Electrical machinery and electronics: South Korea exports and imports
HS chapter 85 · 전기기기와 그 부분품, 녹음기ㆍ음성 재생기ㆍ텔레비전의 영상과 음성의 기록기ㆍ재생기와 이들의 부분품ㆍ부속품 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $54.54 billion of electrical machinery and electronics (HS 85), down 6.7% from September 2026 and up 162.3% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of electrical machinery and electronics (HS 85) totalled $469.84 billion, up 108.8% from the 12 months before ($225.01 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($150.24 billion, 32.0% of the total), followed by Vietnam and Taiwan.
That was 44.3% of South Korea's total goods exports over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $16.58 billion (up 54.5% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $37.96 billion for the month.
Official description of HS 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles.
Last 24 months
Headings under chapter 85
Top destinations
Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 229 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 | $150.24B | 32.0% | +145.7% | 1 | $20.42B |
| 2 | Vietnam | $67.03B | 14.3% | +71.3% | 2 | $6.12B |
| 3 | Taiwan | $57.45B | 12.2% | +60.9% | 3 | $6.34B |
| 4 | Hong Kong | $56.26B | 12.0% | +165.0% | 5 | $4.24B |
| 5 | United States | $49.04B | 10.4% | +130.7% | 4 | $6.35B |
| 6 | Malaysia | $15.39B | 3.3% | +200.6% | 8 | $2.12B |
| 7 | Philippines | $14.83B | 3.2% | +338.8% | 10 | $2.88B |
| 8 | Singapore | $9.57B | 2.0% | +81.1% | 6 | $1.32B |
| 9 | India | $8.72B | 1.9% | +69.4% | 7 | $831.5M |
| 10 | Japan | $5.27B | 1.1% | +46.0% | 9 | $553.3M |
| 11 | Mexico | $5.24B | 1.1% | +65.4% | 11 | $484.3M |
| 12 | Netherlands | $4.40B | 0.9% | +149.2% | 12 | $399.9M |
| 13 | Thailand | $3.58B | 0.8% | +113.3% | 13 | $358.2M |
| 14 | Brazil | $2.84B | 0.6% | +117.6% | 16 | $280.4M |
| 15 | Poland | $2.37B | 0.5% | +41.5% | 14 | $242.3M |
| 16 | Germany | $1.88B | 0.4% | +20.8% | 15 | $219.5M |
| 17 | Indonesia | $1.54B | 0.3% | +57.0% | 18 | $96.7M |
| 18 | Czechia | $1.37B | 0.3% | +21.2% | 17 | $80.0M |
| 19 | United Kingdom | $1.20B | 0.3% | +40.7% | 20 | $137.3M |
| 20 | Canada | $1.14B | 0.2% | +20.4% | 19 | $64.5M |
Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $1,000,000 over 24 months.
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $54.54B | +162.3% | 254,850 t | $213.99 | $16.58B | 247,529 t |
| September 2026 | $58.48B | +161.7% | 254,264 t | $229.99 | $18.40B | 218,104 t |
| August 2026 | $51.83B | +153.3% | 207,028 t | $250.33 | $15.94B | 194,432 t |
| July 2026 | $45.33B | +126.8% | 248,018 t | $182.78 | $15.13B | 218,984 t |
| June 2026 | $46.28B | +136.9% | 238,111 t | $194.36 | $15.31B | 220,497 t |
| May 2026 | $40.21B | +113.8% | 201,478 t | $199.59 | $13.24B | 202,650 t |
| April 2026 | $36.20B | +111.7% | 235,443 t | $153.76 | $13.51B | 230,090 t |
| March 2026 | $35.65B | +96.8% | 236,970 t | $150.43 | $13.34B | 230,634 t |
| February 2026 | $28.04B | +85.9% | 193,080 t | $145.23 | $10.85B | 187,721 t |
| January 2026 | $25.05B | +72.7% | 214,092 t | $117.00 | $11.83B | 210,190 t |
| December 2025 | $25.99B | +30.8% | 234,536 t | $110.82 | $12.40B | 246,871 t |
| November 2025 | $22.24B | +20.8% | 211,941 t | $104.94 | $10.85B | 205,448 t |
| October 2025 | $20.79B | +9.1% | 186,702 t | $111.36 | $10.73B | 197,182 t |
| September 2025 | $22.34B | +11.7% | 240,502 t | $92.91 | $11.45B | 213,652 t |
| August 2025 | $20.46B | +9.2% | 197,491 t | $103.62 | $10.61B | 191,317 t |
| July 2025 | $19.99B | +11.8% | 241,668 t | $82.72 | $11.34B | 209,539 t |
| June 2025 | $19.54B | +3.1% | 226,544 t | $86.23 | $10.47B | 205,184 t |
| May 2025 | $18.81B | +8.0% | 212,837 t | $88.37 | $9.76B | 198,227 t |
| April 2025 | $17.10B | +9.7% | 248,547 t | $68.80 | $10.25B | 224,532 t |
| March 2025 | $18.11B | +8.8% | 233,185 t | $77.68 | $10.63B | 208,495 t |
| February 2025 | $15.08B | -1.1% | 227,245 t | $66.37 | $9.30B | 173,204 t |
| January 2025 | $14.50B | -3.9% | 187,902 t | $77.19 | $9.76B | 195,196 t |
| December 2024 | $19.87B | +22.7% | 229,624 t | $86.52 | $11.27B | 206,798 t |
| November 2024 | $18.41B | +14.1% | 209,786 t | $87.76 | $10.72B | 204,789 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.