Machines for preparing textile fibres, etc.: South Korea exports to China
HS 8445 · 방적준비기계, 방적기ㆍ합사기(合絲機)ㆍ연사기(撚絲機)와 그 밖의 방직사 제조기계, 권사기(捲絲機)[위권기(緯捲機)를 포함한다]와 제8446호나 제8447호의 기계에 사용되는 방직사를 제조하는 기계와 준비기계 · latest month: October 2026
In October 2026, South Korea exported $10,500 of machines for preparing textile fibres, etc. (HS 8445) to China, down 99.1% from September 2026 and down 98.4% from October 2025.
Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of machines for preparing textile fibres, etc. (HS 8445) to China totalled $2.2 million, down 89.5% from the 12 months before ($20.8 million).
China took 11.0% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 3rd of 32 destinations (1st 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 $19.23 per kg of net weight, compared with $21.35 per kg in October 2025.
Imports from China in October 2026 were $559,215 (up 204.2% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $548,715 for the month.
Last 24 months
Monthly figures
| Month | Exports | vs year earlier | Export weight | Export $/kg | Imports | Import weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $10K | -98.4% | 546 kg | $19.23 | $559K | 64.2 t |
| September 2026 | $1.2M | +576.2% | 516 t | $2.26 | $435K | 60.0 t |
| August 2026 | $0 | – | 0 kg | – | $181K | 26.3 t |
| July 2026 | $12K | -98.2% | 430 kg | $27.36 | $148K | 25.2 t |
| June 2026 | $133K | -91.7% | 18.6 t | $7.14 | $13K | 1.3 t |
| May 2026 | $45K | -98.6% | 12.6 t | $3.54 | $6,710 | 356 kg |
| April 2026 | $111K | -96.5% | 21.2 t | $5.22 | $117K | 14.7 t |
| March 2026 | $1,180 | -99.9% | 7 kg | $168.57 | $139K | 34.4 t |
| February 2026 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $5,021 | 246 kg |
| January 2026 | $9,787 | -98.0% | 1.1 t | $9.00 | $185K | 22.9 t |
| December 2025 | $121K | -96.5% | 114 t | $1.06 | $143K | 19.6 t |
| November 2025 | $573K | +52.3% | 23.9 t | $23.95 | $89K | 13.7 t |
| October 2025 | $664K | -50.6% | 31.1 t | $21.35 | $184K | 41.7 t |
| September 2025 | $172K | +198.1% | 7.8 t | $21.97 | $31K | 4.2 t |
| August 2025 | $0 | -100.0% | 0 kg | – | $29K | 1.6 t |
| July 2025 | $666K | +55.7% | 32.5 t | $20.48 | $28K | 1.8 t |
| June 2025 | $1.6M | +406.3% | 77.0 t | $20.75 | $70K | 8.3 t |
| May 2025 | $3.2M | – | 155 t | $20.41 | $120K | 8.2 t |
| April 2025 | $3.1M | +26,677% | 151 t | $20.79 | $23K | 2.7 t |
| March 2025 | $1.9M | – | 131 t | $14.35 | $12K | 583 kg |
| February 2025 | $5.2M | +6,451% | 253 t | $20.48 | $8,017 | 4.9 t |
| January 2025 | $499K | +380.3% | 23.5 t | $21.25 | $347K | 51.3 t |
| December 2024 | $3.5M | +2,622% | 249 t | $13.84 | $325K | 65.9 t |
| November 2024 | $377K | – | 97.1 t | $3.88 | $30K | 1.4 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: Machines for preparing textile fibres, etc. to all countries · all exports to China