Video game consoles, arcade games and table games: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9504 · 비디오게임 콘솔과 비디오게임기, 테이블게임용구나 실내게임용구(핀테이블용구ㆍ당구용구ㆍ카지노게임용 특수테이블ㆍ자동식 볼링용구를 포함한다), 코인ㆍ은행권ㆍ은행카드ㆍ토큰과 그 밖의 지급수단으로 작동되는 오락용 기계 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $12.4 million of video game consoles, arcade games and table games (HS 9504), up 4.7% from September 2026 and down 14.6% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of video game consoles, arcade games and table games (HS 9504) totalled $173.2 million, up 23.1% from the 12 months before ($140.7 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was Hong Kong ($42.4 million, 24.5% of the total), followed by the United States and China.
That was 23.0% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 95 (toys, games and sports equipment) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $66.4 million (up 43.9% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $54.0 million for the month.
Official description of HS 9504: Video game consoles and machines, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling equipment, amusement machines operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by any other means of payment.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9504
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9504.20 | Articles and accessories for billiards of all kinds | $3.8M | 2.2% | -53.3% | $284K |
| 9504.20.1000 | Billiard tables | $2.5M | 64.3% | -50.8% | $139K |
| 9504.20.2000 | Billiard balls | $352K | 9.2% | -82.2% | $11K |
| 9504.20.9000 | Other | $1.0M | 26.5% | -17.3% | $134K |
| 9504.30 | Other games, operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment, other than automatic bowling | $17.7M | 10.2% | -12.0% | $1.7M |
| 9504.30.1000 | games of chance that immediately return a monetary award | $1.2M | 7.0% | -41.8% | $113K |
| 9504.30.9000 | Other | $16.5M | 93.0% | -8.4% | $1.6M |
| 9504.40 | Playing cards | $56.9M | 32.8% | +117.5% | $7.0M |
| 9504.50 | Video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30 | $51.9M | 29.9% | +85.3% | $2.0M |
| 9504.50.1000 | Video games of a kind used with a television receiver | $26.9M | 51.8% | +41.2% | $53K |
| 9504.50.9000 | Other | $25.0M | 48.2% | +178.5% | $1.9M |
| 9504.90 | Other | $42.9M | 24.8% | -26.2% | $1.4M |
| 9504.90.1020 | Pin setters | $1,527 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9504.90.1030 | Bowling balls | $1.5M | 3.6% | +61.1% | $46K |
| 9504.90.1040 | Lane | $137 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9504.90.1050 | Bowling pins | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9504.90.1090 | Other | $2.1M | 4.9% | +1.5% | $64K |
| 9504.90.2000 | Electronic games | $12.1M | 28.1% | +24.3% | $351K |
| 9504.90.3000 | Other articles and equipment | $1.8M | 4.3% | -5.6% | $59K |
| 9504.90.9020 | Of electronic games | $4.6M | 10.7% | -76.8% | $148K |
| 9504.90.9090 | Other | $20.8M | 48.4% | -12.3% | $748K |
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. 146 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 | Hong Kong | $42.4M | 24.5% | +206.1% | 4 | $465K |
| 2 | United States | $35.3M | 20.4% | -1.6% | 1 | $5.0M |
| 3 | China | $16.9M | 9.8% | -1.6% | 3 | $711K |
| 4 | United Kingdom | $11.1M | 6.4% | +106.3% | 6 | $661K |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | $9.3M | 5.4% | -57.2% | 2 | $1.3M |
| 6 | Germany | $7.5M | 4.3% | +171.4% | 11 | $687K |
| 7 | Philippines | $6.1M | 3.5% | +66.2% | 9 | $289K |
| 8 | Japan | $5.8M | 3.4% | -4.2% | 5 | $607K |
| 9 | Singapore | $5.1M | 2.9% | +44.0% | 10 | $92K |
| 10 | Spain | $4.8M | 2.8% | +195.9% | 14 | $305K |
| 11 | France | $2.8M | 1.6% | +283.3% | 21 | $259K |
| 12 | Taiwan | $2.7M | 1.6% | -46.5% | 7 | $172K |
| 13 | Canada | $2.6M | 1.5% | +44.6% | 13 | $97K |
| 14 | Vietnam | $2.5M | 1.4% | -45.8% | 8 | $130K |
| 15 | Australia | $2.3M | 1.4% | -14.3% | 12 | $181K |
| 16 | Netherlands | $2.1M | 1.2% | +107.4% | 17 | $373K |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | $1.5M | 0.8% | +659.4% | 32 | $0 |
| 18 | Austria | $1.2M | 0.7% | +1,516% | 48 | $281K |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | $932K | 0.5% | +404.7% | 33 | $182K |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | $797K | 0.5% | -38.6% | 15 | $29K |
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 | $12.4M | -14.6% | 232 t | $53.50 | $66.4M | 1,435 t |
| September 2026 | $11.9M | -23.4% | 337 t | $35.27 | $66.6M | 1,524 t |
| August 2026 | $12.6M | +16.2% | 222 t | $56.77 | $43.7M | 1,257 t |
| July 2026 | $17.9M | +55.6% | 282 t | $63.63 | $52.0M | 1,448 t |
| June 2026 | $21.5M | +38.0% | 312 t | $68.87 | $62.1M | 1,474 t |
| May 2026 | $13.7M | +26.0% | 262 t | $52.43 | $28.3M | 1,275 t |
| April 2026 | $18.2M | +47.9% | 468 t | $38.88 | $53.6M | 1,656 t |
| March 2026 | $13.5M | +19.1% | 373 t | $36.20 | $30.0M | 1,118 t |
| February 2026 | $14.6M | +27.7% | 287 t | $50.80 | $28.0M | 1,434 t |
| January 2026 | $11.9M | +39.9% | 224 t | $52.94 | $30.2M | 1,306 t |
| December 2025 | $11.6M | +15.0% | 359 t | $32.25 | $48.3M | 1,749 t |
| November 2025 | $13.4M | +64.7% | 270 t | $49.72 | $48.5M | 1,486 t |
| October 2025 | $14.6M | +66.9% | 384 t | $37.92 | $46.2M | 1,634 t |
| September 2025 | $15.5M | +63.9% | 509 t | $30.46 | $53.5M | 1,728 t |
| August 2025 | $10.8M | +53.6% | 454 t | $23.90 | $40.3M | 1,417 t |
| July 2025 | $11.5M | +42.7% | 328 t | $35.06 | $40.9M | 1,562 t |
| June 2025 | $15.6M | +65.1% | 400 t | $38.96 | $37.2M | 1,407 t |
| May 2025 | $10.9M | +36.7% | 395 t | $27.52 | $25.8M | 1,234 t |
| April 2025 | $12.3M | +13.7% | 352 t | $34.95 | $75.6M | 1,651 t |
| March 2025 | $11.3M | +40.1% | 352 t | $32.19 | $21.9M | 1,241 t |
| February 2025 | $11.4M | +34.1% | 527 t | $21.66 | $22.7M | 923 t |
| January 2025 | $8.5M | -19.7% | 368 t | $23.05 | $24.9M | 1,252 t |
| December 2024 | $10.1M | -4.3% | 362 t | $27.84 | $30.3M | 1,449 t |
| November 2024 | $8.2M | -54.2% | 323 t | $25.24 | $33.1M | 1,340 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.