Flat panel display modules: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8524 · 평판디스플레이 모듈(터치감응식 스크린을 장착한 것인지에 상관없다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.75 billion of flat panel display modules (HS 8524), up 21.5% from September 2026 and up 28.6% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of flat panel display modules (HS 8524) totalled $16.08 billion, up 3.8% from the 12 months before ($15.49 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($11.47 billion, 71.4% of the total), followed by China and Mexico.
That was 3.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 85 (electrical machinery and electronics) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $191.2 million (up 16.7% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $1.55 billion for the month.
Official description of HS 8524: Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screens.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8524
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8524.11 | Of liquid crystals | $1.36B | 8.5% | -8.6% | $101.3M |
| 8524.11.1000 | For portable automatic data processing machine of subheading 8471.30 | $555.0M | 40.8% | -0.9% | $44.5M |
| 8524.11.2000 | For wired or wireless telecommunication apparatus | $7.3M | 0.5% | +166.6% | $822K |
| 8524.11.3000 | For television receivers | $19.4M | 1.4% | -5.8% | $699K |
| 8524.11.4000 | For monitors | $778.6M | 57.2% | -14.1% | $55.0M |
| 8524.11.5000 | For electric visual signalling apparatus of heading 85.31 | $71K | 0.0% | +73.5% | $0 |
| 8524.11.9000 | Other | $1.4M | 0.1% | +22.2% | $231K |
| 8524.12 | Of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) | $12.37B | 77.0% | +7.2% | $1.49B |
| 8524.12.1000 | For portable automatic data processing machine of subheading 8471.30 | $1.27B | 10.3% | -5.2% | $180.3M |
| 8524.12.2000 | For wired or wireless telecommunication apparatus | $10.12B | 81.8% | +7.8% | $1.21B |
| 8524.12.3000 | For television receivers | $362.2M | 2.9% | +15.2% | $45.7M |
| 8524.12.4000 | For monitors | $619.0M | 5.0% | +25.0% | $55.4M |
| 8524.12.5000 | For electric visual signalling apparatus of heading 85.31 | $1,550 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8524.12.9000 | Other | $51K | 0.0% | +37.0% | $524 |
| 8524.19 | Other | $839K | 0.0% | +0.4% | $97K |
| 8524.19.1000 | For portable automatic data processing machine of subheading 8471.30 | $132 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8524.19.2000 | For wired or wireless telecommunication apparatus | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 8524.19.3000 | For television receivers | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8524.19.4000 | For monitors | $5,509 | 0.7% | -68.2% | $0 |
| 8524.19.5000 | For electric visual signalling apparatus of heading 85.31 | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8524.19.9000 | Other | $833K | 99.3% | +3.4% | $97K |
| 8524.91 | Of liquid crystals | $1.03B | 6.4% | +2.9% | $61.8M |
| 8524.91.1000 | For portable automatic data processing machine of subheading 8471.30 | $3.3M | 0.3% | -16.3% | $263K |
| 8524.91.2000 | For wired or wireless tlelecommunication apparatus | $65K | 0.0% | – | $4,421 |
| 8524.91.3000 | For television receivers | $484.9M | 47.3% | -5.5% | $8.4M |
| 8524.91.4000 | For monitors | $531.6M | 51.8% | +12.7% | $52.5M |
| 8524.91.5000 | For electric visual signalling appratus of heading 85.31 | $418K | 0.0% | +76.5% | $5,850 |
| 8524.91.9000 | Other | $5.2M | 0.5% | -26.3% | $668K |
| 8524.92 | Of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) | $1.31B | 8.1% | -8.6% | $95.0M |
| 8524.92.1000 | For portable automatic data processing machine of subheading 8471.30 | $2.0M | 0.2% | -43.2% | $64K |
| 8524.92.2000 | For wired or wireless tlelecommunication apparatus | $3.0M | 0.2% | +30.2% | $285K |
| 8524.92.3000 | For television receivers | $815.2M | 62.3% | -1.5% | $62.0M |
| 8524.92.4000 | For monitors | $486.8M | 37.2% | -18.3% | $32.6M |
