Parts and accessories for computers and office machines: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8473 · 제8470호부터 제8472호까지에 해당하는 기계에 전용되거나 주로 사용되는 부분품과 부속품(커버ㆍ휴대용 케이스와 이와 유사한 물품은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $15.88 billion of parts and accessories for computers and office machines (HS 8473), down 3.9% from September 2026 and up 678.3% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of parts and accessories for computers and office machines (HS 8473) totalled $94.85 billion, up 317.6% from the 12 months before ($22.71 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($54.71 billion, 57.7% of the total), followed by Hong Kong and Taiwan.
That was 60.3% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 84 (machinery, boilers and computers) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.41 billion (up 82.9% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $14.47 billion for the month.
Official description of HS 8473: Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with machines of headings 84.70 to 84.72.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8473
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8473.21 | Of the electronic calculating machines of subheading 8470.10, 8470.21 or 8470.29 | $26K | 0.0% | -79.6% | $1,485 |
| 8473.29 | Other | $10.2M | 0.0% | +1.6% | $502K |
| 8473.29.1000 | Of machines of subheading 8470.30 | $4,276 | 0.0% | -85.2% | $65 |
| 8473.29.3000 | Of machines of subheading 8470.50 | $10.1M | 98.9% | +4.9% | $496K |
| 8473.29.4000 | Of machines of subheading 8470.90 | $106K | 1.0% | -72.9% | $5,398 |
| 8473.30 | Parts and accessories of the machines of heading 84.71 | $94.80B | 99.9% | +318.5% | $15.88B |
| 8473.30.1000 | Magnetic head | $12.1M | 0.0% | +1,054% | $149K |
| 8473.30.2000 | Main board, designed to be equipped with microprocessor unit | $26.3M | 0.0% | -4.2% | $2.6M |
| 8473.30.3000 | Case for computer | $717K | 0.0% | -43.7% | $24K |
| 8473.30.4060 | DRAM modules | $94.14B | 99.3% | +325.0% | $15.81B |
| 8473.30.4090 | Other | $52.7M | 0.1% | +5.6% | $6.5M |
| 8473.30.9010 | Central processing unit(CPU) for computer, not classified in heading 85.42 | $265.0M | 0.3% | +2.5% | $18.4M |
| 8473.30.9090 | Other | $298.9M | 0.3% | +84.9% | $37.2M |
| 8473.40 | Parts and accessories of the machines of heading 84.72 | $44.4M | 0.0% | -11.2% | $3.6M |
| 8473.50 | Parts and accessories equally suitable for use with machines of two or more of the headings 84.70 to 84.72 | $1.1M | 0.0% | +29.9% | $471K |
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. 164 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 | $54.71B | 57.7% | +399.9% | 1 | $9.63B |
| 2 | Hong Kong | $13.43B | 14.2% | +242.0% | 2 | $1.79B |
| 3 | Taiwan | $6.11B | 6.4% | +394.6% | 5 | $1.25B |
| 4 | China | $5.16B | 5.4% | +155.5% | 3 | $486.3M |
| 5 | Netherlands | $3.85B | 4.1% | +346.9% | 6 | $299.9M |
| 6 | Singapore | $2.80B | 3.0% | +378.2% | 7 | $670.8M |
| 7 | Vietnam | $2.23B | 2.4% | +63.5% | 4 | $245.0M |
| 8 | Poland | $1.40B | 1.5% | +890.0% | 12 | $519.9M |
| 9 | Germany | $1.03B | 1.1% | +99.8% | 8 | $124.0M |
| 10 | Ireland | $925.4M | 1.0% | +138.8% | 9 | $214.7M |
| 11 | Malaysia | $882.3M | 0.9% | +417.3% | 11 | $460.7M |
| 12 | Mexico | $861.4M | 0.9% | +700.5% | 13 | $46.3M |
| 13 | Czechia | $449.5M | 0.5% | +130.9% | 10 | $18.9M |
| 14 | Thailand | $436.0M | 0.5% | +1,182% | 16 | $32.8M |
| 15 | Japan | $156.2M | 0.2% | +194.6% | 14 | $11.5M |
| 16 | Hungary | $146.9M | 0.2% | +942.1% | 20 | $60.1M |
| 17 | India | $87.8M | 0.1% | +299.3% | 18 | $17.9M |
| 18 | United Kingdom | $39.0M | 0.0% | -2.6% | 15 | $117K |
| 19 | France | $34.0M | 0.0% | +17.8% | 17 | $114K |
| 20 | Finland | $26.5M | 0.0% | +40,419% | 71 | $5,807 |
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 | $15.88B | +678.3% | 462 t | $34,350.14 | $1.41B | 1,872 t |
| September 2026 | $16.53B | +560.9% | 520 t | $31,793.87 | $1.38B | 1,681 t |
| August 2026 | $7.91B | +289.0% | 377 t | $20,993.51 | $1.22B | 1,322 t |
| July 2026 | $7.74B | +296.3% | 358 t | $21,641.35 | $1.60B | 1,314 t |
| June 2026 | $10.73B | +376.8% | 471 t | $22,804.92 | $1.07B | 1,285 t |
| May 2026 | $7.24B | +313.8% | 320 t | $22,613.33 | $1.03B | 1,345 t |
| April 2026 | $6.20B | +336.1% | 344 t | $18,036.95 | $887.2M | 1,426 t |
| March 2026 | $7.47B | +244.0% | 421 t | $17,744.58 | $860.5M | 1,234 t |
| February 2026 | $5.24B | +363.8% | 340 t | $15,429.08 | $788.9M | 1,810 t |
| January 2026 | $3.67B | +150.5% | 448 t | $8,181.08 | $881.5M | 1,950 t |
| December 2025 | $3.56B | +47.5% | 538 t | $6,623.86 | $834.6M | 1,844 t |
| November 2025 | $2.67B | +69.0% | 472 t | $5,666.39 | $830.7M | 1,833 t |
| October 2025 | $2.04B | +67.4% | 419 t | $4,871.20 | $773.2M | 1,782 t |
| September 2025 | $2.50B | +36.5% | 601 t | $4,165.68 | $891.6M | 1,802 t |
| August 2025 | $2.03B | +55.8% | 549 t | $3,703.54 | $859.4M | 1,566 t |
| July 2025 | $1.95B | +87.0% | 507 t | $3,850.65 | $727.6M | 1,360 t |
| June 2025 | $2.25B | +23.7% | 484 t | $4,647.56 | $645.9M | 1,331 t |
| May 2025 | $1.75B | +46.5% | 557 t | $3,142.19 | $554.0M | 1,647 t |
| April 2025 | $1.42B | +46.2% | 640 t | $2,220.46 | $528.3M | 1,980 t |
| March 2025 | $2.17B | +25.6% | 561 t | $3,870.90 | $600.7M | 1,663 t |
| February 2025 | $1.13B | +19.9% | 441 t | $2,562.65 | $467.1M | 1,598 t |
| January 2025 | $1.46B | +82.4% | 406 t | $3,608.28 | $654.4M | 2,101 t |
| December 2024 | $2.41B | +40.1% | 720 t | $3,351.41 | $582.0M | 1,859 t |
| November 2024 | $1.58B | +52.1% | 742 t | $2,133.15 | $599.1M | 1,375 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.