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Refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps: South Korea exports to France

HS 8418 · 냉장고ㆍ냉동고와 그 밖의 냉장기구나 냉동기구(전기식인지에 상관없다), 열펌프(제8415호의 공기조절기는 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$2.3M
+128.4% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+97.2%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$15.9M
+9.5% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
356 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$6.47
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $2.3 million of refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps (HS 8418) to France, up 128.4% from September 2026 and up 97.2% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps (HS 8418) to France totalled $15.9 million, up 9.5% from the 12 months before ($14.5 million).

France took 0.9% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 14th of 163 destinations (17th in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.3% of South Korea's goods exports to France over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $6.47 per kg of net weight, compared with $7.09 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from France in October 2026 were $43,630 (down 90.3% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $2.3 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$1M$2M$3MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $374,478December 2024: $1.2 millionJanuary 2025: $790,847February 2025: $1.3 millionMarch 2025: $1.6 millionApril 2025: $1.2 millionMay 2025: $1.1 millionJune 2025: $911,837July 2025: $965,638August 2025: $2.3 millionSeptember 2025: $1.7 millionOctober 2025: $1.2 millionNovember 2025: $1.3 millionDecember 2025: $348,309January 2026: $427,309February 2026: $1.6 millionMarch 2026: $2.5 millionApril 2026: $1.7 millionMay 2026: $703,074June 2026: $1.7 millionJuly 2026: $720,687August 2026: $1.6 millionSeptember 2026: $1.0 millionOctober 2026: $2.3 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$200K$400K$600K$800KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$43.6KNovember 2024: $233,753December 2024: $472,140January 2025: $40,345February 2025: $338,886March 2025: $5,203April 2025: $310,340May 2025: $16,823June 2025: $312,282July 2025: $30,680August 2025: $261,286September 2025: $14,680October 2025: $450,844November 2025: $83,189December 2025: $23,099January 2026: $140,437February 2026: $574,554March 2026: $29,068April 2026: $537,477May 2026: $34,627June 2026: $3,475July 2026: $12,653August 2026: $135,229September 2026: $357,877October 2026: $43,630

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$2.3M+97.2%356 t $6.47$44K744 kg
September 2026$1.0M-40.8%152 t $6.64$358K23.1 t
August 2026$1.6M-28.8%241 t $6.72$135K7.1 t
July 2026$721K-25.4%108 t $6.68$13K31 kg
June 2026$1.7M+83.8%229 t $7.33$3,47545 kg
May 2026$703K-36.5%85.9 t $8.18$35K709 kg
April 2026$1.7M+46.2%229 t $7.51$537K31.1 t
March 2026$2.5M+57.4%327 t $7.57$29K547 kg
February 2026$1.6M+21.3%194 t $8.04$575K16.6 t
January 2026$427K-46.0%46.0 t $9.29$140K1.9 t
December 2025$348K-70.6%46.1 t $7.55$23K96 kg
November 2025$1.3M+257.1%181 t $7.39$83K750 kg
October 2025$1.2M+54.3%165 t $7.09$451K24.3 t
September 2025$1.7M+59.8%227 t $7.51$15K63 kg
August 2025$2.3M+114.9%310 t $7.33$261K23.0 t
July 2025$966K-33.9%130 t $7.42$31K1.3 t
June 2025$912K-43.7%129 t $7.09$312K310 kg
May 2025$1.1M-17.2%150 t $7.39$17K269 kg
April 2025$1.2M-44.8%165 t $7.09$310K14.6 t
March 2025$1.6M-31.0%239 t $6.60$5,20329 kg
February 2025$1.3M-40.1%175 t $7.36$339K17.7 t
January 2025$791K-61.7%106 t $7.46$40K1.1 t
December 2024$1.2M+352.4%164 t $7.23$472K19.0 t
November 2024$374K-79.1%48.6 t $7.70$234K1.1 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.

See also: Refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps to all countries · all exports to France