Machines for making semiconductors and flat panel displays: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8486 · 반도체 보울(boule)이나 웨이퍼(wafer)ㆍ반도체 디바이스ㆍ전자집적회로ㆍ평판디스플레이의 제조에 전용되거나 주로 사용되는 기계와 기기, 이 류의 주 제11호다목에서 특정한 기계와 기기, 그 부분품과 부속품 · latest month: October 2026
Exports, October 2026
$1.17B
-7.9% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+67.6%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$11.30B
+23.0% vs 12 months before
Imports, October 2026
$2.52B
Export value per kg
$147.94
net weight, October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.17 billion of machines for making semiconductors and flat panel displays (HS 8486), down 7.9% from September 2026 and up 67.6% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of machines for making semiconductors and flat panel displays (HS 8486) totalled $11.30 billion, up 23.0% from the 12 months before ($9.19 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($4.12 billion, 36.5% of the total), followed by Taiwan and the United States.
That was 7.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 84 (machinery, boilers and computers) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $2.52 billion (up 49.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.34 billion for the month.
Official description of HS 8486: Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines and apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter; parts and accessories.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8486
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8486.10 | Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of boules or wafers | $219.8M | 1.9% | -1.2% | $25.4M |
| 8486.10.1000 | Spin dryers by centrifugal process | $325K | 0.1% | -91.8% | $0 |
| 8486.10.2000 | Apparatus for growing or pulling monocrystal boules | $9.3M | 4.2% | -84.2% | $1.8M |
| 8486.10.3010 | Machines for sawing monocrystal boules into slices | $2.2M | 1.0% | +74.1% | $0 |
| 8486.10.3020 | Grinding or polishing machines for processing of wafer, including lapping machines | $7.7M | 3.5% | -17.1% | $133K |
| 8486.10.3090 | Other | $1.5M | 0.7% | -74.6% | $7,970 |
| 8486.10.4010 | Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes | $31.7M | 14.4% | +49.3% | $3.2M |
| 8486.10.4020 | Operated by electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc process | $899K | 0.4% | -75.7% | $0 |
| 8486.10.5010 | Resistance heated furnaces and ovens | $572K | 0.3% | -36.7% | $0 |
| 8486.10.5030 | Other furnaces and ovens | $162.3M | 73.8% | +40.7% | $20.2M |
| 8486.10.9000 | Other | $3.3M | 1.5% | +50.1% | $60K |
| 8486.20 | Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits | $3.37B | 29.8% | +51.5% | $392.4M |
| 8486.20.1000 | Spin dryers by centrifugal process | $2.5M | 0.1% | -57.3% | $13K |
| 8486.20.2100 | Resistance heated furnaces and ovens | $28.6M | 0.8% | +22.7% | $2.3M |
| 8486.20.2200 | Furnaces and ovens functioning by induction or dielectric loss | $2.6M | 0.1% | -59.3% | $36K |
| 8486.20.2300 | Other furnaces and ovens | $15.7M | 0.5% | -38.2% | $27K |
| 8486.20.3000 | Ion implanters for doping semiconductor materials | $203.3M | 6.0% | +28.3% | $16.6M |
