Insulating fittings for electrical equipment: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8547 · 전기기기용으로서 전부가 절연재료로 구성된 절연용 물품(나선가공 소켓과 같이 단순히 조립을 위하여 주조 과정에서 소량의 금속이 주입된 것을 포함하며, 제8546호의 애자는 제외한다), 비금속(卑金屬)으로 만든 전기용 도관(導管)과 그 연결구류(절연재료로 속을 댄 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $28.1 million of insulating fittings for electrical equipment (HS 8547), up 12.2% from September 2026 and up 37.6% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of insulating fittings for electrical equipment (HS 8547) totalled $291.0 million, down 2.8% from the 12 months before ($299.4 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($76.4 million, 26.2% of the total), followed by Vietnam and India.
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 $28.5 million (up 21.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $434,466 for the month.
Official description of HS 8547: Insulating fittings for electrical machines, appliances or equipment, being fitting wholly of insulating material apart from any minor components of metal (for example, threaded sockets) incorporated during moulding solely for purposes of assembly, other than insulators of heading 85.46; electrical conduit tubing and joints therefor, of base metal lined with insulating material.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8547
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8547.10 | Insulating fittings of ceramics | $20.1M | 6.9% | -39.2% | $1.8M |
| 8547.20 | Insulating fittings of plastics | $237.1M | 81.5% | +3.1% | $23.3M |
| 8547.90 | Other | $33.8M | 11.6% | -7.3% | $2.9M |
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. 96 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 | $76.4M | 26.2% | -19.5% | 1 | $6.3M |
| 2 | Vietnam | $69.0M | 23.7% | -13.3% | 2 | $7.4M |
| 3 | India | $41.0M | 14.1% | +45.9% | 3 | $4.3M |
| 4 | Mexico | $14.4M | 4.9% | +18.1% | 4 | $1.4M |
| 5 | Thailand | $14.2M | 4.9% | +33.6% | 5 | $2.0M |
| 6 | United States | $12.4M | 4.3% | +25.3% | 6 | $1.5M |
| 7 | Indonesia | $7.6M | 2.6% | -3.7% | 7 | $611K |
| 8 | Malaysia | $7.1M | 2.4% | +20.9% | 9 | $637K |
| 9 | Serbia | $6.6M | 2.3% | +6.1% | 8 | $408K |
| 10 | Japan | $6.2M | 2.1% | +13.6% | 10 | $757K |
| 11 | Taiwan | $5.3M | 1.8% | -1.1% | 11 | $386K |
| 12 | Singapore | $3.5M | 1.2% | +42.2% | 17 | $346K |
| 13 | Slovakia | $3.1M | 1.1% | +4.3% | 15 | $255K |
| 14 | Germany | $2.9M | 1.0% | -37.0% | 12 | $212K |
| 15 | Philippines | $2.8M | 1.0% | -19.5% | 13 | $192K |
| 16 | Tunisia | $2.7M | 0.9% | -1.2% | 16 | $197K |
| 17 | Honduras | $1.6M | 0.6% | +228.7% | 26 | $124K |
| 18 | Hungary | $1.6M | 0.5% | -48.5% | 14 | $99K |
| 19 | Morocco | $1.5M | 0.5% | +17.8% | 21 | $142K |
| 20 | Hong Kong | $1.5M | 0.5% | +16.5% | 22 | $117K |
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 | $28.1M | +37.6% | 1,101 t | $25.51 | $28.5M | 1,518 t |
| September 2026 | $25.0M | -7.2% | 1,046 t | $23.96 | $33.1M | 1,367 t |
| August 2026 | $21.9M | -1.2% | 797 t | $27.53 | $31.1M | 1,365 t |
| July 2026 | $29.2M | -5.3% | 1,205 t | $24.22 | $31.8M | 1,293 t |
| June 2026 | $23.8M | -5.6% | 941 t | $25.31 | $27.2M | 1,168 t |
| May 2026 | $21.1M | -19.2% | 809 t | $26.06 | $26.5M | 1,082 t |
| April 2026 | $25.8M | -7.4% | 1,096 t | $23.52 | $24.7M | 1,187 t |
| March 2026 | $22.6M | -9.0% | 830 t | $27.21 | $27.8M | 1,016 t |
| February 2026 | $21.1M | -15.0% | 774 t | $27.33 | $22.7M | 979 t |
| January 2026 | $24.7M | +17.1% | 955 t | $25.85 | $24.8M | 1,165 t |
| December 2025 | $25.1M | -0.7% | 962 t | $26.07 | $25.8M | 1,079 t |
| November 2025 | $22.5M | -5.4% | 799 t | $28.20 | $23.2M | 1,039 t |
| October 2025 | $20.4M | -22.6% | 708 t | $28.85 | $23.4M | 1,085 t |
| September 2025 | $27.0M | +10.1% | 924 t | $29.21 | $25.7M | 1,017 t |
| August 2025 | $22.2M | -16.2% | 777 t | $28.59 | $22.4M | 1,029 t |
| July 2025 | $30.8M | +11.3% | 1,156 t | $26.65 | $23.4M | 939 t |
| June 2025 | $25.2M | -8.2% | 925 t | $27.28 | $24.4M | 947 t |
| May 2025 | $26.1M | -13.2% | 1,036 t | $25.17 | $20.0M | 913 t |
| April 2025 | $27.8M | +0.7% | 1,155 t | $24.09 | $22.6M | 1,105 t |
| March 2025 | $24.8M | 0.0% | 1,044 t | $23.77 | $19.3M | 1,041 t |
| February 2025 | $24.9M | +0.8% | 1,095 t | $22.71 | $17.4M | 868 t |
| January 2025 | $21.1M | -22.8% | 909 t | $23.18 | $16.9M | 869 t |
| December 2024 | $25.3M | +14.1% | 950 t | $26.61 | $18.5M | 929 t |
| November 2024 | $23.8M | +7.2% | 838 t | $28.42 | $19.9M | 975 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.