Travelling circuses and travelling menageries, etc.: South Korea exports and imports
HS 9508 · 순회서커스ㆍ순회동물원 용품, 놀이공원의 탈것·워터파크 놀이기구, 유원지용 오락물(실내사격연습장용품을 포함한다), 순회극장 용품 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $1.4 million of travelling circuses and travelling menageries, etc. (HS 9508), up 1,003% from September 2026 and up 1,444% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of travelling circuses and travelling menageries, etc. (HS 9508) totalled $10.6 million, up 32.0% from the 12 months before ($8.0 million).
The largest destination over the 12 months to October 2026 was the United States ($5.0 million, 47.2% of the total), followed by Taiwan and Switzerland.
That was 1.4% of South Korea's exports under HS chapter 95 (toys, games and sports equipment) over the same 12 months.
Imports in October 2026 were $1.7 million (up 31.7% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $338,396 for the month.
Official description of HS 9508: Travelling circuses and travelling menageries; amusement park rides and water park amusements; fairground amusements, including shooting galleries; travelling theatres.
Last 24 months
Subheadings under HS 9508
| Code | Product | Exports, 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before | October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9508.10 | Travelling circuses and travelling menageries | $93K | 0.9% | – | $0 |
| 9508.21 | Roller coasters | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9508.22 | Carousels, swings and roundabouts | $945 | 0.0% | -97.4% | $0 |
| 9508.23 | Dodge’em cars | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9508.24 | Motion simulators and moving theatres | $9.2M | 86.6% | +53.4% | $1.2M |
| 9508.25 | Water rides | $0 | 0.0% | – | $0 |
| 9508.26 | Water park amusements | $347K | 3.3% | +328.2% | $165K |
| 9508.29 | Other | $821K | 7.8% | -47.2% | $29K |
| 9508.30 | Fairground amusements | $102K | 1.0% | -65.0% | $0 |
| 9508.40 | Travelling theatres | $48K | 0.5% | -32.3% | $500 |
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. 61 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 | United States | $5.0M | 47.2% | +578.1% | 4 | $251K |
| 2 | Taiwan | $2.0M | 18.8% | +171.5% | 5 | $509K |
| 3 | Switzerland | $539K | 5.1% | +6.8% | 6 | $0 |
| 4 | Japan | $490K | 4.6% | +174.8% | 10 | $111K |
| 5 | Spain | $437K | 4.1% | – | 38 | $426K |
| 6 | Israel | $294K | 2.8% | – | – | $0 |
| 7 | Colombia | $280K | 2.6% | +1,240% | 24 | $7,562 |
| 8 | Egypt | $250K | 2.4% | – | – | $0 |
| 9 | China | $220K | 2.1% | -45.0% | 8 | $0 |
| 10 | Vietnam | $142K | 1.3% | +246.1% | 18 | $0 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $130K | 1.2% | +135.4% | 13 | $0 |
| 12 | Cambodia | $119K | 1.1% | -84.1% | 3 | $5,771 |
| 13 | Nigeria | $95K | 0.9% | – | – | $0 |
| 14 | India | $81K | 0.8% | +75.2% | 16 | $338 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | $74K | 0.7% | +72.2% | 17 | $0 |
| 16 | Singapore | $70K | 0.7% | – | 39 | $69K |
| 17 | Mexico | $66K | 0.6% | -56.3% | 11 | $0 |
| 18 | Italy | $53K | 0.5% | – | 42 | $0 |
| 19 | Australia | $40K | 0.4% | -59.0% | 12 | $1,847 |
| 20 | France | $39K | 0.4% | +80.8% | 23 | $3,271 |
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 | +1,444% | 57.6 t | $24.28 | $1.7M | 108 t |
| September 2026 | $127K | -87.1% | 3.1 t | $41.15 | $490K | 55.1 t |
| August 2026 | $331K | -68.3% | 5.0 t | $66.15 | $768K | 40.9 t |
| July 2026 | $244K | -47.5% | 13.2 t | $18.44 | $675K | 95.0 t |
| June 2026 | $1.3M | +583.0% | 49.3 t | $26.78 | $983K | 103 t |
| May 2026 | $168K | -67.2% | 3.8 t | $44.59 | $430K | 46.7 t |
| April 2026 | $323K | -82.8% | 16.4 t | $19.69 | $1.1M | 105 t |
| March 2026 | $1.7M | +266.0% | 132 t | $12.51 | $2.9M | 149 t |
| February 2026 | $248K | -52.9% | 9.1 t | $27.37 | $4.9M | 269 t |
| January 2026 | $90K | -79.6% | 1.2 t | $76.74 | $824K | 88.9 t |
| December 2025 | $3.4M | +297.4% | 163 t | $20.67 | $10.6M | 493 t |
| November 2025 | $1.3M | +126.0% | 51.6 t | $24.85 | $752K | 64.5 t |
| October 2025 | $91K | -90.7% | 1.5 t | $59.06 | $1.3M | 78.5 t |
| September 2025 | $986K | +290.5% | 54.7 t | $18.03 | $1.5M | 93.7 t |
| August 2025 | $1.0M | +376.3% | 63.2 t | $16.49 | $6.7M | 112 t |
| July 2025 | $464K | +101.7% | 23.3 t | $19.89 | $3.1M | 133 t |
| June 2025 | $193K | +48.7% | 21.3 t | $9.09 | $6.3M | 73.5 t |
| May 2025 | $512K | +576.4% | 3.4 t | $149.66 | $3.5M | 183 t |
| April 2025 | $1.9M | +1,200% | 20.0 t | $93.87 | $2.7M | 240 t |
| March 2025 | $453K | +35.1% | 16.9 t | $26.74 | $5.9M | 137 t |
| February 2025 | $527K | +354.7% | 29.4 t | $17.94 | $1.2M | 24.2 t |
| January 2025 | $443K | +470.3% | 14.2 t | $31.19 | $3.2M | 103 t |
| December 2024 | $848K | +82.8% | 18.9 t | $44.98 | $3.7M | 177 t |
| November 2024 | $568K | -31.0% | 6.7 t | $84.72 | $2.2M | 123 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.