Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8474 · 선별기ㆍ기계식 체ㆍ분리기ㆍ세척기ㆍ파쇄기ㆍ분쇄기ㆍ혼합기ㆍ반죽기(고체 모양ㆍ분말 모양ㆍ페이스트 모양인 토양ㆍ돌ㆍ광석이나 그 밖의 광물성 물질의 처리용으로 한정한다), 조괴기(造塊機)ㆍ형입기ㆍ성형기(成形機)(고체의 광물성 연료ㆍ세라믹페이스트ㆍ굳지 않은 시멘트ㆍ석고ㆍ가루 모양이나 페이스트 모양인 그 밖의 광물성 생산품의 처리용으로 한정한다), 주물용 사형(砂型)의 성형기(成形機) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $6.9 million of machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, etc. (HS 8474), down 30.1% from September 2026 and up 28.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, etc. (HS 8474) totalled $84.8 million, up 2.5% from the 12 months before ($82.7 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($19.4 million, 22.9% of the total), followed by Oman and the United States.
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 $9.3 million (up 72.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $2.4 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8474: Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances, in solid (including powder or paste) form; machinery for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials or other mineral products in powder or paste form; machines for forming foundry moulds of sand.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8474
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8474.10 | Sorting, screening, separating or washing machines | $5.1M | 6.0% | -59.6% | $178K |
| 8474.20 | Crushing or grinding machines | $2.3M | 2.7% | -75.8% | $35K |
| 8474.20.1000 | Of crushing or grinding capacity not exceeding 20 tons per hour | $681K | 29.4% | -82.7% | $0 |
| 8474.20.9000 | Other | $1.6M | 70.6% | -70.9% | $35K |
| 8474.31 | Concrete or mortar mixers | $1.9M | 2.3% | +565.7% | $130K |
| 8474.31.1000 | Batcher plants | $1.5M | 79.8% | +8,967% | $86K |
| 8474.31.9000 | Other | $392K | 20.2% | +42.7% | $44K |
| 8474.32 | Machines for mixing mineral substances with bitumen | $10.6M | 12.5% | +11.4% | $1.0M |
| 8474.32.1000 | Asphalt plants | $10.4M | 98.0% | +10.6% | $1.0M |
| 8474.32.9000 | Other | $209K | 2.0% | +70.4% | $1,950 |
| 8474.39 | Other | $740K | 0.9% | -13.8% | $11K |
| 8474.80 | Other machinery | $35.7M | 42.1% | +81.3% | $2.3M |
| 8474.80.1000 | Machines for forming foundry moulds of sands | $1.1M | 3.2% | -87.6% | $0 |
| 8474.80.2000 | Machinery for agglomerating, moulding or shaping | $18.0M | 50.5% | +163.1% | $0 |
| 8474.80.9000 | Other | $16.5M | 46.3% | +345.8% | $2.3M |
| 8474.90 | Parts | $28.4M | 33.5% | -6.0% | $3.2M |
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. 92 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 | $19.4M | 22.9% | +404.6% | 7 | $2.3M |
| 2 | Oman | $14.3M | 16.9% | +3,237% | 23 | $0 |
| 3 | United States | $8.4M | 10.0% | -32.9% | 1 | $709K |
| 4 | Vietnam | $7.5M | 8.9% | -38.2% | 2 | $1.1M |
| 5 | Japan | $6.1M | 7.2% | -5.4% | 6 | $409K |
| 6 | Indonesia | $3.6M | 4.3% | -48.3% | 5 | $197K |
| 7 | Thailand | $3.5M | 4.1% | +68.0% | 9 | $8,809 |
| 8 | India | $2.8M | 3.3% | -67.7% | 4 | $133K |
| 9 | Philippines | $2.8M | 3.3% | +182.0% | 15 | $21K |
| 10 | Guam | $2.2M | 2.6% | +1,767% | 36 | $8,300 |
| 11 | Poland | $1.6M | 1.9% | -84.1% | 3 | $904K |
| 12 | Mongolia | $1.5M | 1.8% | +79.9% | 17 | $6,860 |
| 13 | Iraq | $1.4M | 1.7% | +7,190% | 55 | $86K |
| 14 | Russia | $1.2M | 1.5% | -59.7% | 8 | $0 |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | $1.2M | 1.4% | +17.4% | 14 | $0 |
| 16 | Mexico | $1.1M | 1.3% | -12.8% | 10 | $260K |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | $738K | 0.9% | -40.5% | 11 | $196K |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | $662K | 0.8% | -30.0% | 16 | $50K |
| 19 | Malaysia | $579K | 0.7% | -23.7% | 20 | $45K |
| 20 | Qatar | $342K | 0.4% | +825.0% | 49 | $252K |
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 | $6.9M | +28.9% | 814 t | $8.51 | $9.3M | 1,157 t |
| September 2026 | $9.9M | -5.9% | 547 t | $18.13 | $7.1M | 854 t |
| August 2026 | $5.3M | +2.4% | 519 t | $10.30 | $12.2M | 1,555 t |
| July 2026 | $8.4M | +115.4% | 1,024 t | $8.18 | $7.2M | 1,318 t |
| June 2026 | $5.4M | +72.2% | 649 t | $8.37 | $6.9M | 1,352 t |
| May 2026 | $5.3M | -26.1% | 442 t | $12.08 | $7.1M | 1,101 t |
| April 2026 | $2.6M | -59.2% | 471 t | $5.58 | $4.9M | 945 t |
| March 2026 | $6.7M | +97.3% | 812 t | $8.28 | $8.1M | 848 t |
| February 2026 | $5.1M | -2.3% | 901 t | $5.61 | $5.9M | 701 t |
| January 2026 | $4.1M | -36.0% | 1,137 t | $3.59 | $6.3M | 991 t |
| December 2025 | $19.6M | +48.4% | 1,373 t | $14.25 | $5.7M | 776 t |
| November 2025 | $5.4M | -57.8% | 633 t | $8.50 | $7.5M | 964 t |
| October 2025 | $5.4M | -40.4% | 1,050 t | $5.12 | $5.4M | 668 t |
| September 2025 | $10.5M | +173.4% | 1,053 t | $10.00 | $7.1M | 1,027 t |
| August 2025 | $5.2M | -36.7% | 500 t | $10.46 | $6.2M | 671 t |
| July 2025 | $3.9M | -36.2% | 475 t | $8.18 | $8.5M | 1,161 t |
| June 2025 | $3.2M | -59.9% | 401 t | $7.88 | $7.8M | 1,123 t |
| May 2025 | $7.2M | -1.4% | 1,094 t | $6.60 | $5.2M | 871 t |
| April 2025 | $6.4M | -42.7% | 825 t | $7.80 | $8.4M | 1,456 t |
| March 2025 | $3.4M | -72.3% | 339 t | $10.06 | $8.4M | 644 t |
| February 2025 | $5.2M | -58.5% | 800 t | $6.46 | $10.3M | 995 t |
| January 2025 | $6.4M | -57.5% | 907 t | $7.03 | $5.6M | 888 t |
| December 2024 | $13.2M | -28.0% | 658 t | $20.04 | $7.9M | 1,001 t |
| November 2024 | $12.8M | +40.8% | 1,059 t | $12.05 | $5.6M | 780 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.