Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8608 · 철도나 궤도선로용 장치물, 철도ㆍ궤도ㆍ도로ㆍ내륙수로ㆍ주차장ㆍ항만ㆍ비행장에서 사용되는 기계식(전기기계식을 포함한다) 신호기기ㆍ안전기기ㆍ교통관제기기, 이들의 부분품 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $300,189 of railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings, etc. (HS 8608), down 71.1% from September 2026 and down 85.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings, etc. (HS 8608) totalled $8.6 million, down 71.8% from the 12 months before ($30.6 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Kazakhstan ($4.5 million, 52.1% of the total), followed by India and Indonesia.
That was 1.0% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 86 (railway and tramway equipment) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $441,278 (up 553.3% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $141,089 for the month.
Official description of HS 8608: Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts of the foregoing.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8608
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8608.00 | HS 860800 | $8.6M | 100.0% | -71.8% | $300K |
| 8608.00.1000 | Railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings | $2.1M | 24.7% | -81.0% | $172K |
| 8608.00.2000 | Mechanical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment | $1.7M | 19.7% | -44.4% | $109K |
| 8608.00.9000 | Parts | $4.8M | 55.6% | -70.6% | $19K |
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. 25 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 | Kazakhstan | $4.5M | 52.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 2 | India | $1.7M | 20.2% | +72.4% | 3 | $172K |
| 3 | Indonesia | $1.4M | 16.6% | – | – | $0 |
| 4 | Taiwan | $718K | 8.3% | -94.3% | 2 | $109K |
| 5 | Malaysia | $73K | 0.8% | +71.6% | 6 | $8,722 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | $45K | 0.5% | +89.8% | 8 | $3,566 |
| 7 | Mongolia | $32K | 0.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 8 | United States | $30K | 0.4% | +47.0% | 9 | $6,276 |
| 9 | Brazil | $23K | 0.3% | -99.9% | 1 | $0 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | $15K | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 11 | Philippines | $13K | 0.2% | -97.0% | 4 | $0 |
| 12 | Qatar | $5,316 | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 13 | Singapore | $3,136 | 0.0% | – | 16 | $0 |
| 14 | Türkiye | $3,033 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 15 | North Macedonia | $3,028 | 0.0% | – | 15 | $200 |
| 16 | Vietnam | $2,008 | 0.0% | – | 17 | $0 |
| 17 | Japan | $838 | 0.0% | -96.8% | 7 | $0 |
| 18 | Guam | $591 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| – | Australia | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 11 | $0 |
| – | Austria | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 5 | $0 |
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 | $300K | -85.7% | 9.3 t | $32.28 | $441K | 13.4 t |
| September 2026 | $1.0M | -87.8% | 46.4 t | $22.38 | $22K | 3.8 t |
| August 2026 | $57K | -99.0% | 1.6 t | $35.78 | $133K | 4.8 t |
| July 2026 | $279K | +102.9% | 13.8 t | $20.28 | $66K | 7.7 t |
| June 2026 | $120K | – | 2.2 t | $55.06 | $124K | 23.4 t |
| May 2026 | $50K | -85.8% | 268 kg | $184.78 | $30K | 989 kg |
| April 2026 | $285K | -50.3% | 23.2 t | $12.25 | $69K | 6.2 t |
| March 2026 | $15K | -99.7% | 2.0 t | $7.34 | $175K | 69.5 t |
| February 2026 | $176K | +822.4% | 40.8 t | $4.30 | $155K | 7.8 t |
| January 2026 | $1.4M | +995.1% | 168 t | $8.06 | $11K | 479 kg |
| December 2025 | $300K | +48.6% | 15.4 t | $19.45 | $349K | 2.0 t |
| November 2025 | $4.6M | -43.6% | 25.8 t | $180.05 | $24K | 3.8 t |
| October 2025 | $2.1M | +219.7% | 39.9 t | $52.61 | $68K | 22.4 t |
| September 2025 | $8.5M | -8.6% | 321 t | $26.50 | $556K | 10.1 t |
| August 2025 | $6.0M | +418.4% | 236 t | $25.30 | $89K | 17.0 t |
| July 2025 | $137K | – | 8.2 t | $16.70 | $48K | 2.9 t |
| June 2025 | $4,657 | -99.9% | 380 kg | $12.26 | $239K | 5.9 t |
| May 2025 | $348K | +103.3% | 20.0 t | $17.46 | $79K | 6.6 t |
| April 2025 | $573K | +414.2% | 16.5 t | $34.75 | $66K | 7.1 t |
| March 2025 | $4.4M | +14,198% | 196 t | $22.25 | $1.4M | 28.6 t |
| February 2025 | $19K | -99.5% | 880 kg | $21.63 | $341K | 3.5 t |
| January 2025 | $124K | – | 4.1 t | $30.18 | $208K | 19.6 t |
| December 2024 | $202K | -97.8% | 16.7 t | $12.09 | $269K | 26.1 t |
| November 2024 | $8.2M | +890.0% | 297 t | $27.79 | $17K | 1.4 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.