Korea Trade Data

Other earth-moving, boring and pile-driving machinery: South Korea exports to the United States

HS 8430 · 그 밖의 이동용ㆍ정지(整地)용ㆍ지균(地均)용ㆍ스크래핑(scraping)용ㆍ굴착용ㆍ탬핑(tamping)용ㆍ콤팩팅(compacting)용ㆍ채굴용ㆍ천공용 기계(토양용ㆍ광석용ㆍ광물용으로 한정한다), 항타기와 항발기, 스노플라우(snow-plough)와 스노블로어(snow-blower) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$5.6M
+2.5% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
-15.3%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$66.6M
-45.1% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
787 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$7.07
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $5.6 million of other earth-moving, boring and pile-driving machinery (HS 8430) to the United States, up 2.5% from September 2026 and down 15.3% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of other earth-moving, boring and pile-driving machinery (HS 8430) to the United States totalled $66.6 million, down 45.1% from the 12 months before ($121.4 million).

The United States took 43.7% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 77 destinations.

This product made up 0.0% of South Korea's goods exports to the United States over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $7.07 per kg of net weight, compared with $6.96 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from the United States in October 2026 were $151,230 (up 123.4% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $5.4 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$5M$10M$15MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $10.5 millionDecember 2024: $10.0 millionJanuary 2025: $10.3 millionFebruary 2025: $10.8 millionMarch 2025: $12.2 millionApril 2025: $12.8 millionMay 2025: $11.0 millionJune 2025: $11.4 millionJuly 2025: $11.8 millionAugust 2025: $5.9 millionSeptember 2025: $8.0 millionOctober 2025: $6.6 millionNovember 2025: $7.7 millionDecember 2025: $6.7 millionJanuary 2026: $7.8 millionFebruary 2026: $5.5 millionMarch 2026: $8.6 millionApril 2026: $4.7 millionMay 2026: $4.7 millionJune 2026: $3.3 millionJuly 2026: $3.9 millionAugust 2026: $2.6 millionSeptember 2026: $5.4 millionOctober 2026: $5.6 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$100K$200K$300KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$151KNovember 2024: $195,175December 2024: $35,834January 2025: $59,331February 2025: $21,806March 2025: $13,565April 2025: $0May 2025: $31,678June 2025: $62,443July 2025: $23,823August 2025: $104,722September 2025: $9,157October 2025: $67,696November 2025: $196,057December 2025: $50,502January 2026: $177,347February 2026: $20,528March 2026: $13,188April 2026: $3,128May 2026: $964June 2026: $9,608July 2026: $1,811August 2026: $2,496September 2026: $1,381October 2026: $151,230

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$5.6M-15.3%787 t $7.07$151K8.9 t
September 2026$5.4M-32.5%914 t $5.94$1,3819 kg
August 2026$2.6M-55.7%450 t $5.79$2,496290 kg
July 2026$3.9M-66.7%707 t $5.58$1,81128 kg
June 2026$3.3M-70.7%686 t $4.85$9,608317 kg
May 2026$4.7M-57.4%716 t $6.57$9644 kg
April 2026$4.7M-63.0%924 t $5.13$3,128102 kg
March 2026$8.6M-29.9%1,437 t $5.97$13K335 kg
February 2026$5.5M-49.3%1,032 t $5.33$21K1.1 t
January 2026$7.8M-24.7%1,337 t $5.80$177K23.2 t
December 2025$6.7M-32.8%1,187 t $5.65$51K2.3 t
November 2025$7.7M-26.5%1,431 t $5.40$196K8.6 t
October 2025$6.6M-13.5%944 t $6.96$68K5.7 t
September 2025$8.0M+4.6%1,545 t $5.20$9,157351 kg
August 2025$5.9M-37.7%1,102 t $5.34$105K7.3 t
July 2025$11.8M+23.8%2,259 t $5.23$24K1.1 t
June 2025$11.4M+31.4%2,305 t $4.93$62K1.6 t
May 2025$11.0M-4.7%1,933 t $5.71$32K926 kg
April 2025$12.8M+8.4%2,433 t $5.26$00 kg
March 2025$12.2M-7.4%2,253 t $5.43$14K636 kg
February 2025$10.8M+15.2%2,091 t $5.19$22K1.1 t
January 2025$10.3M-3.9%1,920 t $5.36$59K2.8 t
December 2024$10.0M-14.3%1,753 t $5.69$36K1.8 t
November 2024$10.5M-13.5%2,130 t $4.94$195K9.3 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: Other earth-moving, boring and pile-driving machinery to all countries · all exports to the United States