Watch movements, complete and assembled: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9108 · 휴대용 시계의 무브먼트(movement)(완전한 것으로서 조립된 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $113,446 of watch movements, complete and assembled (HS 9108), down 28.9% from September 2026 and up 427.5% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of watch movements, complete and assembled (HS 9108) totalled $845,875, down 33.0% from the 12 months before ($1.3 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Switzerland ($349,640, 41.3% of the total), followed by China and the Philippines.
That was 0.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 91 (clocks and watches) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $439,642 (up 21.8% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $326,196 for the month.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9108
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9108.11 | With mechanical display only or with a device to which a mechanical display can be incorporated | $43K | 5.1% | -89.1% | $2,724 |
| 9108.12 | With opto-electronic display only | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9108.19 | Other | $5,649 | 0.7% | – | $0 |
| 9108.20 | With automatic winding | $423K | 50.0% | +10.1% | $88K |
| 9108.90 | Other | $374K | 44.2% | -21.8% | $23K |
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. 41 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 | Switzerland | $350K | 41.3% | -61.7% | 1 | $84K |
| 2 | China | $256K | 30.2% | +110.8% | 2 | $23K |
| 3 | Philippines | $83K | 9.8% | – | 27 | $0 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | $76K | 9.0% | – | 15 | $0 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | $31K | 3.7% | -66.8% | 3 | $6,037 |
| 6 | Georgia | $21K | 2.5% | – | – | $0 |
| 7 | Australia | $6,895 | 0.8% | – | 10 | $0 |
| 8 | Taiwan | $5,630 | 0.7% | -92.4% | 4 | $0 |
| 9 | Thailand | $5,155 | 0.6% | – | 7 | $0 |
| 10 | Singapore | $3,550 | 0.4% | – | 17 | $0 |
| 11 | Germany | $2,974 | 0.4% | -86.6% | 5 | $0 |
| 12 | France | $1,292 | 0.2% | – | 19 | $0 |
| 13 | New Zealand | $1,080 | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 14 | Myanmar | $540 | 0.1% | – | – | $0 |
| 15 | Canada | $306 | 0.0% | – | 14 | $69 |
| 16 | Cambodia | $250 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | $230 | 0.0% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | United States | $217 | 0.0% | – | 8 | $52 |
| 19 | Poland | $215 | 0.0% | – | 30 | $0 |
| 20 | Spain | $128 | 0.0% | – | 20 | $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 | $113K | +427.5% | 162 kg | $700.28 | $440K | 277 kg |
| September 2026 | $160K | +46.6% | 426 kg | $374.54 | $402K | 375 kg |
| August 2026 | $65K | -53.4% | 61 kg | $1,064.61 | $383K | 194 kg |
| July 2026 | $117K | +61.7% | 692 kg | $168.71 | $376K | 229 kg |
| June 2026 | $27K | -65.5% | 64 kg | $428.03 | $351K | 244 kg |
| May 2026 | $41K | +26.5% | 3 kg | $13,744.67 | $322K | 282 kg |
| April 2026 | $39K | -68.7% | 115 kg | $338.45 | $382K | 323 kg |
| March 2026 | $150K | +28.7% | 6.6 t | $22.82 | $323K | 168 kg |
| February 2026 | $12K | -30.5% | 16 kg | $719.75 | $326K | 203 kg |
| January 2026 | $50K | -88.5% | 130 kg | $382.15 | $269K | 140 kg |
| December 2025 | $40K | -35.1% | 2.2 t | $18.62 | $357K | 221 kg |
| November 2025 | $32K | -43.8% | 11 kg | $2,949.27 | $391K | 207 kg |
| October 2025 | $22K | -45.4% | 37 kg | $581.22 | $361K | 239 kg |
| September 2025 | $109K | – | 63 kg | $1,728.11 | $346K | 190 kg |
| August 2025 | $139K | +87.5% | 253 kg | $551.00 | $426K | 162 kg |
| July 2025 | $72K | -74.9% | 15 kg | $4,812.27 | $383K | 213 kg |
| June 2025 | $79K | -4.0% | 117 kg | $678.56 | $253K | 150 kg |
| May 2025 | $33K | -68.2% | 8 kg | $4,073.25 | $405K | 208 kg |
| April 2025 | $124K | +58.3% | 24 kg | $5,187.21 | $493K | 182 kg |
| March 2025 | $116K | – | 307 kg | $378.89 | $475K | 174 kg |
| February 2025 | $17K | -78.7% | 122 kg | $135.79 | $363K | 158 kg |
| January 2025 | $431K | +740.6% | 28 kg | $15,381.39 | $230K | 147 kg |
| December 2024 | $62K | -33.5% | 73 kg | $851.16 | $682K | 207 kg |
| November 2024 | $58K | -32.7% | 43 kg | $1,343.58 | $296K | 179 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.