Special purpose motor vehicles (cranes, fire engines, mixers): South Korea exports and imports
HS 8705 · 특수용도차량(주로 사람이나 화물 수송용으로 설계된 것은 제외한다)[예: 구난차(breakdown lorry)ㆍ기중기차(crane lorry)ㆍ소방차ㆍ콘크리트믹서 운반차ㆍ도로청소차ㆍ살포차ㆍ이동공작차ㆍ이동방사선차] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $111.0 million of special purpose motor vehicles (cranes, fire engines, mixers) (HS 8705), up 3,805% from September 2026 and up 724.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of special purpose motor vehicles (cranes, fire engines, mixers) (HS 8705) totalled $415.6 million, up 237.1% from the 12 months before ($123.3 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United Arab Emirates ($311.9 million, 75.1% of the total), followed by Vietnam and Saudi Arabia.
That was 0.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 87 (vehicles, parts and accessories) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $5.1 million (down 71.6% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $105.9 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8705: Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units).
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8705
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8705.10 | Crane lorries | $11.0M | 2.7% | +4.0% | $382K |
| 8705.10.1000 | Of telescopic boom type | $5.3M | 47.7% | +82.3% | $0 |
| 8705.10.2000 | Of latticed boom type | $826K | 7.5% | +106.6% | $139K |
| 8705.10.9000 | Other | $4.9M | 44.8% | -32.4% | $243K |
| 8705.20 | Mobile drilling derricks | $2,213 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8705.30 | Fire fighting vehicles | $14.2M | 3.4% | -56.5% | $149K |
| 8705.40 | Concrete-mixer lorries | $500K | 0.1% | -74.6% | $30K |
| 8705.90 | Other | $389.9M | 93.8% | +398.9% | $110.4M |
| 8705.90.1010 | Agricultural spraying lorries | $8,331 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8705.90.1090 | Other | $2.4M | 0.6% | -82.8% | $237K |
| 8705.90.9010 | Breakdown lorries | $915K | 0.2% | +235.2% | $7,980 |
| 8705.90.9020 | Road sweeper lorries | $2.2M | 0.6% | +672.6% | $0 |
| 8705.90.9030 | Mobile workshops | $3,463 | 0.0% | – | $3,463 |
| 8705.90.9040 | Mobile broadcast vans | $123K | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8705.90.9050 | Mobile clinics | $35K | 0.0% | -56.7% | $0 |
| 8705.90.9060 | Telegraphy, radiotelegraphy and radiotelephony transmitting and receiving vans and radar vehicles | $198.0M | 50.8% | – | $78.7M |
| 8705.90.9070 | Snow-ploughs and snow-blowers | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8705.90.9090 | Other | $186.1M | 47.7% | +193.4% | $31.4M |
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. 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 | United Arab Emirates | $311.9M | 75.1% | +2,608% | 3 | $107.4M |
| 2 | Vietnam | $14.1M | 3.4% | -41.0% | 1 | $139K |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | $12.4M | 3.0% | +133.2% | 6 | $156K |
| 4 | Iraq | $11.2M | 2.7% | -49.8% | 2 | $145K |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | $9.2M | 2.2% | +257.6% | 13 | $21K |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | $8.2M | 2.0% | +102.0% | 8 | $825K |
| 7 | Philippines | $8.0M | 1.9% | -24.0% | 4 | $404K |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | $5.3M | 1.3% | -30.1% | 5 | $236K |
| 9 | Indonesia | $5.3M | 1.3% | +471.9% | 18 | $13K |
| 10 | Canada | $4.6M | 1.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 11 | Mongolia | $3.6M | 0.9% | +0.1% | 10 | $73K |
| 12 | Ukraine | $2.4M | 0.6% | +237.3% | 21 | $46K |
| 13 | Libya | $2.1M | 0.5% | +1,805% | 46 | $23K |
| 14 | Kuwait | $1.8M | 0.4% | -50.1% | 9 | $721K |
| 15 | Japan | $1.6M | 0.4% | -65.4% | 7 | $0 |
| 16 | Cambodia | $1.5M | 0.4% | -45.1% | 12 | $113K |
| 17 | Egypt | $1.2M | 0.3% | – | 73 | $27K |
| 18 | Oman | $1.1M | 0.3% | – | 70 | $0 |
| 19 | Bangladesh | $823K | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 20 | Peru | $823K | 0.2% | +292.8% | 31 | $137K |
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 | $111.0M | +724.4% | 1,744 t | $63.65 | $5.1M | 329 t |
| September 2026 | $2.8M | -87.1% | 1,220 t | $2.33 | $10.2M | 1,064 t |
| August 2026 | $3.7M | -34.7% | 1,215 t | $3.07 | $9.4M | 715 t |
| July 2026 | $8.7M | -40.4% | 2,171 t | $4.01 | $7.8M | 783 t |
| June 2026 | $20.9M | +3.9% | 2,739 t | $7.65 | $7.9M | 854 t |
| May 2026 | $65.0M | +1,350% | 2,199 t | $29.58 | $21.7M | 1,615 t |
| April 2026 | $8.1M | +5.2% | 2,256 t | $3.58 | $18.6M | 1,452 t |
| March 2026 | $5.2M | +24.2% | 2,169 t | $2.39 | $9.9M | 811 t |
| February 2026 | $75.0M | +1,568% | 2,351 t | $31.90 | $12.8M | 1,248 t |
| January 2026 | $13.2M | +79.6% | 2,441 t | $5.39 | $3.1M | 232 t |
| December 2025 | $39.2M | +241.0% | 3,603 t | $10.89 | $6.1M | 481 t |
| November 2025 | $62.6M | +726.8% | 2,248 t | $27.86 | $5.3M | 535 t |
| October 2025 | $13.5M | +19.2% | 2,242 t | $6.01 | $17.8M | 1,132 t |
| September 2025 | $22.1M | +163.3% | 3,010 t | $7.34 | $14.5M | 1,173 t |
| August 2025 | $5.7M | +9.2% | 1,864 t | $3.07 | $20.7M | 1,411 t |
| July 2025 | $14.6M | +163.9% | 2,589 t | $5.64 | $21.2M | 2,001 t |
| June 2025 | $20.2M | +103.3% | 3,302 t | $6.11 | $21.2M | 1,717 t |
| May 2025 | $4.5M | -24.7% | 2,355 t | $1.90 | $13.3M | 1,419 t |
| April 2025 | $7.7M | -22.7% | 2,181 t | $3.52 | $34.2M | 2,836 t |
| March 2025 | $4.2M | -42.1% | 1,990 t | $2.10 | $8.7M | 687 t |
| February 2025 | $4.5M | -13.1% | 1,524 t | $2.95 | $16.1M | 1,628 t |
| January 2025 | $7.3M | +24.5% | 1,550 t | $4.73 | $9.6M | 703 t |
| December 2024 | $11.5M | +6.5% | 2,062 t | $5.58 | $9.0M | 511 t |
| November 2024 | $7.6M | -4.4% | 1,815 t | $4.17 | $10.2M | 981 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.