Machinery for working rubber or plastics: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8477 · 고무나 플라스틱을 가공하거나 이들 재료로 제품을 제조하는 기계(이 류에 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $34.5 million of machinery for working rubber or plastics (HS 8477), down 18.2% from September 2026 and down 36.5% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of machinery for working rubber or plastics (HS 8477) totalled $552.8 million, down 0.5% from the 12 months before ($555.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($192.7 million, 34.9% of the total), followed by China and Vietnam.
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 $34.3 million (down 14.1% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $222,983 for the month.
Official description of HS 8477: Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8477
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8477.10 | Injection-moulding machines | $220.6M | 39.9% | +16.4% | $15.6M |
| 8477.10.1000 | For rubber-industry | $8.3M | 3.8% | +516.3% | $397K |
| 8477.10.2000 | For plastic-industry | $212.3M | 96.2% | +12.8% | $15.2M |
| 8477.20 | Extruders | $25.7M | 4.6% | -30.2% | $818K |
| 8477.20.1000 | For rubber-industry | $3.3M | 13.0% | -36.3% | $59K |
| 8477.20.2000 | For plastic-industry | $22.3M | 87.0% | -29.2% | $759K |
| 8477.30 | Blow moulding machines | $11.5M | 2.1% | -12.0% | $1.4M |
| 8477.40 | Vacuum moulding machines and other thermoforming machines | $30.8M | 5.6% | -28.0% | $306K |
| 8477.51 | For moulding or retreading pneumatic tyres or for moulding or otherwise forming inner tubes | $22.1M | 4.0% | -18.2% | $0 |
| 8477.59 | Other | $11.6M | 2.1% | -21.6% | $408K |
| 8477.80 | Other machinery | $95.2M | 17.2% | -6.5% | $5.4M |
| 8477.90 | Parts | $135.3M | 24.5% | +4.3% | $10.6M |
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. 116 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 | $192.7M | 34.9% | +17.6% | 1 | $7.6M |
| 2 | China | $64.9M | 11.7% | +7.8% | 3 | $4.6M |
| 3 | Vietnam | $56.8M | 10.3% | -13.4% | 2 | $2.2M |
| 4 | Mexico | $35.6M | 6.4% | -29.4% | 4 | $2.8M |
| 5 | India | $35.4M | 6.4% | -16.0% | 5 | $3.1M |
| 6 | Japan | $26.3M | 4.8% | -6.2% | 6 | $1.7M |
| 7 | Indonesia | $18.4M | 3.3% | +4.5% | 7 | $2.0M |
| 8 | Poland | $14.7M | 2.7% | +2.0% | 8 | $505K |
| 9 | Thailand | $14.2M | 2.6% | +25.1% | 10 | $701K |
| 10 | Brazil | $13.2M | 2.4% | +5.2% | 9 | $682K |
| 11 | Türkiye | $11.0M | 2.0% | +7.2% | 11 | $669K |
| 12 | Hungary | $10.8M | 2.0% | +38.9% | 13 | $287K |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | $5.1M | 0.9% | +10.7% | 14 | $66K |
| 14 | Slovakia | $4.4M | 0.8% | -52.6% | 12 | $1.7M |
| 15 | Malaysia | $4.3M | 0.8% | +37.3% | 19 | $203K |
| 16 | Philippines | $2.7M | 0.5% | -9.5% | 20 | $552K |
| 17 | Egypt | $2.4M | 0.4% | +111.9% | 35 | $60K |
| 18 | Czechia | $2.4M | 0.4% | -44.2% | 15 | $184K |
| 19 | Slovenia | $2.3M | 0.4% | +85.4% | 33 | $0 |
| 20 | Singapore | $2.3M | 0.4% | +7.0% | 24 | $227K |
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 | $34.5M | -36.5% | 3,172 t | $10.88 | $34.3M | 4,212 t |
| September 2026 | $42.2M | +0.7% | 3,456 t | $12.21 | $31.2M | 4,074 t |
| August 2026 | $47.9M | +25.2% | 5,028 t | $9.52 | $32.1M | 4,246 t |
| July 2026 | $60.6M | +8.8% | 5,953 t | $10.19 | $43.8M | 4,644 t |
| June 2026 | $32.3M | -29.7% | 2,385 t | $13.54 | $33.9M | 4,651 t |
| May 2026 | $50.0M | +13.4% | 4,766 t | $10.48 | $29.5M | 3,482 t |
| April 2026 | $45.2M | -30.1% | 4,268 t | $10.59 | $34.2M | 3,955 t |
| March 2026 | $48.9M | -15.0% | 4,726 t | $10.34 | $36.2M | 3,571 t |
| February 2026 | $37.4M | -14.7% | 3,731 t | $10.01 | $25.6M | 2,966 t |
| January 2026 | $43.6M | +28.9% | 3,699 t | $11.80 | $35.6M | 3,304 t |
| December 2025 | $63.5M | +39.5% | 5,551 t | $11.44 | $55.5M | 4,081 t |
| November 2025 | $46.8M | +56.2% | 3,985 t | $11.74 | $27.9M | 3,097 t |
| October 2025 | $54.4M | +78.7% | 4,189 t | $12.98 | $39.9M | 3,168 t |
| September 2025 | $41.9M | +40.7% | 3,634 t | $11.53 | $31.6M | 3,398 t |
| August 2025 | $38.2M | +25.2% | 2,731 t | $14.00 | $31.8M | 3,332 t |
| July 2025 | $55.7M | +49.4% | 4,435 t | $12.57 | $44.6M | 5,034 t |
| June 2025 | $45.9M | -15.0% | 4,075 t | $11.27 | $26.3M | 3,805 t |
| May 2025 | $44.1M | -6.2% | 3,833 t | $11.50 | $28.9M | 3,879 t |
| April 2025 | $64.7M | +26.2% | 4,195 t | $15.42 | $35.6M | 4,135 t |
| March 2025 | $57.5M | +50.5% | 4,892 t | $11.75 | $39.0M | 2,909 t |
| February 2025 | $43.8M | -30.2% | 4,049 t | $10.82 | $40.2M | 3,024 t |
| January 2025 | $33.9M | -12.9% | 3,029 t | $11.18 | $28.5M | 3,383 t |
| December 2024 | $45.5M | -20.2% | 3,906 t | $11.66 | $32.3M | 4,366 t |
| November 2024 | $30.0M | -37.3% | 2,745 t | $10.91 | $29.4M | 3,251 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.