Railway and tramway equipment: South Korea exports and imports
HS chapter 86 · 철도용이나 궤도용 기관차ㆍ차량과 이들의 부분품, 철도용이나 궤도용 장비품과 그 부분품, 기계식(전기기계식을 포함한다) 각종 교통신호용 기기 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $82.8 million of railway and tramway equipment (HS 86), up 0.4% from September 2026 and up 95.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of railway and tramway equipment (HS 86) totalled $841.5 million, up 56.3% from the 12 months before ($538.2 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Egypt ($155.2 million, 18.4% of the total), followed by Uzbekistan and the Netherlands.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's total goods exports over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $46.4 million (up 36.4% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $36.5 million for the month.
Official description of HS 86: Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds.
Last 24 months
Headings under chapter 86
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8603 | Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches | $354.9M | 42.2% | +67.3% | $23.6M |
| 8609 | Shipping containers | $273.9M | 32.5% | +52.4% | $18.8M |
| 8607 | Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock | $146.4M | 17.4% | +105.3% | $21.7M |
| 8605 | Railway or tramway passenger coaches, not self-propelled, etc. | $27.8M | 3.3% | +44.0% | $11.8M |
| 8604 | Railway or tramway maintenance or service vehicles, etc. | $13.5M | 1.6% | +40.2% | $4.8M |
| 8606 | Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled | $12.3M | 1.5% | -6.9% | $1.9M |
| 8608 | Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings, etc. | $8.6M | 1.0% | -71.8% | $300K |
| 8602 | Other rail locomotives, etc. | $4.1M | 0.5% | +65.4% | $0 |
| 8601 | Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric, etc. | $90 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
Top destinations
Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 91 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 | Egypt | $155.2M | 18.4% | +2,520% | 16 | $10.3M |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | $153.4M | 18.2% | +941,833% | 53 | $4,135 |
| 3 | Netherlands | $96.4M | 11.5% | +91.3% | 3 | $8.1M |
| 4 | United States | $96.2M | 11.4% | +95.2% | 4 | $22.2M |
| 5 | Taiwan | $64.9M | 7.7% | -34.4% | 1 | $6.8M |
| 6 | Singapore | $64.4M | 7.7% | +381.6% | 13 | $11.2M |
| 7 | India | $32.1M | 3.8% | +93.0% | 12 | $2.4M |
| 8 | China | $31.2M | 3.7% | +30.7% | 8 | $2.7M |
| 9 | Belgium | $23.9M | 2.8% | +324.4% | 17 | $2,537 |
| 10 | Türkiye | $22.2M | 2.6% | -1.8% | 9 | $40K |
| 11 | Japan | $20.9M | 2.5% | -21.8% | 7 | $2.5M |
| 12 | Australia | $17.6M | 2.1% | -74.3% | 2 | $12.9M |
| 13 | Brazil | $6.3M | 0.8% | -63.4% | 11 | $3,175 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $6.1M | 0.7% | -10.8% | 15 | $478K |
| 15 | Hungary | $5.8M | 0.7% | +227.5% | 24 | $17K |
| 16 | Thailand | $5.1M | 0.6% | -5.8% | 18 | $422K |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | $4.6M | 0.5% | +745.9% | 31 | $800 |
| 18 | Indonesia | $4.1M | 0.5% | +120.2% | 23 | $271K |
| 19 | Switzerland | $3.4M | 0.4% | +72.2% | 21 | $200 |
| 20 | Panama | $2.9M | 0.3% | – | – | $0 |
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 | $82.8M | +95.4% | 12,119 t | $6.84 | $46.4M | 14,732 t |
| September 2026 | $82.5M | +26.6% | 11,468 t | $7.19 | $53.9M | 13,533 t |
| August 2026 | $77.3M | +88.5% | 11,621 t | $6.65 | $67.1M | 14,303 t |
| July 2026 | $75.0M | +246.5% | 12,786 t | $5.86 | $61.9M | 14,557 t |
| June 2026 | $47.3M | +34.5% | 11,371 t | $4.16 | $72.5M | 18,995 t |
| May 2026 | $90.2M | +171.5% | 10,943 t | $8.24 | $48.8M | 14,744 t |
| April 2026 | $73.7M | +90.8% | 13,581 t | $5.43 | $44.9M | 14,898 t |
| March 2026 | $51.8M | +116.2% | 13,587 t | $3.81 | $46.2M | 14,881 t |
| February 2026 | $69.0M | +83.7% | 11,542 t | $5.98 | $44.3M | 11,617 t |
| January 2026 | $68.6M | +66.0% | 12,138 t | $5.65 | $46.3M | 12,776 t |
| December 2025 | $49.4M | -51.8% | 12,855 t | $3.85 | $55.8M | 15,867 t |
| November 2025 | $73.8M | +32.7% | 11,415 t | $6.47 | $47.0M | 9,761 t |
| October 2025 | $42.4M | -68.3% | 10,805 t | $3.92 | $34.0M | 9,882 t |
| September 2025 | $65.2M | -17.6% | 12,473 t | $5.23 | $47.2M | 12,013 t |
| August 2025 | $41.0M | -6.9% | 9,923 t | $4.13 | $54.0M | 11,118 t |
| July 2025 | $21.6M | -74.8% | 11,388 t | $1.90 | $53.7M | 10,963 t |
| June 2025 | $35.2M | +22.9% | 10,401 t | $3.38 | $42.2M | 9,649 t |
| May 2025 | $33.2M | -69.8% | 10,327 t | $3.22 | $39.9M | 9,948 t |
| April 2025 | $38.6M | -10.0% | 11,649 t | $3.32 | $36.0M | 12,193 t |
| March 2025 | $23.9M | -50.0% | 11,117 t | $2.15 | $41.4M | 11,050 t |
| February 2025 | $37.6M | -63.6% | 11,307 t | $3.32 | $31.0M | 10,994 t |
| January 2025 | $41.3M | -35.2% | 10,153 t | $4.07 | $29.1M | 10,732 t |
| December 2024 | $102.5M | +55.5% | 12,239 t | $8.37 | $38.5M | 12,699 t |
| November 2024 | $55.7M | -30.8% | 10,380 t | $5.36 | $44.7M | 11,116 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.