Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9402 · 내과용ㆍ외과용ㆍ치과용ㆍ수의과용 가구류(예: 수술대ㆍ검사대ㆍ기계식 장비를 갖춘 병원용 침대ㆍ치과용 의자), 회전ㆍ뒤로 젖힘ㆍ상하 조절 기능을 갖춘 이발용 의자와 이와 유사한 의자, 이들의 부분품 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.4 million of medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture, etc. (HS 9402), down 42.7% from September 2026 and up 35.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture, etc. (HS 9402) totalled $18.2 million, up 27.5% from the 12 months before ($14.3 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Japan ($5.2 million, 28.6% of the total), followed by the United States and Uzbekistan.
That was 1.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 94 (furniture, bedding and lighting) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $2.9 million (up 11.4% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $1.4 million for the month.
Official description of HS 9402: Medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture (for example, operating tables, examination tables, hospital beds with mechanical fittings, dentists' chairs); barbers' chairs and similar chairs, having rotating as well as both reclining and elevating movement; parts of the foregoing articles.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9402
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9402.10 | Dentists', barbers' or similar chairs and parts thereof | $7.8M | 43.0% | +12.6% | $766K |
| 9402.10.1000 | Medical', surgical' or dentists' chairs | $501K | 6.4% | -40.3% | $104K |
| 9402.10.9010 | Barbers or beauty shop's chairs | $5.9M | 75.4% | +22.3% | $563K |
| 9402.10.9090 | Other | $1.4M | 18.2% | +10.7% | $98K |
| 9402.90 | Other | $10.4M | 57.0% | +41.8% | $675K |
| 9402.90.1000 | Operating tables | $2.1M | 19.9% | +135.1% | $100K |
| 9402.90.8000 | Other | $7.0M | 68.0% | +44.0% | $427K |
| 9402.90.9000 | Parts | $1.3M | 12.2% | -18.3% | $149K |
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. 99 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 | Japan | $5.2M | 28.6% | +6.7% | 1 | $480K |
| 2 | United States | $2.3M | 12.9% | +0.5% | 2 | $278K |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | $1.9M | 10.5% | +419.1% | 6 | $53K |
| 4 | Vietnam | $1.2M | 6.8% | -9.0% | 3 | $70K |
| 5 | Ethiopia | $1.0M | 5.7% | – | 63 | $0 |
| 6 | Philippines | $752K | 4.1% | +30.0% | 4 | $8,569 |
| 7 | Indonesia | $545K | 3.0% | -5.1% | 5 | $108K |
| 8 | Finland | $466K | 2.6% | +210.5% | 18 | $0 |
| 9 | Poland | $398K | 2.2% | +121.4% | 14 | $24K |
| 10 | Spain | $315K | 1.7% | +0.9% | 8 | $6,000 |
| 11 | India | $306K | 1.7% | +83.3% | 17 | $100K |
| 12 | Switzerland | $284K | 1.6% | -4.3% | 9 | $0 |
| 13 | Australia | $247K | 1.4% | +263.0% | 26 | $11K |
| 14 | Singapore | $245K | 1.3% | +0.4% | 12 | $17K |
| 15 | Russia | $200K | 1.1% | +109.4% | 20 | $0 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | $189K | 1.0% | -26.7% | 11 | $40K |
| 17 | Netherlands | $188K | 1.0% | -35.8% | 10 | $0 |
| 18 | Germany | $178K | 1.0% | +0.6% | 15 | $0 |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | $172K | 0.9% | – | 81 | $0 |
| 20 | Canada | $167K | 0.9% | +421.6% | 34 | $90K |
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 | $1.4M | +35.4% | 87.4 t | $16.50 | $2.9M | 237 t |
| September 2026 | $2.5M | +63.5% | 88.0 t | $28.61 | $3.2M | 316 t |
| August 2026 | $1.2M | +46.4% | 91.4 t | $12.63 | $2.9M | 307 t |
| July 2026 | $1.4M | +5.7% | 92.1 t | $15.41 | $2.2M | 232 t |
| June 2026 | $1.2M | -2.4% | 79.2 t | $15.13 | $2.9M | 295 t |
| May 2026 | $918K | -1.0% | 62.0 t | $14.81 | $2.3M | 171 t |
| April 2026 | $1.6M | +3.2% | 91.8 t | $17.59 | $2.0M | 300 t |
| March 2026 | $968K | -27.6% | 62.6 t | $15.45 | $2.5M | 211 t |
| February 2026 | $1.3M | +36.2% | 77.4 t | $17.10 | $2.4M | 208 t |
| January 2026 | $1.8M | +112.6% | 103 t | $17.32 | $2.3M | 194 t |
| December 2025 | $2.3M | +69.2% | 139 t | $16.67 | $2.5M | 318 t |
| November 2025 | $1.5M | +18.6% | 84.2 t | $18.17 | $2.4M | 204 t |
| October 2025 | $1.1M | -21.8% | 70.5 t | $15.09 | $2.6M | 321 t |
| September 2025 | $1.5M | +22.9% | 74.5 t | $20.65 | $2.9M | 273 t |
| August 2025 | $788K | -21.4% | 61.2 t | $12.88 | $1.9M | 245 t |
| July 2025 | $1.3M | +2.8% | 83.3 t | $16.12 | $1.5M | 248 t |
| June 2025 | $1.2M | -14.2% | 71.1 t | $17.27 | $2.2M | 207 t |
| May 2025 | $927K | -18.1% | 66.8 t | $13.89 | $2.0M | 183 t |
| April 2025 | $1.6M | +55.4% | 82.1 t | $19.03 | $2.4M | 255 t |
| March 2025 | $1.3M | -9.7% | 72.9 t | $18.34 | $1.4M | 175 t |
| February 2025 | $972K | -20.5% | 70.0 t | $13.88 | $2.2M | 216 t |
| January 2025 | $841K | -2.2% | 60.4 t | $13.93 | $1.2M | 115 t |
| December 2024 | $1.4M | +36.9% | 92.5 t | $14.80 | $1.9M | 244 t |
| November 2024 | $1.3M | +0.7% | 82.9 t | $15.55 | $1.6M | 214 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.