Bombs, missiles, ammunition and parts: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9306 · 폭탄ㆍ유탄ㆍ어뢰ㆍ지뢰ㆍ미사일과 이와 유사한 군수품과 이들의 부분품, 탄약ㆍ그 밖의 총포탄ㆍ탄두와 이들의 부분품[산탄알과 탄약 안에 충전되는 와드(wad)를 포함한다] · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $323.9 million of bombs, missiles, ammunition and parts (HS 9306), up 488.6% from September 2026 and up 311.0% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of bombs, missiles, ammunition and parts (HS 9306) totalled $2.01 billion, up 34.3% from the 12 months before ($1.50 billion).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Poland ($705.7 million, 35.1% of the total), followed by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
That was 53.2% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 93 (arms and ammunition) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $96.2 million (up 1,044% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $227.7 million for the month.
Official description of HS 9306: Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition and projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9306
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9306.21 | Cartridges | $21.2M | 1.1% | +32,835% | $117K |
| 9306.29 | Other | $1.1M | 0.1% | +2.2% | $121K |
| 9306.30 | Other cartridges and parts thereof | $725.9M | 36.1% | +9.0% | $153.6M |
| 9306.30.1000 | Cartridges for riveting or similar tools or for captive-bolt humane killers and parts thereof | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9306.30.9000 | Other | $725.9M | 100.0% | +9.0% | $153.6M |
| 9306.90 | Other | $1.26B | 62.8% | +52.1% | $170.1M |
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. 52 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 | Poland | $705.7M | 35.1% | -16.3% | 1 | $32.2M |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | $463.0M | 23.0% | +671.8% | 6 | $133.7M |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | $242.7M | 12.1% | +206.8% | 5 | $33.5M |
| 4 | United States | $140.7M | 7.0% | +12.6% | 2 | $8.9M |
| 5 | Sweden | $99.1M | 4.9% | +1.2% | 3 | $99.1M |
| 6 | Czechia | $74.8M | 3.7% | +813.4% | 12 | $11K |
| 7 | Indonesia | $61.1M | 3.0% | -37.0% | 4 | $0 |
| 8 | Türkiye | $48.5M | 2.4% | -12.6% | 7 | $6.0M |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $42.6M | 2.1% | -15.4% | 8 | $0 |
| 10 | Romania | $29.3M | 1.5% | +163.3% | 11 | $595K |
| 11 | Morocco | $20.4M | 1.0% | +215.5% | 14 | $0 |
| 12 | Thailand | $18.4M | 0.9% | +185.0% | 15 | $4.0M |
| 13 | Philippines | $14.7M | 0.7% | -2.2% | 9 | $445K |
| 14 | Oman | $14.6M | 0.7% | +16.1% | 10 | $0 |
| 15 | Malaysia | $5.7M | 0.3% | +2,537% | 33 | $3.5M |
| 16 | Canada | $4.7M | 0.2% | -34.8% | 13 | $217K |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | $3.4M | 0.2% | – | – | $0 |
| 18 | Brazil | $2.8M | 0.1% | +311.3% | 26 | $183K |
| 19 | Germany | $2.4M | 0.1% | +652.0% | 30 | $0 |
| 20 | Israel | $2.3M | 0.1% | +119.6% | 23 | $248K |
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 | $323.9M | +311.0% | 2,138 t | $151.51 | $96.2M | 59.8 t |
| September 2026 | $55.0M | -71.2% | 1,144 t | $48.08 | $5.9M | 47.7 t |
| August 2026 | $239.9M | +699.0% | 1,487 t | $161.26 | $5.2M | 33.6 t |
| July 2026 | $126.9M | -40.2% | 1,342 t | $94.51 | $17.9M | 57.2 t |
| June 2026 | $188.5M | +16.4% | 1,521 t | $123.97 | $26.4M | 43.0 t |
| May 2026 | $95.1M | -41.3% | 2,067 t | $46.00 | $14.1M | 119 t |
| April 2026 | $17.4M | -92.5% | 864 t | $20.18 | $13.4M | 135 t |
| March 2026 | $317.6M | +2,774% | 1,847 t | $171.93 | $35.0M | 76.7 t |
| February 2026 | $126.4M | -31.6% | 1,151 t | $109.81 | $2.4M | 50.2 t |
| January 2026 | $167.3M | +403.5% | 1,008 t | $165.95 | $22.2M | 159 t |
| December 2025 | $231.0M | +57.7% | 1,394 t | $165.72 | $22.2M | 327 t |
| November 2025 | $121.0M | +132.4% | 2,022 t | $59.84 | $1.4M | 17.7 t |
| October 2025 | $78.8M | +101.1% | 921 t | $85.58 | $8.4M | 117 t |
| September 2025 | $191.0M | -28.6% | 3,738 t | $51.10 | $7.1M | 105 t |
| August 2025 | $30.0M | -81.9% | 890 t | $33.74 | $36.7M | 340 t |
| July 2025 | $212.3M | +300.4% | 2,014 t | $105.40 | $11.5M | 53.5 t |
| June 2025 | $162.0M | -32.1% | 1,368 t | $118.44 | $11.4M | 50.2 t |
| May 2025 | $162.1M | +379.1% | 2,689 t | $60.30 | $15.2M | 94.4 t |
| April 2025 | $232.7M | +105.8% | 2,501 t | $93.04 | $4.4M | 15.2 t |
| March 2025 | $11.1M | -47.0% | 511 t | $21.62 | $2.8M | 31.1 t |
| February 2025 | $184.8M | +266.1% | 1,353 t | $136.57 | $15.0M | 124 t |
| January 2025 | $33.2M | -65.1% | 375 t | $88.67 | $34.7M | 175 t |
| December 2024 | $146.5M | +3.3% | 2,619 t | $55.92 | $8.9M | 203 t |
| November 2024 | $52.1M | +67.3% | 1,704 t | $30.56 | $3.9M | 117 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.