Machinery, apparatus and equipment for preparing or making plates, etc.: South Korea exports to China
HS 8442 · 플레이트ㆍ실린더나 그 밖의 인쇄용 구성 부품의 조제용이나 제조용 기계류ㆍ장치ㆍ장비(제8456호부터 제8465호까지의 기계는 제외한다), 플레이트ㆍ실린더와 그 밖의 인쇄용 구성 부품, 인쇄용으로 조제가공[예: 평삭(平削)ㆍ그레인ㆍ연마]한 플레이트ㆍ실린더와 석판석 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $2.3 million of machinery, apparatus and equipment for preparing or making plates, etc. (HS 8442) to China, up 100.4% from September 2026 and down 59.9% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of machinery, apparatus and equipment for preparing or making plates, etc. (HS 8442) to China totalled $30.1 million, up 109.1% from the 12 months before ($14.4 million).
China took 52.1% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 1st of 45 destinations (2nd in the 12 months before).
This product made up 0.0% of South Korea's goods exports to China over the same period.
The average export value in October 2026 was $42.82 per kg of net weight, compared with $87.65 per kg in October 2025.
Imports from China in October 2026 were $307,474 (down 27.0% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $2.0 million for the month.
Last 24 months
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $2.3M | -59.9% | 54.1 t | $42.82 | $307K | 13.1 t |
| September 2026 | $1.2M | -11.7% | 18.7 t | $62.00 | $217K | 6.5 t |
| August 2026 | $2.4M | +79.8% | 67.6 t | $34.92 | $572K | 16.8 t |
| July 2026 | $2.3M | +553.2% | 33.1 t | $69.12 | $375K | 19.2 t |
| June 2026 | $1.0M | +254.4% | 7.8 t | $132.96 | $222K | 5.6 t |
| May 2026 | $4.7M | +1,583% | 40.7 t | $114.85 | $313K | 12.7 t |
| April 2026 | $4.3M | +264.9% | 37.7 t | $114.04 | $647K | 19.2 t |
| March 2026 | $8.6M | +1,922% | 25.9 t | $331.07 | $492K | 21.6 t |
| February 2026 | $718K | +63.1% | 4.8 t | $150.95 | $662K | 18.1 t |
| January 2026 | $1.5M | +20.5% | 29.6 t | $50.00 | $286K | 10.2 t |
| December 2025 | $775K | -24.5% | 5.4 t | $144.44 | $1.4M | 53.1 t |
| November 2025 | $464K | -41.7% | 2.7 t | $170.36 | $476K | 14.6 t |
| October 2025 | $5.8M | +1,614% | 65.9 t | $87.65 | $421K | 22.9 t |
| September 2025 | $1.3M | +62.4% | 20.4 t | $64.29 | $327K | 10.1 t |
| August 2025 | $1.3M | +420.3% | 27.1 t | $48.46 | $397K | 15.8 t |
| July 2025 | $351K | -75.1% | 4.2 t | $83.72 | $303K | 12.6 t |
| June 2025 | $292K | +149.8% | 3.6 t | $82.06 | $595K | 35.5 t |
| May 2025 | $278K | +35.5% | 3.7 t | $75.34 | $203K | 4.4 t |
| April 2025 | $1.2M | +529.7% | 24.8 t | $47.50 | $508K | 11.4 t |
| March 2025 | $423K | +145.8% | 3.5 t | $120.54 | $316K | 9.3 t |
| February 2025 | $440K | +91.9% | 8.1 t | $54.61 | $119K | 6.0 t |
| January 2025 | $1.2M | +384.4% | 27.7 t | $44.38 | $460K | 12.3 t |
| December 2024 | $1.0M | +982.4% | 27.9 t | $36.77 | $218K | 6.5 t |
| November 2024 | $796K | +451.5% | 15.7 t | $50.81 | $236K | 38.3 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: Machinery, apparatus and equipment for preparing or making plates, etc. to all countries · all exports to China