Thermometers, hydrometers, barometers and hygrometers: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9025 · 액체비중계와 이와 유사한 부력식 측정기ㆍ온도계ㆍ고온계ㆍ기압계ㆍ습도계와 건습구 습도계(이들을 결합한 것을 포함하며, 기록장치가 있는지에 상관없다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $16.9 million of thermometers, hydrometers, barometers and hygrometers (HS 9025), up 4.9% from September 2026 and down 3.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of thermometers, hydrometers, barometers and hygrometers (HS 9025) totalled $202.4 million, down 5.2% from the 12 months before ($213.5 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Vietnam ($50.4 million, 24.9% of the total), followed by China and the United States.
That was 1.1% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 90 (optical, measuring and medical instruments) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $38.6 million (up 27.1% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $21.7 million for the month.
Official description of HS 9025: Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9025
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9025.11 | Liquid-filled, for direct reading | $546K | 0.3% | +2.7% | $97K |
| 9025.11.1000 | Clinical or veterinary thermometers | $3,420 | 0.6% | – | $0 |
| 9025.11.9000 | Other | $543K | 99.4% | +2.1% | $97K |
| 9025.19 | Other | $153.9M | 76.0% | +14.8% | $13.1M |
| 9025.19.1000 | Thermometers | $146.3M | 95.0% | +15.2% | $12.6M |
| 9025.19.2010 | Optical pyrometers | $944K | 0.6% | -42.7% | $23K |
| 9025.19.2090 | Other | $6.7M | 4.4% | +21.8% | $537K |
| 9025.80 | Other instruments | $22.1M | 10.9% | -48.7% | $1.7M |
| 9025.80.1000 | Hydrometers and similar floating instruments | $164K | 0.7% | -27.1% | $13K |
| 9025.80.2000 | Barometers, not combined with other instruments | $292K | 1.3% | -23.9% | $45K |
| 9025.80.3000 | Hygrometers | $2.3M | 10.6% | -49.9% | $170K |
| 9025.80.9000 | Other | $19.3M | 87.3% | -48.9% | $1.4M |
| 9025.90 | Parts and accessories | $25.8M | 12.8% | -28.0% | $2.0M |
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. 162 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 | $50.4M | 24.9% | -33.1% | 1 | $4.0M |
| 2 | China | $30.7M | 15.2% | -3.9% | 2 | $2.3M |
| 3 | United States | $20.2M | 10.0% | +23.1% | 3 | $2.3M |
| 4 | Malaysia | $12.3M | 6.1% | +43.0% | 7 | $997K |
| 5 | Mexico | $10.9M | 5.4% | -0.9% | 5 | $1.1M |
| 6 | Thailand | $9.8M | 4.8% | -18.2% | 4 | $689K |
| 7 | India | $9.7M | 4.8% | +10.2% | 6 | $1.4M |
| 8 | Singapore | $8.9M | 4.4% | +46.4% | 8 | $93K |
| 9 | Japan | $7.4M | 3.6% | +36.4% | 9 | $535K |
| 10 | Slovakia | $5.1M | 2.5% | +67.4% | 12 | $419K |
| 11 | Türkiye | $3.1M | 1.6% | +65.3% | 14 | $181K |
| 12 | Indonesia | $2.9M | 1.4% | -17.8% | 11 | $327K |
| 13 | Taiwan | $2.5M | 1.3% | +61.3% | 16 | $204K |
| 14 | Brazil | $2.0M | 1.0% | +160.9% | 28 | $252K |
| 15 | Poland | $2.0M | 1.0% | -49.1% | 10 | $75K |
| 16 | Italy | $1.7M | 0.8% | -33.2% | 13 | $39K |
| 17 | Czechia | $1.5M | 0.8% | -0.9% | 17 | $79K |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | $1.4M | 0.7% | +13.6% | 20 | $15K |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | $1.4M | 0.7% | +3.4% | 18 | $423K |
| 20 | United Kingdom | $1.3M | 0.7% | +39.1% | 24 | $71K |
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 | $16.9M | -3.4% | 260 t | $65.08 | $38.6M | 324 t |
| September 2026 | $16.1M | -8.2% | 267 t | $60.46 | $34.8M | 349 t |
| August 2026 | $13.5M | -25.7% | 202 t | $67.13 | $32.6M | 317 t |
| July 2026 | $17.8M | -1.8% | 317 t | $56.24 | $36.4M | 345 t |
| June 2026 | $19.2M | +7.2% | 281 t | $68.26 | $36.3M | 376 t |
| May 2026 | $16.8M | -14.6% | 286 t | $58.75 | $36.4M | 359 t |
| April 2026 | $18.2M | -12.8% | 259 t | $70.44 | $33.0M | 324 t |
| March 2026 | $17.1M | -2.2% | 188 t | $90.94 | $37.0M | 302 t |
| February 2026 | $14.5M | -18.5% | 182 t | $80.00 | $26.0M | 312 t |
| January 2026 | $17.1M | +33.4% | 230 t | $74.56 | $33.2M | 334 t |
| December 2025 | $18.8M | +21.0% | 241 t | $78.03 | $38.6M | 353 t |
| November 2025 | $16.3M | -18.5% | 186 t | $87.55 | $32.2M | 323 t |
| October 2025 | $17.5M | +13.4% | 180 t | $97.05 | $30.4M | 300 t |
| September 2025 | $17.6M | +23.3% | 198 t | $88.78 | $35.7M | 321 t |
| August 2025 | $18.2M | +7.8% | 206 t | $88.49 | $33.9M | 355 t |
| July 2025 | $18.1M | +11.7% | 215 t | $84.19 | $33.9M | 373 t |
| June 2025 | $17.9M | +11.0% | 234 t | $76.33 | $31.5M | 341 t |
| May 2025 | $19.7M | +31.0% | 208 t | $94.73 | $30.4M | 328 t |
| April 2025 | $20.9M | +42.9% | 303 t | $68.85 | $37.2M | 403 t |
| March 2025 | $17.5M | +2.6% | 222 t | $78.70 | $37.4M | 346 t |
| February 2025 | $17.8M | +29.6% | 210 t | $84.80 | $32.7M | 307 t |
| January 2025 | $12.8M | -3.9% | 187 t | $68.70 | $29.7M | 335 t |
| December 2024 | $15.5M | +5.0% | 191 t | $81.39 | $32.9M | 359 t |
| November 2024 | $20.0M | +3.9% | 212 t | $94.37 | $31.6M | 312 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.