Electrical control and distribution boards: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8537 · 전기제어용이나 배전용 보드ㆍ패널ㆍ콘솔ㆍ책상ㆍ캐비닛과 그 밖의 기반(基盤)(제8535호나 제8536호의 기기를 두 가지 이상 장착한 것으로 한정하고 제90류의 기기와 수치제어기기와 결합한 것을 포함하며, 제8517호의 교환기기는 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $280.7 million of electrical control and distribution boards (HS 8537), up 7.2% from September 2026 and up 112.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of electrical control and distribution boards (HS 8537) totalled $2.64 billion, up 16.3% from the 12 months before ($2.27 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($1.16 billion, 44.1% of the total), followed by China and Mexico.
That was 0.6% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 85 (electrical machinery and electronics) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $259.7 million (up 64.2% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $21.0 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8537: Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 85.35 or 85.36, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 85.17.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8537
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8537.10 | For a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V | $2.15B | 81.6% | +7.8% | $209.4M |
| 8537.10.3000 | Touch-Sensitive Data Input Devices (so-called touch screens) without display capabilities, for incorporation into appara | $19.1M | 0.9% | -21.8% | $1.3M |
| 8537.10.4000 | For distribution of electricity | $293.2M | 13.6% | +65.5% | $36.2M |
| 8537.10.5010 | Numerical control panels | $6.9M | 0.3% | +15.5% | $354K |
| 8537.10.5020 | Programmable controllers | $157.4M | 7.3% | -27.9% | $13.5M |
| 8537.10.5090 | Other | $1.68B | 77.9% | +6.6% | $158.0M |
| 8537.20 | For a voltage exceeding 1,000 V | $486.9M | 18.4% | +79.3% | $71.3M |
| 8537.20.3000 | For distribution of electricity | $340.3M | 69.9% | +148.9% | $46.4M |
| 8537.20.4000 | For electric control | $146.6M | 30.1% | +8.7% | $25.0M |
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. 183 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 | $1.16B | 44.1% | +41.2% | 1 | $138.0M |
| 2 | China | $227.0M | 8.6% | -18.4% | 2 | $29.1M |
| 3 | Mexico | $152.5M | 5.8% | +11.0% | 4 | $15.4M |
| 4 | Czechia | $122.2M | 4.6% | -19.5% | 3 | $6.8M |
| 5 | Slovakia | $105.0M | 4.0% | +34.5% | 7 | $8.3M |
| 6 | Japan | $96.2M | 3.6% | -10.3% | 5 | $8.6M |
| 7 | Vietnam | $90.8M | 3.4% | +13.6% | 6 | $11.4M |
| 8 | India | $69.3M | 2.6% | +69.6% | 8 | $7.2M |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | $62.9M | 2.4% | +523.1% | 31 | $1.4M |
| 10 | Malaysia | $44.9M | 1.7% | +31.3% | 9 | $5.8M |
| 11 | Türkiye | $44.9M | 1.7% | +74.7% | 15 | $3.0M |
| 12 | Taiwan | $43.6M | 1.7% | +41.5% | 11 | $5.7M |
| 13 | Brazil | $29.5M | 1.1% | -4.5% | 10 | $1.5M |
| 14 | Russia | $28.8M | 1.1% | +162.5% | 28 | $4.5M |
| 15 | Netherlands | $28.0M | 1.1% | -6.6% | 12 | $2.0M |
| 16 | Germany | $21.7M | 0.8% | +3.5% | 18 | $1.1M |
| 17 | Philippines | $20.9M | 0.8% | -11.0% | 17 | $4.1M |
| 18 | Poland | $19.8M | 0.7% | -30.0% | 13 | $2.8M |
| 19 | Italy | $18.4M | 0.7% | +12.1% | 21 | $861K |
| 20 | France | $17.3M | 0.7% | +12.0% | 24 | $1.2M |
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 | $280.7M | +112.4% | 8,340 t | $33.66 | $259.7M | 4,203 t |
| September 2026 | $261.9M | +40.1% | 7,945 t | $32.96 | $198.4M | 2,664 t |
| August 2026 | $253.7M | +54.7% | 7,663 t | $33.11 | $202.3M | 3,042 t |
| July 2026 | $286.3M | +28.8% | 7,426 t | $38.55 | $203.8M | 2,636 t |
| June 2026 | $229.5M | +16.0% | 5,421 t | $42.33 | $202.8M | 2,601 t |
| May 2026 | $191.3M | -1.7% | 4,487 t | $42.63 | $175.1M | 2,128 t |
| April 2026 | $222.2M | +5.1% | 4,991 t | $44.51 | $199.5M | 2,467 t |
| March 2026 | $213.0M | -1.5% | 4,542 t | $46.90 | $174.7M | 2,090 t |
| February 2026 | $163.3M | -22.1% | 3,459 t | $47.22 | $155.9M | 1,986 t |
| January 2026 | $182.5M | +11.3% | 3,674 t | $49.68 | $181.4M | 2,464 t |
| December 2025 | $189.5M | -4.1% | 3,959 t | $47.87 | $180.4M | 2,077 t |
| November 2025 | $165.1M | -3.9% | 2,824 t | $58.48 | $188.6M | 2,161 t |
| October 2025 | $132.1M | -31.7% | 2,205 t | $59.92 | $158.2M | 1,991 t |
| September 2025 | $187.0M | +20.1% | 2,998 t | $62.35 | $170.7M | 2,369 t |
| August 2025 | $164.0M | +10.0% | 2,546 t | $64.41 | $159.2M | 2,202 t |
| July 2025 | $222.3M | +20.3% | 4,439 t | $50.08 | $185.8M | 2,354 t |
| June 2025 | $197.8M | -1.4% | 3,540 t | $55.88 | $172.8M | 2,208 t |
| May 2025 | $194.6M | +6.5% | 4,225 t | $46.07 | $176.1M | 1,974 t |
| April 2025 | $211.5M | +13.2% | 3,928 t | $53.83 | $185.6M | 2,386 t |
| March 2025 | $216.2M | +10.7% | 4,165 t | $51.92 | $179.3M | 2,400 t |
| February 2025 | $209.7M | +25.9% | 3,738 t | $56.11 | $157.7M | 1,792 t |
| January 2025 | $163.9M | -4.3% | 2,883 t | $56.87 | $147.4M | 2,155 t |
| December 2024 | $197.6M | +7.6% | 3,874 t | $51.00 | $177.1M | 2,264 t |
| November 2024 | $171.8M | -10.7% | 3,058 t | $56.17 | $143.6M | 1,759 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.