| 8524.92.5000 | For electric visual signalling appratus of heading 85.31 | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8524.92.9000 | Other | $516K | 0.0% | -10.3% | $17K |
| 8524.99 | Other | $9.3M | 0.1% | -63.9% | $690K |
| 8524.99.1000 | For portable automatic data processing machine of subheading 8471.30 | $19K | 0.2% | -1.1% | $1,860 |
| 8524.99.2000 | For wired or wireless tlelecommunication apparatus | $2,532 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8524.99.3000 | For television receivers | $258 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8524.99.4000 | For monitors | $7.0M | 75.4% | -71.0% | $332K |
| 8524.99.5000 | For electric visual signalling appratus of heading 85.31 | $53K | 0.6% | +139.1% | $49K |
| 8524.99.9000 | Other | $2.2M | 23.8% | +44.8% | $307K |
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. 90 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 | Vietnam | $11.47B | 71.4% | +16.1% | 1 | $1.43B |
| 2 | China | $3.59B | 22.4% | -14.1% | 2 | $273.4M |
| 3 | Mexico | $433.8M | 2.7% | -29.7% | 3 | $7.5M |
| 4 | India | $237.4M | 1.5% | -25.7% | 4 | $9.5M |
| 5 | Malaysia | $59.0M | 0.4% | +11.3% | 8 | $3.9M |
| 6 | Czechia | $51.7M | 0.3% | -38.1% | 6 | $4.4M |
| 7 | Hungary | $33.1M | 0.2% | -75.3% | 5 | $8,784 |
| 8 | Russia | $31.7M | 0.2% | +9,127% | 41 | $5.2M |
| 9 | Brazil | $25.7M | 0.2% | +92.8% | 12 | $359K |
| 10 | Slovakia | $24.1M | 0.1% | -17.9% | 9 | $2.3M |
| 11 | Egypt | $20.1M | 0.1% | +67.4% | 13 | $477K |
| 12 | United States | $18.4M | 0.1% | -68.1% | 7 | $541K |
| 13 | Netherlands | $14.2M | 0.1% | -29.2% | 10 | $1.7M |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $10.7M | 0.1% | +37.1% | 15 | $1.1M |
| 15 | Hong Kong | $7.5M | 0.0% | -50.4% | 11 | $720K |
| 16 | Japan | $5.5M | 0.0% | +27.0% | 19 | $950K |
| 17 | Thailand | $5.0M | 0.0% | -4.8% | 16 | $290K |
| 18 | Singapore | $3.4M | 0.0% | +227.0% | 30 | $418K |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | $3.4M | 0.0% | -22.8% | 18 | $416K |
| 20 | Australia | $3.2M | 0.0% | +32.0% | 20 | $230K |
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 | $1.75B | +28.6% | 3,765 t | $463.73 | $191.2M | 1,973 t |
| September 2026 | $1.44B | -10.1% | 3,597 t | $399.42 | $176.1M | 1,995 t |
| August 2026 | $1.44B | -5.5% | 4,401 t | $326.55 | $174.8M | 2,099 t |
| July 2026 | $1.46B | +0.7% | 6,522 t | $223.26 | $216.9M | 2,291 t |
| June 2026 | $1.38B | +36.5% | 6,421 t | $214.18 | $332.1M | 4,362 t |
| May 2026 | $1.30B | +6.6% | 5,771 t | $225.37 | $252.0M | 3,042 t |
| April 2026 | $1.14B | -4.4% | 4,576 t | $249.25 | $298.3M | 3,561 t |
| March 2026 | $1.22B | -8.9% | 4,285 t | $284.52 | $239.6M | 2,831 t |
| February 2026 | $1.10B | -2.6% | 4,372 t | $252.14 | $181.4M | 2,423 t |
| January 2026 | $1.21B | +24.6% | 4,108 t | $294.84 | $271.4M | 3,691 t |
| December 2025 | $1.34B | -0.8% | 3,526 t | $379.69 | $175.6M | 1,828 t |
| November 2025 | $1.31B | -2.8% | 3,038 t | $432.36 | $152.0M | 1,362 t |
| October 2025 | $1.36B | -8.1% | 3,371 t | $402.77 | $163.8M | 1,468 t |
| September 2025 | $1.60B | -0.2% | 3,839 t | $416.25 | $167.3M | 1,538 t |
| August 2025 | $1.52B | -9.0% | 4,078 t | $372.87 | $180.1M | 1,721 t |
| July 2025 | $1.45B | -8.1% | 6,576 t | $219.95 | $257.5M | 2,827 t |
| June 2025 | $1.01B | -38.1% | 4,453 t | $226.19 | $259.8M | 2,916 t |
| May 2025 | $1.22B | -18.4% | 5,122 t | $238.31 | $246.8M | 2,876 t |
| April 2025 | $1.19B | -7.5% | 5,165 t | $230.98 | $229.1M | 3,016 t |
| March 2025 | $1.34B | +3.3% | 4,518 t | $296.09 | $210.6M | 2,416 t |
| February 2025 | $1.13B | -7.0% | 4,741 t | $238.68 | $164.1M | 2,238 t |
| January 2025 | $971.7M | -16.0% | 4,637 t | $209.55 | $207.2M | 2,673 t |
| December 2024 | $1.35B | -3.7% | 4,898 t | $275.62 | $232.2M | 2,758 t |
| November 2024 | $1.35B | -24.0% | 5,087 t | $265.52 | $187.0M | 2,222 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.