Korea Trade Data

Vehicles, parts and accessories: South Korea exports and imports

HS chapter 87 · 철도용이나 궤도용 외의 차량과 그 부분품ㆍ부속품 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$8.09B
+3.1% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+17.1%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$90.57B
-1.6% vs 12 months before
Imports, October 2026
$2.07B
Export value per kg
$10.82
net weight, October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $8.09 billion of vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87), up 3.1% from September 2026 and up 17.1% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of vehicles, parts and accessories (HS 87) totalled $90.57 billion, down 1.6% from the 12 months before ($92.00 billion).

The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($37.50 billion, 41.4% of the total), followed by Canada and Australia.

That was 8.5% of South Korea's total goods exports over the same 12 months.

Imports in October 2026 were $2.07 billion (up 34.9% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $6.02 billion for the month.

Official description of HS 87: Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0B$2.5B$5B$7.5B$10BOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $7.20 billionDecember 2024: $7.97 billionJanuary 2025: $6.55 billionFebruary 2025: $7.72 billionMarch 2025: $8.09 billionApril 2025: $8.50 billionMay 2025: $7.68 billionJune 2025: $8.23 billionJuly 2025: $7.70 billionAugust 2025: $7.00 billionSeptember 2025: $8.46 billionOctober 2025: $6.91 billionNovember 2025: $7.86 billionDecember 2025: $7.64 billionJanuary 2026: $7.56 billionFebruary 2026: $6.15 billionMarch 2026: $8.02 billionApril 2026: $7.86 billionMay 2026: $7.23 billionJune 2026: $8.74 billionJuly 2026: $8.31 billionAugust 2026: $5.25 billionSeptember 2026: $7.85 billionOctober 2026: $8.09 billion
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0B$1B$2B$3BOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$2.07BNovember 2024: $1.43 billionDecember 2024: $1.72 billionJanuary 2025: $1.22 billionFebruary 2025: $1.25 billionMarch 2025: $1.71 billionApril 2025: $1.89 billionMay 2025: $2.00 billionJune 2025: $1.76 billionJuly 2025: $1.92 billionAugust 2025: $1.99 billionSeptember 2025: $1.86 billionOctober 2025: $1.53 billionNovember 2025: $1.60 billionDecember 2025: $1.85 billionJanuary 2026: $1.43 billionFebruary 2026: $1.68 billionMarch 2026: $1.72 billionApril 2026: $1.92 billionMay 2026: $2.02 billionJune 2026: $2.44 billionJuly 2026: $1.57 billionAugust 2026: $1.83 billionSeptember 2026: $2.24 billionOctober 2026: $2.07 billion

Headings under chapter 87

CodeProductExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months beforeOctober 2026
8703Passenger cars$67.01B 74.0%-1.7%$6.10B
8708Parts and accessories of motor vehicles$17.13B 18.9%-4.8%$1.45B
8704Motor vehicles for the transport of goods$3.09B 3.4%+26.4%$294.8M
8710Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles$1.48B 1.6%-16.0%$33.3M
8701Tractors$861.9M 1.0%0.0%$56.4M
8705Special purpose motor vehicles (cranes, fire engines, mixers)$415.6M 0.5%+237.1%$111.0M
8702Buses (motor vehicles for ten or more persons)$273.3M 0.3%-28.9%$24.9M
8716Trailers and semi-trailers, etc.$124.4M 0.1%+12.0%$12.4M
8714Parts and accessories of motorcycles and bicycles$55.3M 0.1%+39.8%$3.2M
8711Motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars, etc.$47.5M 0.1%+292.0%$1.9M
8706Chassis fitted with engines for motor vehicles$36.6M 0.0%+17.1%$1.0M
8707Bodies and cabs for motor vehicles$16.5M 0.0%-23.3%$1.6M
8709Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, etc.$16.1M 0.0%+42.5%$584K
8712Bicycles and other cycles, not motorised, etc.$3.2M 0.0%-41.0%$299K
8715Baby carriages and parts thereof$617K 0.0%+17.9%$18K
8713Carriages for disabled persons, etc.$373K 0.0%+68.9%$93K

Top destinations

Export value over the 12 months to October 2026. 234 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months; the table shows the largest 20.

