Dredgers, floating cranes, drilling platforms and floating docks: South Korea exports and imports
HS 8905 · 조명선ㆍ소방선ㆍ준설선ㆍ기중기선과 주로 항해 외의 특수기능을 가지는 그 밖의 특수선박, 부선거(艀船渠), 물에 뜨거나 잠길 수 있는 시추대나 작업대 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $3,356 of dredgers, floating cranes, drilling platforms and floating docks (HS 8905), down 92.7% from September 2026 and down 100.0% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of dredgers, floating cranes, drilling platforms and floating docks (HS 8905) totalled $1.08 billion, down 72.3% from the 12 months before ($3.91 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Australia ($747.7 million, 69.0% of the total), followed by the Marshall Islands and the United States.
That was 3.5% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 89 (ships and boats) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $254,541, leaving a deficit of $251,185 for the month.
Official description of HS 8905: Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, and other vessels the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function; floating docks; floating or submersible drilling or production platforms.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 8905
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8905.10 | Dredgers | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 8905.20 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $747.7M | 69.0% | +18.7% | $3,356 |
| 8905.20.2000 | Production platforms | $747.7M | 100.0% | +18.7% | $3,356 |
| 8905.20.9000 | Other | $1,373 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8905.90 | Other | $336.1M | 31.0% | -89.7% | $0 |
| 8905.90.1000 | Light-vessels | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8905.90.2000 | Fire-floats | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8905.90.3000 | Floating cranes | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 8905.90.5000 | Salvage ships | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 8905.90.7000 | Drilling ships | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 8905.90.8000 | Floating docks | $8.5M | 2.5% | +4,960% | $0 |
| 8905.90.9000 | Other | $327.6M | 97.5% | -88.3% | $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. 16 countries received this product from South Korea in the last 24 months.
| Rank | Country | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | Rank before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | $747.7M | 69.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 2 | Marshall Islands | $324.4M | 29.9% | -5.0% | 3 | $0 |
| 3 | United States | $8.5M | 0.8% | -98.6% | 2 | $3,356 |
| 4 | Philippines | $3.0M | 0.3% | +5,970% | 10 | $0 |
| 5 | Taiwan | $112K | 0.0% | -97.9% | 5 | $0 |
| 6 | Indonesia | $39K | 0.0% | -89.8% | 8 | $0 |
| 7 | China | $4,486 | 0.0% | – | 13 | $0 |
| 8 | Mexico | $1,587 | 0.0% | -87.9% | 12 | $0 |
| 9 | Brazil | $1,373 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 1 | $0 |
| – | Malta | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 4 | $0 |
| – | Papua New Guinea | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 7 | $0 |
| – | Poland | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 11 | $0 |
| – | Singapore | $0 | 0.0% | – | 15 | $0 |
| – | Slovakia | $0 | 0.0% | – | 14 | $0 |
| – | United Arab Emirates | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 9 | $0 |
| – | Vietnam | $0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 6 | $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 | $3,356 | -100.0% | 285 kg | $11.78 | $255K | 4.2 t |
| September 2026 | $46K | +208.5% | 458 t | $0.10 | $543K | 1,238 t |
| August 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $0 | 0 kg |
| July 2026 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $1.7M | 131 t |
| June 2026 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $113 | 9 kg |
| May 2026 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $39K | 2.0 t |
| April 2026 | $8.5M | -95.8% | 5,350 t | $1.59 | $0 | 0 kg |
| March 2026 | $750.7M | – | 26,277 t | $28.57 | $7.3M | 2,999 t |
| February 2026 | $1,373 | – | 74 kg | $18.55 | $31.3M | 6,265 t |
| January 2026 | $55K | -100.0% | 640 kg | $86.33 | $8,348 | 38 kg |
| December 2025 | $58K | -100.0% | 430 kg | $135.46 | $11.8M | 2,365 t |
| November 2025 | $324.4M | +307,756% | 28,638 t | $11.33 | $0 | 0 kg |
| October 2025 | $2.47B | +4,580,660% | 151,014 t | $16.33 | $10 | 0 kg |
| September 2025 | $15K | – | 25 kg | $600.00 | $196K | 882 t |
| August 2025 | $1,226 | – | 56 kg | $21.89 | $245K | 104 t |
| July 2025 | $37K | -99.2% | 4.8 t | $7.79 | $0 | 0 kg |
| June 2025 | $5.6M | -56.8% | 1,766 t | $3.18 | $0 | 0 kg |
| May 2025 | $233K | -99.7% | 30.0 t | $7.76 | $0 | 0 kg |
| April 2025 | $204.6M | +2,456% | 42,675 t | $4.79 | $20K | 124 kg |
| March 2025 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $300K | 1,105 t |
| February 2025 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $0 | 0 kg |
| January 2025 | $341.5M | +8.5% | 29,016 t | $11.77 | $0 | 0 kg |
| December 2024 | $893.6M | -54.0% | 83,867 t | $10.66 | $683K | 894 t |
| November 2024 | $105K | – | 164 kg | $642.54 | $0 | 0 kg |
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.