Instruments for measuring electrical quantities: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9030 · 오실로스코프(oscilloscope)ㆍ스펙트럼 분석기와 그 밖의 전기적 양의 측정용이나 검사용 기기(제9028호의 것은 제외한다), 알파선ㆍ베타선ㆍ감마선ㆍ엑스선ㆍ우주선이나 그 밖의 전리선의 검사용이나 검출용 기기 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $182.9 million of instruments for measuring electrical quantities (HS 9030), up 5.3% from September 2026 and up 84.1% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of instruments for measuring electrical quantities (HS 9030) totalled $1.75 billion, up 39.1% from the 12 months before ($1.26 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was China ($715.7 million, 40.8% of the total), followed by Taiwan and the United States.
That was 9.9% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 90 (optical, measuring and medical instruments) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $388.6 million (up 70.8% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $205.6 million for the month.
Official description of HS 9030: Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 90.28; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiations.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9030
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9030.10 | Instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting ionising radiations | $20.3M | 1.2% | +57.4% | $683K |
| 9030.20 | Oscilloscopes and oscillographs | $6.9M | 0.4% | -6.0% | $480K |
| 9030.31 | Multimeters without a recording device | $18.6M | 1.1% | -19.2% | $1.2M |
| 9030.32 | Multimeters with a recording device | $5.0M | 0.3% | -22.4% | $323K |
| 9030.33 | Other, without a recording device | $63.8M | 3.6% | -7.0% | $4.9M |
| 9030.33.1000 | Voltmeters | $10.2M | 15.9% | -32.5% | $1.1M |
| 9030.33.2000 | Ammeters | $3.3M | 5.2% | -17.6% | $285K |
| 9030.33.3000 | Circuit testers | $6.1M | 9.5% | -2.5% | $340K |
| 9030.33.4000 | Resistance meters | $1.3M | 2.1% | +41.7% | $102K |
| 9030.33.9000 | Other | $42.9M | 67.2% | +1.3% | $3.2M |
| 9030.39 | Other, with a recording device | $91.2M | 5.2% | -2.3% | $8.4M |
| 9030.39.1000 | Voltmeters | $12.8M | 14.1% | +12.8% | $850K |
| 9030.39.2000 | Ammeters | $2.3M | 2.5% | +47.5% | $309K |
| 9030.39.3000 | Circuit testers | $250K | 0.3% | -50.6% | $0 |
| 9030.39.4000 | Resistance meters | $1.1M | 1.2% | -48.7% | $156K |
| 9030.39.6000 | Frequency measuring apparatus | $4.7M | 5.2% | +109.8% | $400K |
| 9030.39.9000 | Other | $70.0M | 76.8% | -7.4% | $6.7M |
| 9030.40 | Other instruments and apparatus specially designed for telecommunications (for example, crosstalk meters, gain measuring | $37.6M | 2.1% | -6.1% | $3.4M |
| 9030.82 | For measuring or checking semiconductor wafers or devices (including integrated circuits) | $425.0M | 24.2% | +30.4% | $26.3M |
| 9030.84 | Other, with a recording device | $53.2M | 3.0% | +111.8% | $7.3M |
| 9030.89 | Other | $48.1M | 2.7% | +2.8% | $3.9M |
| 9030.90 | Parts and accessories | $982.9M | 56.1% | +61.0% | $126.1M |
| 9030.90.1000 | Of subheading 9030.82 | $851.1M | 86.6% | +57.2% | $107.8M |
