Parts and accessories for machine tools: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8466 · 제8456호부터 제8465호까지의 기계에 전용되거나 주로 사용되는 부분품과 부속품[가공물홀더ㆍ툴홀더(tool holder)ㆍ자동개폐식 다이헤드(diehead)ㆍ분할대와 그 밖의 기계용 특수 부착물을 포함한다]과 수지식 공구에 사용되는 각종 툴홀더(tool holder) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $58.4 million of parts and accessories for machine tools (HS 8466), up 4.4% from September 2026 and up 31.3% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of parts and accessories for machine tools (HS 8466) totalled $653.5 million, up 14.8% from the 12 months before ($569.0 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was India ($153.9 million, 23.5% of the total), followed by the United States 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 $32.0 million (up 27.4% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $26.4 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8466: Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of headings 84.56 to 84.65, including work or tool holders, self-opening dieheads, dividing heads and other special attachments for the machines; tool holders for any type of tool for working in the hand.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8466
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8466.10 | Tool holders and self-opening dieheads | $78.4M | 12.0% | -5.2% | $7.7M |
| 8466.20 | Work holders | $82.9M | 12.7% | +34.3% | $5.8M |
| 8466.20.1000 | For aircrafts | $3.5M | 4.3% | +231.0% | $241K |
| 8466.20.9000 | Other | $79.4M | 95.7% | +30.8% | $5.5M |
| 8466.30 | Dividing heads and other special attachments for machines | $137.8M | 21.1% | +95.2% | $12.5M |
| 8466.91 | For machines of heading 84.64 | $8.2M | 1.3% | +35.5% | $818K |
| 8466.92 | For machines of heading 84.65 | $12.1M | 1.9% | -16.5% | $468K |
| 8466.93 | For machines of headings 84.56 to 84.61 | $228.4M | 35.0% | +14.5% | $23.4M |
| 8466.93.1000 | Of machine tools of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblie | $4.1M | 1.8% | +76.8% | $393K |
| 8466.93.9000 | Other | $224.4M | 98.2% | +13.8% | $23.0M |
| 8466.94 | For machines of heading 84.62 or 84.63 | $105.6M | 16.2% | -21.1% | $7.7M |
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. 125 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 | India | $153.9M | 23.5% | +60.3% | 2 | $16.4M |
| 2 | United States | $128.0M | 19.6% | +20.9% | 1 | $13.0M |
| 3 | China | $98.7M | 15.1% | +15.9% | 3 | $9.0M |
| 4 | Japan | $52.6M | 8.0% | -8.0% | 4 | $4.8M |
| 5 | Vietnam | $34.7M | 5.3% | -7.0% | 5 | $2.4M |
| 6 | Mexico | $22.8M | 3.5% | -22.5% | 6 | $1.7M |
| 7 | Germany | $20.2M | 3.1% | +7.5% | 7 | $1.6M |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | $17.9M | 2.7% | +471.1% | 23 | $222K |
| 9 | Malaysia | $15.5M | 2.4% | +20.8% | 9 | $507K |
| 10 | Türkiye | $10.0M | 1.5% | -34.5% | 8 | $780K |
| 11 | Indonesia | $7.2M | 1.1% | -33.0% | 10 | $555K |
| 12 | Italy | $7.1M | 1.1% | +11.9% | 14 | $491K |
| 13 | Belgium | $7.0M | 1.1% | -2.9% | 12 | $634K |
| 14 | Poland | $6.6M | 1.0% | +15.8% | 15 | $219K |
| 15 | Czechia | $6.3M | 1.0% | +89.2% | 21 | $158K |
| 16 | Thailand | $5.9M | 0.9% | -8.3% | 13 | $369K |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | $5.0M | 0.8% | +8.0% | 18 | $427K |
| 18 | Philippines | $4.3M | 0.7% | +28.2% | 20 | $344K |
| 19 | United Kingdom | $4.3M | 0.7% | +24.8% | 19 | $603K |
| 20 | Brazil | $3.3M | 0.5% | -41.3% | 16 | $306K |
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 | $58.4M | +31.3% | 2,304 t | $25.35 | $32.0M | 5,227 t |
| September 2026 | $56.0M | +27.8% | 2,355 t | $23.77 | $31.6M | 4,689 t |
| August 2026 | $39.2M | +4.5% | 1,520 t | $25.75 | $31.1M | 6,438 t |
| July 2026 | $57.3M | +13.7% | 2,327 t | $24.62 | $31.2M | 5,946 t |
| June 2026 | $61.5M | +31.9% | 1,893 t | $32.49 | $31.1M | 6,012 t |
| May 2026 | $45.4M | -5.8% | 1,496 t | $30.35 | $26.3M | 4,297 t |
| April 2026 | $70.4M | +18.8% | 2,372 t | $29.66 | $27.1M | 5,030 t |
| March 2026 | $59.8M | +14.9% | 2,407 t | $24.82 | $27.7M | 3,768 t |
| February 2026 | $48.3M | +24.4% | 1,906 t | $25.32 | $23.5M | 3,836 t |
| January 2026 | $52.6M | +30.2% | 1,852 t | $28.40 | $23.6M | 3,921 t |
| December 2025 | $51.6M | -14.6% | 1,698 t | $30.42 | $27.8M | 4,408 t |
| November 2025 | $53.2M | +12.8% | 1,944 t | $27.35 | $24.4M | 4,295 t |
| October 2025 | $44.5M | -35.2% | 1,881 t | $23.66 | $25.1M | 3,767 t |
| September 2025 | $43.8M | -7.4% | 1,901 t | $23.04 | $28.4M | 5,182 t |
| August 2025 | $37.5M | -15.1% | 1,408 t | $26.62 | $26.7M | 4,642 t |
| July 2025 | $50.4M | +15.7% | 1,677 t | $30.04 | $26.5M | 4,740 t |
| June 2025 | $46.6M | -18.2% | 1,715 t | $27.20 | $24.0M | 4,277 t |
| May 2025 | $48.2M | +11.5% | 1,874 t | $25.72 | $24.1M | 4,555 t |
| April 2025 | $59.2M | +15.3% | 2,064 t | $28.70 | $39.1M | 5,900 t |
| March 2025 | $52.0M | +15.1% | 1,849 t | $28.13 | $24.8M | 5,118 t |
| February 2025 | $38.8M | +0.9% | 1,373 t | $28.26 | $22.4M | 4,106 t |
| January 2025 | $40.4M | -6.5% | 2,090 t | $19.33 | $19.4M | 3,666 t |
| December 2024 | $60.5M | +50.7% | 2,391 t | $25.29 | $24.9M | 3,870 t |
| November 2024 | $47.1M | -19.5% | 1,569 t | $30.04 | $24.9M | 3,819 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.