| 8486.20.4000 | Machines for depositing membrance or sputtering metal on semiconductor wafers | $1.17B | 34.7% | +27.5% | $166.7M |
| 8486.20.5000 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening | $1.4M | 0.0% | +25.3% | $121K |
| 8486.20.6010 | Direct write-on-semiconductor wafer apparatus | $115.2M | 3.4% | +79,567% | $0 |
| 8486.20.6020 | Step and repeat aligners | $23.1M | 0.7% | -28.7% | $2.8M |
| 8486.20.6091 | Laser operated apparatus | $124.0M | 3.7% | +126.1% | $0 |
| 8486.20.6099 | Other | $20.1M | 0.6% | -25.7% | $9.2M |
| 8486.20.7000 | Apparatus for wet etching, developing, stripping or cleaning semiconductor wafers | $339.6M | 10.1% | +139.6% | $30.3M |
| 8486.20.8100 | Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes | $9.9M | 0.3% | +258.0% | $302K |
| 8486.20.8410 | For dry-etching patterns on semiconductor materials | $550.0M | 16.3% | +126.4% | $90.9M |
| 8486.20.8420 | Apparatus for stripping or cleaning semiconductor wafers | $235.3M | 7.0% | +46.4% | $39.0M |
| 8486.20.8490 | Other | $779K | 0.0% | -49.0% | $365K |
| 8486.20.9100 | Mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders | $6.0M | 0.2% | +9.3% | $0 |
| 8486.20.9200 | Machines of coating and developing or stabilizing photoresist | $61.6M | 1.8% | +250.2% | $2.3M |
| 8486.20.9310 | Grinding or polishing machines for processing of semiconductor wafer, including lapping machines | $59.4M | 1.8% | +56.9% | $11.9M |
| 8486.20.9320 | Dicing machines for scribing or scoring semiconductor wafers | $1.0M | 0.0% | -81.4% | $0 |
| 8486.20.9390 | Other | $125K | 0.0% | -33.2% | $0 |
| 8486.20.9400 | Machine for washing wafers, carrier or tube | $503K | 0.0% | -81.4% | $130K |
| 8486.20.9500 | Machine for mounting tape on semiconductor wafers | $1.8M | 0.1% | -46.0% | $0 |
| 8486.20.9600 | Machine for sawing semiconductor wafer into chips | $7.1M | 0.2% | -52.6% | $178K |
| 8486.20.9900 | Other | $389.5M | 11.6% | +16.5% | $19.4M |
| 8486.30 | Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays | $738.7M | 6.5% | -15.9% | $50.1M |
| 8486.30.1010 | Grinding or polishing machines | $10.9M | 1.5% | +7,364% | $0 |
| 8486.30.1020 | Coating or developing machines | $3.9M | 0.5% | +226.0% | $81K |
| 8486.30.1031 | Operated by physical method | $222.7M | 30.1% | -34.4% | $0 |
| 8486.30.1032 | Operated by chemical method | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8486.30.1040 | Apparatus for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised flat panel display substrates | $338 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8486.30.1050 | Etchers machines | $241K | 0.0% | +9.9% | $0 |
| 8486.30.1060 | Apparatus for stripping or cleaning | $4.7M | 0.6% | +21.7% | $789K |
| 8486.30.1090 | Other | $88.8M | 12.0% | +19.3% | $13.1M |
| 8486.30.2010 | Grinding or polishing machines | $31.2M | 4.2% | – | $0 |
| 8486.30.2020 | Coating or developing machines | $17.4M | 2.4% | -19.7% | $0 |
| 8486.30.2031 | Operated by physical method | $30.2M | 4.1% | -58.6% | $7,981 |
| 8486.30.2032 | Operated by chemical method | $3.8M | 0.5% | – | $3.8M |
| 8486.30.2040 | Apparatus for the projection or drawing of circuit patterns on sensitised flat panel display substrates | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 8486.30.2050 | Etchers machines | $52.7M | 7.1% | +44.2% | $4.7M |
