Other office machines, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8472 · 그 밖의 사무용 기계[예: 헥토그래프(hectograph)ㆍ스텐실(stencil) 등사기ㆍ주소인쇄기ㆍ현금 자동지불기ㆍ주화분류기ㆍ주화계수기나 주화포장기ㆍ연필깎이ㆍ천공기ㆍ지철기(stapling machine)] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $21.4 million of other office machines, etc. (HS 8472), up 15.7% from September 2026 and up 24.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of other office machines, etc. (HS 8472) totalled $225.0 million, up 3.9% from the 12 months before ($216.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($61.1 million, 27.1% of the total), followed by India and Russia.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 84 (machinery, boilers and computers) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $2.6 million (up 97.9% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $18.7 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8472: Other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, coin-counting or wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perforating or stapling machines).
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8472
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8472.10 | Duplicating machines | $17K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8472.30 | Machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or seali | $664K | 0.3% | -23.9% | $37K |
| 8472.90 | Other | $224.3M | 99.7% | +4.0% | $21.3M |
| 8472.90.1010 | Automatic banknote or coin dispensers | $42.4M | 18.9% | -20.8% | $4.0M |
| 8472.90.1020 | Automatic banknote or coin receiving machines | $7.6M | 3.4% | +74.9% | $1.2M |
| 8472.90.1040 | Automatic banknote or coin dispensing and receiving machines | $32.3M | 14.4% | +17.8% | $3.4M |
| 8472.90.1050 | Coin-counting or wrapping machines | $1.0M | 0.5% | +126.3% | $5,400 |
| 8472.90.1090 | Other | $128.2M | 57.2% | +9.3% | $10.1M |
| 8472.90.2000 | Automatic sheet making machines for duplicating and printing | $60K | 0.0% | +18.8% | $7,805 |
| 8472.90.3000 | Ticket-issuing machines | $3.4M | 1.5% | +191.8% | $1.7M |
| 8472.90.4000 | Pencil-sharpening machines | $3,102 | 0.0% | – | $13 |
| 8472.90.5000 | Paper shredders | $2.8M | 1.2% | -29.3% | $470K |
| 8472.90.9000 | Other | $6.5M | 2.9% | -12.8% | $469K |
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. 152 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 | $61.1M | 27.1% | -13.7% | 1 | $4.9M |
| 2 | India | $19.0M | 8.4% | +135.8% | 5 | $860K |
| 3 | Russia | $16.5M | 7.4% | +46.7% | 3 | $5.1M |
| 4 | Türkiye | $11.6M | 5.1% | -24.1% | 2 | $668K |
| 5 | Singapore | $11.2M | 5.0% | +33.3% | 4 | $520K |
| 6 | Portugal | $8.4M | 3.7% | +47.7% | 8 | $119K |
| 7 | Egypt | $8.4M | 3.7% | +42.9% | 7 | $1.4M |
| 8 | Netherlands | $6.0M | 2.7% | -10.2% | 6 | $1.1M |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | $5.8M | 2.6% | +9.0% | 11 | $251K |
| 10 | Japan | $4.9M | 2.2% | +49.9% | 12 | $664K |
| 11 | Vietnam | $4.1M | 1.8% | -28.0% | 9 | $0 |
| 12 | Mexico | $3.1M | 1.4% | +37.5% | 18 | $858K |
| 13 | Uzbekistan | $2.9M | 1.3% | +50.6% | 20 | $70K |
| 14 | Australia | $2.9M | 1.3% | +62.2% | 23 | $168K |
| 15 | Iraq | $2.8M | 1.2% | -8.4% | 15 | $114K |
| 16 | Peru | $2.5M | 1.1% | +54.9% | 27 | $126K |
| 17 | Thailand | $2.3M | 1.0% | +49.2% | 31 | $76K |
| 18 | Germany | $2.2M | 1.0% | +24.4% | 24 | $244K |
| 19 | Tanzania | $2.2M | 1.0% | +1.1% | 19 | $9,300 |
| 20 | United Kingdom | $2.0M | 0.9% | -63.5% | 10 | $39K |
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 | $21.4M | +24.1% | 712 t | $30.01 | $2.6M | 210 t |
| September 2026 | $18.4M | -12.1% | 582 t | $31.73 | $2.5M | 236 t |
| August 2026 | $15.5M | -4.9% | 409 t | $37.90 | $2.2M | 154 t |
| July 2026 | $20.5M | +2.7% | 566 t | $36.26 | $1.6M | 183 t |
| June 2026 | $17.6M | +1.0% | 463 t | $37.95 | $5.5M | 268 t |
| May 2026 | $21.7M | +14.5% | 638 t | $33.93 | $2.5M | 238 t |
| April 2026 | $18.4M | -6.5% | 625 t | $29.41 | $1.5M | 151 t |
| March 2026 | $20.2M | -7.5% | 542 t | $37.28 | $1.4M | 135 t |
| February 2026 | $15.1M | -17.4% | 403 t | $37.53 | $3.6M | 247 t |
| January 2026 | $14.6M | +15.2% | 363 t | $40.17 | $2.7M | 205 t |
| December 2025 | $21.0M | +17.8% | 589 t | $35.58 | $2.4M | 241 t |
| November 2025 | $20.6M | +33.5% | 507 t | $40.75 | $2.2M | 231 t |
| October 2025 | $17.2M | +19.1% | 515 t | $33.43 | $1.3M | 149 t |
| September 2025 | $21.0M | -0.2% | 607 t | $34.54 | $2.2M | 208 t |
| August 2025 | $16.3M | -31.5% | 449 t | $36.36 | $3.2M | 247 t |
| July 2025 | $20.0M | -30.6% | 565 t | $35.40 | $5.6M | 504 t |
| June 2025 | $17.4M | -30.9% | 539 t | $32.22 | $3.7M | 320 t |
| May 2025 | $18.9M | -11.1% | 537 t | $35.26 | $1.8M | 235 t |
| April 2025 | $19.7M | -26.2% | 471 t | $41.77 | $2.7M | 262 t |
| March 2025 | $21.9M | +3.0% | 645 t | $33.90 | $1.6M | 181 t |
| February 2025 | $18.3M | -15.2% | 552 t | $33.15 | $2.0M | 151 t |
| January 2025 | $12.6M | -36.6% | 418 t | $30.24 | $3.3M | 264 t |
| December 2024 | $17.8M | -29.7% | 506 t | $35.20 | $4.6M | 340 t |
| November 2024 | $15.5M | -37.6% | 460 t | $33.65 | $5.6M | 297 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.