Motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8711 · 모터사이클[모페드(moped)를 포함한다]과 보조모터를 갖춘 자전거[사이드카(side-car)를 부착하였는지에 상관없다], 사이드카(side-car) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.9 million of motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars, etc. (HS 8711), up 60.0% from September 2026 and up 84.7% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of motorcycles and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars, etc. (HS 8711) totalled $47.5 million, up 292.0% from the 12 months before ($12.1 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Kyrgyzstan ($32.7 million, 68.8% of the total), followed by Japan and Cambodia.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 87 (vehicles, parts and accessories) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $27.1 million (up 12.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $25.2 million for the month.
Official description of HS 8711: Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-cars.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8711
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8711.10 | With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cc | $24K | 0.1% | – | $0 |
| 8711.10.1000 | Motor cycles | $24K | 98.6% | – | $0 |
| 8711.10.2000 | Mopeds | $278 | 1.2% | – | $0 |
| 8711.10.9000 | Other | $70 | 0.3% | – | $0 |
| 8711.20 | With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 50㏄ but not exceeding 250 cc | $4.0M | 8.4% | +20.9% | $195K |
| 8711.20.1000 | Motor cycles | $4.0M | 99.8% | +20.7% | $194K |
| 8711.20.9000 | Other | $8,974 | 0.2% | – | $900 |
| 8711.30 | With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 250㏄ but not exceeding 500 cc | $1.1M | 2.3% | +147.7% | $32K |
| 8711.30.1000 | Motor cycles | $1.1M | 99.3% | +145.9% | $32K |
| 8711.30.9000 | Other | $7,970 | 0.7% | – | $0 |
| 8711.40 | With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 500㏄ but not exceeding 800 cc | $8.9M | 18.7% | +939.4% | $498K |
| 8711.40.1000 | Motor cycles | $8.9M | 100.0% | +944.5% | $498K |
| 8711.40.9000 | Other | $1,762 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8711.50 | With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800 cc | $33.3M | 70.2% | +412.8% | $1.1M |
| 8711.50.1000 | Motor cycles | $32.2M | 96.7% | +401.5% | $1.1M |
| 8711.50.9000 | Other | $1.1M | 3.3% | +1,425% | $12K |
| 8711.60 | With electric motor for propulsion | $174K | 0.4% | -82.2% | $11K |
| 8711.60.1000 | Motor cycles | $44K | 25.2% | -83.0% | $11K |
| 8711.60.9000 | Other | $130K | 74.8% | -81.9% | $0 |
| 8711.90 | Other | $6,645 | 0.0% | -84.0% | $0 |
| 8711.90.1000 | Motor cycles | $6,345 | 95.5% | -68.5% | $0 |
| 8711.90.9000 | Other | $300 | 4.5% | -98.6% | $0 |
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. 84 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 | Kyrgyzstan | $32.7M | 68.8% | +474.1% | 1 | $851K |
| 2 | Japan | $4.5M | 9.4% | +9,652% | 19 | $0 |
| 3 | Cambodia | $2.1M | 4.5% | +16.5% | 2 | $70K |
| 4 | Albania | $1.4M | 2.9% | +5,468% | 24 | $31K |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | $1.0M | 2.2% | +96.1% | 4 | $11K |
| 6 | Egypt | $863K | 1.8% | +1,122% | 16 | $166K |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | $797K | 1.7% | +173.9% | 10 | $31K |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | $649K | 1.4% | +55.1% | 7 | $260K |
| 9 | Malaysia | $515K | 1.1% | – | 47 | $261K |
| 10 | Russia | $500K | 1.1% | -5.3% | 3 | $26K |
| 11 | Senegal | $386K | 0.8% | +717.8% | 18 | $27K |
| 12 | Mongolia | $377K | 0.8% | +15.7% | 8 | $148 |
| 13 | Ghana | $363K | 0.8% | +111.9% | 11 | $27K |
| 14 | Nigeria | $309K | 0.6% | -39.5% | 5 | $62K |
| 15 | Libya | $208K | 0.4% | +1,001% | 30 | $15K |
| 16 | United States | $151K | 0.3% | -50.4% | 9 | $448 |
| 17 | Germany | $123K | 0.3% | – | 36 | $0 |
| 18 | Jordan | $69K | 0.1% | +89.2% | 21 | $0 |
| 19 | Algeria | $64K | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 20 | Guinea | $53K | 0.1% | – | – | $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 | $1.9M | +84.7% | 138 t | $13.48 | $27.1M | 1,789 t |
| September 2026 | $1.2M | -10.0% | 109 t | $10.65 | $36.3M | 2,226 t |
| August 2026 | $1.8M | +68.0% | 133 t | $13.17 | $29.9M | 1,916 t |
| July 2026 | $3.9M | +288.3% | 189 t | $20.64 | $43.2M | 2,686 t |
| June 2026 | $6.1M | +336.7% | 244 t | $24.82 | $39.7M | 2,518 t |
| May 2026 | $6.7M | +501.9% | 238 t | $28.28 | $36.9M | 2,254 t |
| April 2026 | $6.7M | +335.0% | 271 t | $24.89 | $41.7M | 2,717 t |
| March 2026 | $7.8M | +913.7% | 258 t | $30.10 | $32.4M | 1,975 t |
| February 2026 | $5.5M | +501.1% | 182 t | $30.16 | $21.6M | 1,359 t |
| January 2026 | $2.4M | +433.3% | 116 t | $20.81 | $18.4M | 1,226 t |
| December 2025 | $2.5M | +170.5% | 166 t | $15.12 | $17.6M | 1,030 t |
| November 2025 | $1.2M | +75.2% | 94.1 t | $12.42 | $18.8M | 1,166 t |
| October 2025 | $1.0M | +68.5% | 77.3 t | $13.02 | $24.0M | 1,562 t |
| September 2025 | $1.3M | +102.8% | 112 t | $11.55 | $30.2M | 2,023 t |
| August 2025 | $1.0M | +2.1% | 66.2 t | $15.80 | $32.7M | 2,021 t |
| July 2025 | $1.0M | +1.3% | 64.6 t | $15.52 | $42.0M | 2,540 t |
| June 2025 | $1.4M | +11.7% | 109 t | $12.75 | $41.1M | 2,269 t |
| May 2025 | $1.1M | -0.3% | 58.3 t | $19.14 | $40.2M | 2,580 t |
| April 2025 | $1.6M | +172.6% | 69.7 t | $22.25 | $54.7M | 3,227 t |
| March 2025 | $765K | -1.6% | 64.6 t | $11.85 | $28.1M | 1,793 t |
| February 2025 | $911K | -27.1% | 52.9 t | $17.22 | $26.5M | 1,576 t |
| January 2025 | $453K | +277.6% | 49.7 t | $9.11 | $19.2M | 1,432 t |
| December 2024 | $926K | -21.4% | 90.8 t | $10.20 | $23.7M | 1,210 t |
| November 2024 | $667K | -11.4% | 45.8 t | $14.55 | $23.8M | 1,424 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.