| 8486.30.2060 | Apparatus for stripping or cleaning | $5.1M | 0.7% | -32.0% | $989K |
| 8486.30.2070 | Machine and apparatus for liquid crystal progress of work | $6.4M | 0.9% | -76.7% | $0 |
| 8486.30.2090 | Other | $260.7M | 35.3% | -9.8% | $26.7M |
| 8486.40 | Machines and apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter | $1.97B | 17.4% | +7.9% | $220.2M |
| 8486.40.1010 | Pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or reticles from photoresist coated substrates | $2.5M | 0.1% | +6,891% | $3,340 |
| 8486.40.1020 | Focused ionic-beam milling machines for removing or repairing mask and reticle | $37K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8486.40.1030 | Machines of coating, developing or stabilizing photoresist | $53.2M | 2.7% | +132.9% | $3.2M |
| 8486.40.1040 | Machines and apparatus for etching, cleaning or stripping mask and reticle | $48.4M | 2.5% | -26.9% | $18.5M |
| 8486.40.1090 | Other | $10.9M | 0.6% | -35.0% | $120K |
| 8486.40.2010 | Die attach apparatus, tape automated bonders, and wire bonders for assembly of semiconductors | $244.6M | 12.4% | -11.8% | $10.4M |
| 8486.40.2020 | Machines for inserting or removing semiconductor devices | $627K | 0.0% | +202.0% | $85K |
| 8486.40.2031 | Encapsulation equipment for assembly of semiconductors | $14.3M | 0.7% | +18.7% | $956K |
| 8486.40.2039 | Other | $1.9M | 0.1% | -79.1% | $463K |
| 8486.40.2040 | Machines to attach solder ball on semiconductor circuit board or ceramic board | $51.2M | 2.6% | +157.8% | $9.0M |
| 8486.40.2070 | Moulds for rubber or plastics of injection or compression types | $15.9M | 0.8% | +25.6% | $1.0M |
| 8486.40.2080 | Machines for bonding semiconductor die, washing wafers, carrier or tube | $2.6M | 0.1% | -14.6% | $211K |
| 8486.40.2091 | Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, for semiconductor le | $3.3M | 0.2% | +12.9% | $1.0M |
| 8486.40.2093 | Machines for forming connections(bump) on an entire wafer before dicing | $61.8M | 3.1% | +76.9% | $10.0M |
| 8486.40.2095 | Resistance heated electric furnaces and ovens | $889K | 0.0% | -20.8% | $0 |
| 8486.40.2099 | Other | $163.8M | 8.3% | +55.0% | $5.5M |
| 8486.40.3010 | Automated machines and apparatus for transport, handling and storage of semiconductor wafers, wafer cassettes, boxes and | $958.2M | 48.7% | +9.4% | $108.2M |
| 8486.40.3020 | For lifting, handling, loading or unloading of flat panel display | $40.9M | 2.1% | +6.6% | $3.6M |
| 8486.40.3090 | Other | $291.1M | 14.8% | -10.0% | $47.9M |
| 8486.90 | Parts and accessories | $5.01B | 44.3% | +23.9% | $483.8M |
| 8486.90.1000 | Of machines and apparatus for the manufacture of boules or wafers | $154.3M | 3.1% | +16.9% | $22.3M |
| 8486.90.2030 | Electrostatic chuck | $290.9M | 5.8% | +13.7% | $30.8M |
| 8486.90.2040 | Of machines for coating, developing, deposition or etching | $1.76B | 35.2% | +21.3% | $188.4M |
| 8486.90.2090 | Other | $1.92B | 38.4% | +31.8% | $146.5M |
| 8486.90.3050 | Of machines and apparatus for the manufacture of OLED displays | $79.8M | 1.6% | +7.6% | $6.1M |
| 8486.90.3060 | Of machines and apparatus for the manufacture of liquid crystal displays | $97.1M | 1.9% | -22.2% | $8.7M |