RankCountryExports, 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before Rank beforeOctober 2026
1United States $37.50B41.4%+0.2%1 $3.44B
2Canada $6.88B7.6%+22.2%2 $540.8M
3Australia $3.67B4.1%+8.4%3 $304.3M
4Germany $2.88B3.2%+18.4%6 $267.2M
5United Kingdom $2.83B3.1%+4.5%5 $189.4M
6Mexico $2.27B2.5%+5.9%8 $240.3M
7Kyrgyzstan $2.08B2.3%-30.1%4 $140.4M
8Poland $1.76B1.9%-16.0%9 $82.2M
9Spain $1.57B1.7%+7.5%11 $163.1M
10Netherlands $1.27B1.4%+23.4%17 $131.9M
11Türkiye $1.16B1.3%-34.7%10 $55.7M
12Kazakhstan $1.11B1.2%-50.6%7 $80.4M
13China $1.03B1.1%-20.5%13 $65.2M
14Saudi Arabia $998.4M1.1%-30.7%12 $67.2M
15Vietnam $985.4M1.1%-11.3%14 $99.4M
16United Arab Emirates $910.3M1.0%+5.3%21 $160.3M
17Colombia $904.6M1.0%+48.1%28 $114.5M
18Israel $903.3M1.0%-13.3%16 $95.8M
19Belgium $858.9M0.9%+29.4%25 $118.3M
20Sweden $855.3M0.9%+33.1%27 $103.2M

Countries are linked when exports of this product to them reached $1,000,000 over 24 months.

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$8.09B+17.1%747,666 t $10.82$2.07B131,452 t
September 2026$7.85B-7.3%725,651 t $10.81$2.24B135,228 t
August 2026$5.25B-25.0%521,054 t $10.08$1.83B118,603 t
July 2026$8.31B+7.9%769,170 t $10.80$1.57B115,723 t
June 2026$8.74B+6.2%775,950 t $11.26$2.44B163,177 t
May 2026$7.23B-5.9%670,580 t $10.78$2.02B126,601 t
April 2026$7.86B-7.5%754,311 t $10.42$1.92B131,929 t
March 2026$8.02B-0.8%745,653 t $10.76$1.72B116,214 t
February 2026$6.15B-20.3%575,007 t $10.70$1.68B109,039 t
January 2026$7.56B+15.5%702,460 t $10.77$1.43B96,813 t
December 2025$7.64B-4.1%731,324 t $10.45$1.85B112,775 t
November 2025$7.86B+9.2%712,787 t $11.03$1.60B101,091 t
October 2025$6.91B-12.9%653,268 t $10.58$1.53B97,405 t
September 2025$8.46B+15.2%773,159 t $10.94$1.86B116,161 t
August 2025$7.00B+4.2%665,522 t $10.52$1.99B123,868 t
July 2025$7.70B+4.0%758,027 t $10.16$1.92B117,318 t
June 2025$8.23B+5.9%739,808 t $11.12$1.76B110,477 t
May 2025$7.68B-5.0%729,905 t $10.52$2.00B125,801 t
April 2025$8.50B-0.5%788,452 t $10.78$1.89B123,580 t
March 2025$8.09B+2.6%749,097 t $10.80$1.71B107,552 t
February 2025$7.72B+11.7%731,668 t $10.55$1.25B83,553 t
January 2025$6.55B-19.4%610,420 t $10.72$1.22B85,906 t
December 2024$7.97B-0.5%745,347 t $10.70$1.72B109,998 t
November 2024$7.20B-12.6%665,083 t $10.82$1.43B91,499 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.