Mounted lenses, prisms and other optical elements: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9002 · 각종 재료로 만든 렌즈ㆍ프리즘ㆍ반사경과 그 밖의 광학소자(장착된 것으로서 기기의 부분품으로 사용하거나 기기에 부착하여 사용하는 것으로 한정하며, 광학적으로 가공하지 않은 유리로 만든 것은 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $21.2 million of mounted lenses, prisms and other optical elements (HS 9002), up 0.5% from September 2026 and down 16.6% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of mounted lenses, prisms and other optical elements (HS 9002) totalled $284.9 million, down 35.6% from the 12 months before ($442.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($57.6 million, 20.2% of the total), followed by Taiwan and the Netherlands.
That was 1.6% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 90 (optical, measuring and medical instruments) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $184.2 million (up 35.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $163.0 million for the month.
Official description of HS 9002: Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts of or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9002
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9002.11 | For cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers | $98.6M | 34.6% | -17.8% | $7.7M |
| 9002.11.1000 | For photographic cameras | $17.1M | 17.3% | -19.2% | $996K |
| 9002.11.9010 | For movie cameras and VTR(video tape recorder) cameras | $17.6M | 17.9% | +19.9% | $1.7M |
| 9002.11.9020 | For projectors | $251K | 0.3% | -25.2% | $6,190 |
| 9002.11.9090 | Other | $63.6M | 64.6% | -24.1% | $5.0M |
| 9002.19 | Other | $25.6M | 9.0% | -44.9% | $2.4M |
| 9002.19.1000 | For microscopes | $537K | 2.1% | +23.8% | $44K |
| 9002.19.9000 | Other | $25.1M | 97.9% | -45.5% | $2.3M |
| 9002.20 | Filters | $6.5M | 2.3% | -0.8% | $563K |
| 9002.20.1000 | For photographic cameras | $8,353 | 0.1% | -84.5% | $719 |
| 9002.20.9000 | Other | $6.5M | 99.9% | -0.2% | $562K |
| 9002.90 | Other | $154.1M | 54.1% | -42.8% | $10.6M |
| 9002.90.1000 | For photographic cameras | $2.7M | 1.8% | +85.8% | $536K |
| 9002.90.9010 | Of machines and mechanical appliances for making semiconductor devices | $88.3M | 57.3% | -58.9% | $5.4M |
| 9002.90.9090 | Other | $63.1M | 40.9% | +19.0% | $4.7M |
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. 94 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 | Vietnam | $57.6M | 20.2% | +2.6% | 2 | $4.0M |
| 2 | Taiwan | $42.6M | 15.0% | -5.2% | 3 | $4.5M |
| 3 | Netherlands | $38.9M | 13.6% | -80.2% | 1 | $2.1M |
| 4 | China | $38.5M | 13.5% | +10.5% | 4 | $3.5M |
| 5 | United States | $32.1M | 11.3% | +14.3% | 5 | $1.5M |
| 6 | Japan | $25.1M | 8.8% | +8.9% | 6 | $1.2M |
| 7 | Singapore | $8.4M | 2.9% | -11.2% | 8 | $376K |
| 8 | Mexico | $5.4M | 1.9% | -69.1% | 7 | $286K |
| 9 | Hong Kong | $5.0M | 1.8% | -40.0% | 9 | $272K |
| 10 | India | $4.4M | 1.6% | +12.9% | 10 | $468K |
| 11 | Israel | $4.1M | 1.4% | +92.4% | 14 | $591K |
| 12 | Germany | $3.5M | 1.2% | +28.2% | 11 | $559K |
| 13 | Greece | $3.5M | 1.2% | +76.7% | 15 | $302K |
| 14 | Austria | $2.7M | 1.0% | +498.6% | 20 | $203K |
| 15 | Ireland | $1.9M | 0.7% | -17.7% | 13 | $90K |
| 16 | Sweden | $1.7M | 0.6% | -30.8% | 12 | $0 |
| 17 | Lithuania | $1.5M | 0.5% | +1,444% | 36 | $125K |
| 18 | Indonesia | $1.2M | 0.4% | +408.7% | 27 | $159K |
| 19 | Philippines | $808K | 0.3% | +66.1% | 19 | $123K |
| 20 | Poland | $803K | 0.3% | -27.7% | 17 | $187K |
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 | $21.2M | -16.6% | 53.9 t | $393.45 | $184.2M | 82.5 t |
| September 2026 | $21.1M | -30.7% | 55.3 t | $381.63 | $158.7M | 83.0 t |
| August 2026 | $18.2M | -53.6% | 48.1 t | $378.80 | $155.6M | 74.5 t |
| July 2026 | $26.5M | -22.9% | 61.6 t | $430.89 | $139.1M | 73.4 t |
| June 2026 | $19.6M | -47.1% | 54.3 t | $361.02 | $107.5M | 67.7 t |
| May 2026 | $25.6M | -41.5% | 56.4 t | $454.83 | $125.7M | 70.3 t |
| April 2026 | $22.6M | -73.6% | 60.9 t | $371.10 | $151.0M | 73.6 t |
| March 2026 | $26.1M | -18.5% | 59.8 t | $436.47 | $142.7M | 78.1 t |
| February 2026 | $19.6M | -50.3% | 54.1 t | $362.31 | $91.8M | 53.0 t |
| January 2026 | $22.5M | -6.4% | 66.9 t | $336.28 | $127.3M | 69.9 t |
| December 2025 | $30.0M | +27.1% | 61.7 t | $486.34 | $109.0M | 63.4 t |
| November 2025 | $31.7M | +17.0% | 59.7 t | $531.31 | $130.1M | 65.0 t |
| October 2025 | $25.4M | -45.0% | 52.8 t | $482.20 | $136.2M | 65.3 t |
| September 2025 | $30.5M | -25.1% | 62.6 t | $486.91 | $124.3M | 72.8 t |
| August 2025 | $39.3M | +14.0% | 53.1 t | $740.64 | $130.1M | 64.3 t |
| July 2025 | $34.4M | -48.2% | 59.5 t | $578.72 | $101.2M | 62.8 t |
| June 2025 | $37.1M | +30.3% | 56.0 t | $661.78 | $83.0M | 60.5 t |
| May 2025 | $43.8M | +122.1% | 59.3 t | $739.46 | $89.1M | 61.2 t |
| April 2025 | $85.8M | +255.7% | 64.5 t | $1,331.06 | $163.8M | 68.8 t |
| March 2025 | $32.0M | +12.5% | 61.6 t | $520.32 | $153.8M | 68.2 t |
| February 2025 | $39.4M | -13.1% | 65.9 t | $597.99 | $122.5M | 56.5 t |
| January 2025 | $24.0M | -8.7% | 56.8 t | $422.40 | $185.2M | 72.6 t |
| December 2024 | $23.6M | -7.1% | 61.8 t | $381.88 | $149.1M | 71.9 t |
| November 2024 | $27.1M | +2.8% | 57.7 t | $469.53 | $183.1M | 78.2 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.