% | +1,298% | 37 | $0 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | $130K | 0.3% | -91.6% | 8 | $0 |
| 19 | Indonesia | $127K | 0.3% | -67.8% | 13 | $1,991 |
| 20 | Chile | $112K | 0.2% | – | – | $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 | $3.5M | +11.7% | 210 t | $16.79 | $8.5M | 360 t |
| September 2026 | $4.1M | +37.3% | 256 t | $15.92 | $7.3M | 350 t |
| August 2026 | $3.2M | +82.9% | 233 t | $13.80 | $9.8M | 382 t |
| July 2026 | $3.7M | +20.4% | 267 t | $13.88 | $5.5M | 277 t |
| June 2026 | $3.7M | -13.1% | 283 t | $12.95 | $7.8M | 399 t |
| May 2026 | $3.4M | +12.1% | 232 t | $14.71 | $4.8M | 285 t |
| April 2026 | $4.8M | +16.2% | 296 t | $16.37 | $9.7M | 428 t |
| March 2026 | $6.0M | +149.2% | 281 t | $21.49 | $6.0M | 231 t |
| February 2026 | $4.8M | +29.2% | 201 t | $23.82 | $7.2M | 296 t |
| January 2026 | $2.3M | -20.9% | 358 t | $6.55 | $3.9M | 184 t |
| December 2025 | $5.4M | -50.4% | 244 t | $22.24 | $10.1M | 374 t |
| November 2025 | $2.0M | -65.2% | 152 t | $12.90 | $8.3M | 368 t |
| October 2025 | $3.2M | -57.3% | 236 t | $13.41 | $5.9M | 271 t |
| September 2025 | $3.0M | -38.5% | 212 t | $14.02 | $10.3M | 339 t |
| August 2025 | $1.8M | -60.1% | 107 t | $16.42 | $11.9M | 503 t |
| July 2025 | $3.1M | -15.4% | 158 t | $19.50 | $14.2M | 621 t |
| June 2025 | $4.2M | -25.0% | 240 t | $17.59 | $10.3M | 358 t |
| May 2025 | $3.0M | +73.5% | 155 t | $19.62 | $8.0M | 213 t |
| April 2025 | $4.2M | +123.5% | 334 t | $12.46 | $11.6M | 306 t |
| March 2025 | $2.4M | -55.5% | 194 t | $12.46 | $10.0M | 341 t |
| February 2025 | $3.7M | +30.4% | 190 t | $19.52 | $5.8M | 285 t |
| January 2025 | $3.0M | -30.2% | 196 t | $15.13 | $4.4M | 187 t |
| December 2024 | $10.9M | +146.9% | 445 t | $24.58 | $9.7M | 257 t |
| November 2024 | $5.6M | -22.3% | 350 t | $16.06 | $8.3M | 334 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.