Electric water heaters, space heaters, ovens and heating appliances: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8516 · 전기식의 즉시식ㆍ저장식 물가열기와 투입식 가열기, 난방기기와 토양가열기, 전기가열식 이용기기[예: 헤어드라이어ㆍ헤어컬러(hair curler)ㆍ컬링통히터(curling tong heater)], 손 건조기, 전기다리미, 그 밖의 가정용 전열기기, 전열용 저항체(제8545호의 것은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $65.7 million of electric water heaters, space heaters, ovens and heating appliances (HS 8516), up 18.1% from September 2026 and down 19.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of electric water heaters, space heaters, ovens and heating appliances (HS 8516) totalled $695.7 million, down 18.6% from the 12 months before ($854.6 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($166.6 million, 23.9% of the total), followed by China and Vietnam.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 85 (electrical machinery and electronics) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $164.7 million (up 30.9% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $99.0 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8516: Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 85.45.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8516
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8516.10 | Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters | $42.9M | 6.2% | -0.5% | $2.9M |
| 8516.21 | Storage heating radiators | $130K | 0.0% | +202.4% | $0 |
| 8516.29 | Other | $30.6M | 4.4% | -27.1% | $2.9M |
| 8516.31 | Hair dryers | $40.0M | 5.8% | +147.2% | $2.6M |
| 8516.32 | Other hair-dressing apparatus | $22.6M | 3.3% | -52.1% | $1.9M |
| 8516.33 | Hand-drying apparatus | $484K | 0.1% | -15.7% | $43K |
| 8516.40 | Electric smoothing irons | $7.8M | 1.1% | +1,363% | $946K |
| 8516.50 | Microwave ovens | $442K | 0.1% | +6.5% | $125K |
| 8516.60 | Other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters | $226.1M | 32.5% | -42.3% | $25.5M |
| 8516.60.1000 | Electrical ovens | $22.2M | 9.8% | -5.0% | $2.3M |
| 8516.60.2000 | Electric rice cookers(including with constant warming function) | $82.5M | 36.5% | +9.8% | $10.4M |
| 8516.60.9000 | Other | $121.3M | 53.7% | -58.7% | $12.9M |
| 8516.71 | Coffee or tea makers | $2.4M | 0.4% | +2.9% | $350K |
| 8516.72 | Toasters | $162K | 0.0% | -57.1% | $2,861 |
| 8516.79 | Other | $11.4M | 1.6% | -38.4% | $818K |
| 8516.79.1000 | Electric jar | $334K | 2.9% | -11.7% | $15K |
| 8516.79.9000 | Other | $11.0M | 97.1% | -39.0% | $802K |
| 8516.80 | Electric heating resistors | $150.8M | 21.7% | -8.8% | $15.1M |
| 8516.90 | Parts | $159.9M | 23.0% | +27.0% | $12.5M |
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. 165 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 | $166.6M | 23.9% | -47.1% | 1 | $20.4M |
| 2 | China | $113.5M | 16.3% | -14.5% | 2 | $11.8M |
| 3 | Vietnam | $103.8M | 14.9% | +62.5% | 5 | $9.6M |
| 4 | Japan | $85.2M | 12.2% | -1.0% | 3 | $6.9M |
| 5 | Mexico | $37.4M | 5.4% | +0.9% | 6 | $1.6M |
| 6 | Canada | $33.5M | 4.8% | -53.4% | 4 | $2.4M |
| 7 | Hong Kong | $21.0M | 3.0% | +310.0% | 17 | $493K |
| 8 | Slovakia | $11.3M | 1.6% | -35.8% | 7 | $987K |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | $8.7M | 1.3% | -45.7% | 8 | $900K |
| 10 | Malaysia | $8.0M | 1.1% | +32.1% | 13 | $701K |
| 11 | Thailand | $7.4M | 1.1% | +15.0% | 12 | $979K |
| 12 | Russia | $7.4M | 1.1% | -23.3% | 10 | $720K |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $7.0M | 1.0% | -38.8% | 9 | $222K |
| 14 | Australia | $6.8M | 1.0% | -12.4% | 11 | $1.2M |
| 15 | India | $6.1M | 0.9% | +11.7% | 14 | $441K |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | $5.0M | 0.7% | +41.5% | 20 | $440K |
| 17 | Indonesia | $4.8M | 0.7% | -7.9% | 16 | $265K |
| 18 | Germany | $4.5M | 0.7% | -11.3% | 18 | $311K |
| 19 | Philippines | $4.4M | 0.6% | -17.8% | 15 | $250K |
| 20 | Türkiye | $4.0M | 0.6% | +98.5% | 26 | $524K |
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 | $65.7M | -19.9% | 4,450 t | $14.75 | $164.7M | 12,362 t |
| September 2026 | $55.6M | -24.8% | 3,525 t | $15.77 | $136.8M | 10,112 t |
| August 2026 | $54.3M | -19.4% | 3,437 t | $15.81 | $114.1M | 7,752 t |
| July 2026 | $60.1M | -26.8% | 4,293 t | $13.99 | $112.4M | 8,318 t |
| June 2026 | $54.4M | -2.3% | 3,733 t | $14.56 | $114.2M | 9,079 t |
| May 2026 | $52.0M | -27.3% | 3,524 t | $14.77 | $119.0M | 8,653 t |
| April 2026 | $59.8M | -27.5% | 4,287 t | $13.95 | $116.6M | 9,561 t |
| March 2026 | $66.6M | -8.3% | 4,653 t | $14.31 | $103.4M | 7,209 t |
| February 2026 | $52.1M | -30.7% | 3,862 t | $13.49 | $106.5M | 8,844 t |
| January 2026 | $57.2M | -2.5% | 4,531 t | $12.63 | $135.6M | 11,394 t |
| December 2025 | $59.1M | -13.5% | 3,995 t | $14.79 | $136.6M | 12,738 t |
| November 2025 | $58.8M | -9.4% | 4,090 t | $14.39 | $132.7M | 12,684 t |
| October 2025 | $81.9M | +21.4% | 3,973 t | $20.63 | $125.8M | 10,534 t |
| September 2025 | $73.9M | +20.9% | 5,453 t | $13.55 | $120.5M | 10,324 t |
| August 2025 | $67.4M | +21.6% | 5,108 t | $13.19 | $98.0M | 7,545 t |
| July 2025 | $82.0M | +27.5% | 5,922 t | $13.85 | $100.5M | 7,277 t |
| June 2025 | $55.6M | -1.6% | 4,400 t | $12.64 | $104.5M | 8,007 t |
| May 2025 | $71.6M | +5.0% | 5,410 t | $13.24 | $115.9M | 9,801 t |
| April 2025 | $82.4M | +19.7% | 5,715 t | $14.42 | $121.6M | 10,783 t |
| March 2025 | $72.6M | +15.0% | 5,102 t | $14.23 | $116.5M | 9,915 t |
| February 2025 | $75.2M | +21.7% | 5,746 t | $13.08 | $108.7M | 8,928 t |
| January 2025 | $58.7M | -2.8% | 4,263 t | $13.76 | $112.8M | 11,205 t |
| December 2024 | $68.3M | +23.6% | 4,437 t | $15.40 | $119.9M | 11,153 t |
| November 2024 | $64.9M | +20.6% | 4,870 t | $13.34 | $133.1M | 11,631 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.