Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9017 · 제도용구ㆍ설계용구ㆍ계산용구(예: 제도기ㆍ축소확대기ㆍ분도기ㆍ제도세트ㆍ계산척ㆍ계산반), 수지식 길이 측정용구[예: 곧은 자와 줄자ㆍ마이크로미터ㆍ캘리퍼스(callipers)](이 류에 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.6 million of drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments, etc. (HS 9017), up 57.9% from September 2026 and up 23.5% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments, etc. (HS 9017) totalled $16.6 million, down 8.1% from the 12 months before ($18.1 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($5.8 million, 34.9% of the total), followed by Japan and the United States.
That was 0.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 90 (optical, measuring and medical instruments) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $4.2 million (up 61.6% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $2.6 million for the month.
Official description of HS 9017: Drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments (for example, drafting machines, pantographs, protractors, drawing sets, slide rules, disc calculators); instruments for measuring length, for use in the hand (for example, measuring rods and tapes, micrometers, callipers), not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9017
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9017.10 | Drafting tables and machines, whether or not automatic | $778K | 4.7% | +49.9% | $111K |
| 9017.10.1000 | Plotters | $516K | 66.3% | +2.8% | $105K |
| 9017.10.9000 | Other | $262K | 33.7% | +1,437% | $6,120 |
| 9017.20 | Other drawing, marking-out or mathematical calculating instruments | $523K | 3.1% | -38.6% | $33K |
| 9017.20.1010 | Plotters | $1 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9017.20.1090 | Other | $46K | 8.8% | +212.1% | $859 |
| 9017.20.2010 | Plotters | $12K | 2.2% | – | $0 |
| 9017.20.2090 | Other | $5,975 | 1.1% | -88.0% | $20 |
| 9017.20.3000 | Mathematical calculating instruments | $234K | 44.7% | -44.0% | $0 |
| 9017.20.9000 | Other | $226K | 43.2% | -37.7% | $32K |
| 9017.30 | Micrometers, callipers and gauges | $6.1M | 36.8% | +1.3% | $491K |
| 9017.30.1000 | Micrometers | $1.4M | 22.4% | -20.1% | $37K |
| 9017.30.2000 | Dialgauges | $143K | 2.3% | -5.8% | $17K |
| 9017.30.3000 | Vernier callipers | $130K | 2.1% | -60.8% | $6,748 |
| 9017.30.9000 | Other | $4.5M | 73.1% | +16.5% | $430K |
| 9017.80 | Other instruments | $7.4M | 44.7% | -13.3% | $657K |
| 9017.80.1000 | Measuring rod and tapes, divided | $6.5M | 87.3% | -10.7% | $547K |
| 9017.80.9010 | For the purpose of semiconductor manufacturing | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9017.80.9090 | Other | $946K | 12.7% | -27.6% | $110K |
| 9017.90 | Parts and accessories | $1.8M | 10.6% | -15.4% | $334K |
| 9017.90.1000 | For the purpose of semiconductor manufacturing | $3 | 0.0% | -100.0% | $0 |
| 9017.90.9010 | PCA (printed circuit assemblies) of plotters, which consist of one or more printed circuits of heading 85.34 | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9017.90.9090 | Other | $1.8M | 100.0% | -12.9% | $334K |
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. 111 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 | $5.8M | 34.9% | -3.7% | 1 | $599K |
| 2 | Japan | $2.4M | 14.6% | -11.2% | 3 | $373K |
| 3 | United States | $2.1M | 12.7% | -24.2% | 2 | $173K |
| 4 | Mexico | $991K | 6.0% | -18.0% | 4 | $70K |
| 5 | Poland | $980K | 5.9% | +140.2% | 9 | $970 |
| 6 | Taiwan | $709K | 4.3% | -25.1% | 5 | $8,335 |
| 7 | India | $709K | 4.3% | +2.4% | 6 | $244K |
| 8 | China | $486K | 2.9% | -27.8% | 7 | $12K |
| 9 | Philippines | $418K | 2.5% | +1,139% | 22 | $3,989 |
| 10 | France | $256K | 1.5% | – | 63 | $235 |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | $172K | 1.0% | +119.1% | 16 | $192 |
| 12 | Ireland | $138K | 0.8% | +716.7% | 35 | $0 |
| 13 | Slovakia | $107K | 0.6% | -6.9% | 14 | $4,939 |
| 14 | Netherlands | $103K | 0.6% | -67.0% | 11 | $18K |
| 15 | Brazil | $85K | 0.5% | +46.3% | 18 | $1,470 |
| 16 | Hungary | $84K | 0.5% | – | 54 | $0 |
| 17 | Australia | $83K | 0.5% | +25.1% | 17 | $29K |
| 18 | Indonesia | $83K | 0.5% | -45.5% | 13 | $2,150 |
| 19 | Romania | $73K | 0.4% | – | 57 | $3,925 |
| 20 | Singapore | $70K | 0.4% | +50.3% | 20 | $9,343 |
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 | $1.6M | +23.5% | 199 t | $8.15 | $4.2M | 139 t |
| September 2026 | $1.0M | -46.1% | 166 t | $6.21 | $2.9M | 133 t |
| August 2026 | $1.5M | +2.2% | 161 t | $9.40 | $3.7M | 137 t |
| July 2026 | $1.4M | -19.0% | 207 t | $6.92 | $4.0M | 174 t |
| June 2026 | $1.2M | -7.6% | 208 t | $5.67 | $3.0M | 121 t |
| May 2026 | $1.1M | -9.9% | 178 t | $6.24 | $2.4M | 119 t |
| April 2026 | $2.0M | +24.7% | 178 t | $11.46 | $3.7M | 173 t |
| March 2026 | $1.6M | +41.9% | 197 t | $8.11 | $4.0M | 153 t |
| February 2026 | $1.2M | -37.3% | 111 t | $10.79 | $2.5M | 122 t |
| January 2026 | $1.4M | +6.1% | 152 t | $9.13 | $3.9M | 158 t |
| December 2025 | $1.6M | +16.3% | 165 t | $9.60 | $3.1M | 207 t |
| November 2025 | $929K | -47.3% | 134 t | $6.91 | $3.8M | 137 t |
| October 2025 | $1.3M | -10.1% | 127 t | $10.31 | $2.6M | 134 t |
| September 2025 | $1.9M | -80.8% | 184 t | $10.39 | $4.5M | 177 t |
| August 2025 | $1.5M | +8.7% | 153 t | $9.68 | $3.1M | 160 t |
| July 2025 | $1.8M | +25.9% | 172 t | $10.26 | $3.7M | 124 t |
| June 2025 | $1.3M | +1.1% | 168 t | $7.59 | $2.4M | 133 t |
| May 2025 | $1.2M | +20.5% | 174 t | $7.12 | $3.8M | 117 t |
| April 2025 | $1.6M | +24.0% | 173 t | $9.44 | $3.7M | 188 t |
| March 2025 | $1.1M | -34.0% | 149 t | $7.58 | $4.5M | 186 t |
| February 2025 | $1.9M | +35.8% | 164 t | $11.58 | $4.9M | 224 t |
| January 2025 | $1.3M | -35.0% | 147 t | $8.90 | $3.0M | 188 t |
| December 2024 | $1.4M | -8.5% | 170 t | $8.03 | $4.7M | 130 t |
| November 2024 | $1.8M | +2.1% | 215 t | $8.19 | $3.4M | 207 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.