| 8486.90.3090 | Other | $161.6M | 3.2% | +27.7% | $15.0M |
| 8486.90.4000 | Of machines and apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter | $538.7M | 10.8% | +29.8% | $66.1M |
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. 74 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 | $4.12B | 36.5% | -7.6% | 1 | $478.3M |
| 2 | Taiwan | $1.88B | 16.6% | +31.8% | 2 | $176.2M |
| 3 | United States | $1.48B | 13.1% | +67.8% | 3 | $127.7M |
| 4 | Singapore | $1.18B | 10.4% | +58.3% | 4 | $127.8M |
| 5 | Japan | $836.7M | 7.4% | +27.2% | 5 | $106.7M |
| 6 | Netherlands | $628.1M | 5.6% | +89.4% | 6 | $42.4M |
| 7 | Malaysia | $502.2M | 4.4% | +163.1% | 7 | $56.9M |
| 8 | Vietnam | $286.5M | 2.5% | +51.2% | 8 | $26.9M |
| 9 | India | $74.0M | 0.7% | +629.8% | 16 | $5.5M |
| 10 | Ireland | $58.9M | 0.5% | -3.1% | 10 | $4.6M |
| 11 | Philippines | $37.5M | 0.3% | +79.4% | 13 | $3.1M |
| 12 | Germany | $35.4M | 0.3% | -41.9% | 9 | $3.0M |
| 13 | Hong Kong | $27.3M | 0.2% | +5.7% | 12 | $1.7M |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $26.8M | 0.2% | -30.3% | 11 | $1.1M |
| 15 | Israel | $26.0M | 0.2% | +42.1% | 14 | $2.2M |
| 16 | Thailand | $22.0M | 0.2% | +24.4% | 15 | $1.5M |
| 17 | Malta | $15.9M | 0.1% | +457.6% | 22 | $890K |
| 18 | Mexico | $8.7M | 0.1% | +157.7% | 21 | $6,319 |
| 19 | France | $8.7M | 0.1% | +68.7% | 19 | $704K |
| 20 | Belgium | $7.5M | 0.1% | -10.4% | 17 | $535K |
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 | $1.17B | +67.6% | 7,922 t | $147.94 | $2.52B | 5,327 t |
| September 2026 | $1.27B | +72.6% | 8,116 t | $156.76 | $3.44B | 5,774 t |
| August 2026 | $1.04B | +51.0% | 6,709 t | $155.09 | $2.57B | 5,561 t |
| July 2026 | $1.06B | +10.8% | 6,011 t | $175.95 | $2.54B | 5,259 t |
| June 2026 | $1.16B | +30.2% | 7,276 t | $159.04 | $2.71B | 5,426 t |
| May 2026 | $834.9M | +8.9% | 5,281 t | $158.09 | $2.56B | 5,010 t |
| April 2026 | $936.3M | +13.7% | 5,876 t | $159.34 | $2.51B | 4,782 t |
| March 2026 | $916.0M | +13.1% | 5,735 t | $159.74 | $2.93B | 5,394 t |
| February 2026 | $697.1M | +1.6% | 4,422 t | $157.63 | $2.56B | 4,110 t |
| January 2026 | $648.5M | +8.2% | 5,139 t | $126.18 | $2.42B | 4,187 t |
| December 2025 | $884.6M | +11.7% | 7,719 t | $114.60 | $2.23B | 4,942 t |
| November 2025 | $684.0M | -7.7% | 4,985 t | $137.23 | $1.83B | 3,672 t |
| October 2025 | $699.1M | +6.4% | 5,836 t | $119.80 | $1.69B | 3,396 t |
| September 2025 | $737.1M | +5.5% | 4,451 t | $165.61 | $2.28B | 3,873 t |
| August 2025 | $688.9M | -0.8% | 3,951 t | $174.36 | $1.18B | 2,532 t |
| July 2025 | $954.9M | +23.3% | 4,646 t | $205.53 | $1.63B | 3,440 t |
| June 2025 | $888.9M | +4.9% | 6,106 t | $145.57 | $1.91B | 4,027 t |
| May 2025 | $766.8M | +6.7% | 6,258 t | $122.53 | $1.50B | 3,379 t |
| April 2025 | $823.5M | +24.0% | 9,281 t | $88.73 | $1.57B | 4,127 t |
| March 2025 | $810.1M | +26.8% | 6,009 t | $134.81 | $2.76B | 4,759 t |
| February 2025 | $686.4M | +34.3% | 5,610 t | $122.34 | $1.78B | 4,319 t |
| January 2025 | $599.5M | +16.8% | 4,193 t | $142.96 | $1.38B | 3,719 t |
| December 2024 | $791.9M | +12.1% | 6,372 t | $124.26 | $2.33B | 4,005 t |
| November 2024 | $741.2M | +12.3% | 5,069 t | $146.21 | $1.95B | 3,808 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.