| 9030.90.9000 | Other | $131.8M | 13.4% | +91.0% | $18.3M |
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. 129 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 | China | $715.7M | 40.8% | +56.1% | 1 | $75.1M |
| 2 | Taiwan | $206.1M | 11.8% | +22.5% | 2 | $21.3M |
| 3 | United States | $188.5M | 10.8% | +36.5% | 3 | $19.3M |
| 4 | Malaysia | $93.0M | 5.3% | +82.0% | 6 | $12.2M |
| 5 | Vietnam | $85.7M | 4.9% | -10.7% | 4 | $6.7M |
| 6 | Japan | $83.7M | 4.8% | +26.3% | 5 | $7.0M |
| 7 | Philippines | $72.1M | 4.1% | +101.1% | 8 | $10.6M |
| 8 | Germany | $56.8M | 3.2% | +37.4% | 7 | $6.8M |
| 9 | Singapore | $53.2M | 3.0% | +113.8% | 11 | $4.6M |
| 10 | India | $35.2M | 2.0% | +13.2% | 9 | $3.7M |
| 11 | Italy | $25.4M | 1.4% | +187.1% | 14 | $2.5M |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | $18.9M | 1.1% | +58.3% | 13 | $1.9M |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | $16.0M | 0.9% | +81.1% | 15 | $322K |
| 14 | Thailand | $14.2M | 0.8% | +82.4% | 17 | $2.6M |
| 15 | Mexico | $11.6M | 0.7% | +50.1% | 18 | $547K |
| 16 | Hong Kong | $10.4M | 0.6% | -24.2% | 12 | $830K |
| 17 | Brazil | $9.7M | 0.6% | +29.8% | 19 | $481K |
| 18 | Poland | $8.4M | 0.5% | -69.7% | 10 | $759K |
| 19 | Israel | $5.9M | 0.3% | -5.3% | 21 | $1.1M |
| 20 | Hungary | $4.6M | 0.3% | +112.7% | 26 | $2.3M |
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 | $182.9M | +84.1% | 564 t | $324.16 | $388.6M | 1,171 t |
| September 2026 | $173.8M | +52.3% | 716 t | $242.74 | $424.0M | 1,503 t |
| August 2026 | $175.8M | +76.4% | 527 t | $333.61 | $373.6M | 740 t |
| July 2026 | $180.5M | +27.4% | 851 t | $212.07 | $464.1M | 971 t |
| June 2026 | $182.7M | +67.5% | 727 t | $251.38 | $477.9M | 945 t |
| May 2026 | $141.6M | +35.6% | 1,069 t | $132.50 | $313.8M | 502 t |
| April 2026 | $139.6M | +37.7% | 735 t | $189.99 | $330.4M | 771 t |
| March 2026 | $130.8M | +34.3% | 372 t | $351.40 | $367.3M | 651 t |
| February 2026 | $99.6M | -2.6% | 286 t | $347.82 | $295.0M | 493 t |
| January 2026 | $121.4M | +60.2% | 442 t | $274.77 | $262.5M | 555 t |
| December 2025 | $117.7M | +6.5% | 1,241 t | $94.84 | $445.2M | 763 t |
| November 2025 | $106.1M | +1.6% | 684 t | $155.09 | $250.5M | 704 t |
| October 2025 | $99.3M | +1.4% | 606 t | $164.00 | $227.5M | 641 t |
| September 2025 | $114.2M | +17.8% | 425 t | $268.81 | $316.0M | 1,100 t |
| August 2025 | $99.7M | +8.5% | 344 t | $290.13 | $238.9M | 477 t |
| July 2025 | $141.7M | +85.4% | 492 t | $288.00 | $257.1M | 418 t |
| June 2025 | $109.1M | +19.0% | 377 t | $289.57 | $259.8M | 470 t |
| May 2025 | $104.4M | +65.2% | 607 t | $172.05 | $213.7M | 461 t |
| April 2025 | $101.4M | +20.0% | 595 t | $170.47 | $232.6M | 652 t |
| March 2025 | $97.4M | +34.2% | 731 t | $133.28 | $232.0M | 1,138 t |
| February 2025 | $102.2M | +39.6% | 570 t | $179.12 | $220.6M | 698 t |
| January 2025 | $75.8M | +29.4% | 749 t | $101.22 | $161.7M | 1,035 t |
| December 2024 | $110.5M | +66.7% | 688 t | $160.59 | $272.2M | 1,630 t |
| November 2024 | $104.4M | +7.5% | 782 t | $133.53 | $237.5M | 799 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.