Korea Trade Data

Machinery for working rubber or plastics: South Korea exports to Vietnam

HS 8477 · 고무나 플라스틱을 가공하거나 이들 재료로 제품을 제조하는 기계(이 류에 따로 분류되지 않은 것으로 한정한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$2.2M
-77.7% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+7.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$56.8M
-13.4% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
163 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$13.65
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $2.2 million of machinery for working rubber or plastics (HS 8477) to Vietnam, down 77.7% from September 2026 and up 7.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of machinery for working rubber or plastics (HS 8477) to Vietnam totalled $56.8 million, down 13.4% from the 12 months before ($65.6 million).

Vietnam took 10.3% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 3rd of 104 destinations (2nd in the 12 months before).

This product made up 0.1% of South Korea's goods exports to Vietnam over the same period.

The average export value in October 2026 was $13.65 per kg of net weight, compared with $13.53 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Vietnam in October 2026 were $127,835 (down 7.1% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $2.1 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$5M$10M$15MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $5.9 millionDecember 2024: $6.0 millionJanuary 2025: $3.6 millionFebruary 2025: $2.9 millionMarch 2025: $3.8 millionApril 2025: $7.4 millionMay 2025: $6.6 millionJune 2025: $7.9 millionJuly 2025: $8.9 millionAugust 2025: $5.1 millionSeptember 2025: $5.3 millionOctober 2025: $2.1 millionNovember 2025: $4.1 millionDecember 2025: $4.3 millionJanuary 2026: $3.1 millionFebruary 2026: $3.1 millionMarch 2026: $3.1 millionApril 2026: $10.9 millionMay 2026: $4.1 millionJune 2026: $3.0 millionJuly 2026: $5.5 millionAugust 2026: $3.4 millionSeptember 2026: $10.0 millionOctober 2026: $2.2 million
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0K$200K$400K$600KOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$128KNovember 2024: $94,646December 2024: $160,402January 2025: $93,983February 2025: $217,162March 2025: $64,710April 2025: $167,856May 2025: $49,778June 2025: $41,125July 2025: $184,698August 2025: $55,904September 2025: $61,192October 2025: $137,634November 2025: $140,555December 2025: $60,769January 2026: $41,700February 2026: $33,291March 2026: $69,371April 2026: $56,796May 2026: $44,946June 2026: $181,181July 2026: $206,610August 2026: $390,914September 2026: $66,768October 2026: $127,835

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$2.2M+7.5%163 t $13.65$128K51.3 t
September 2026$10.0M+87.6%697 t $14.34$67K7.2 t
August 2026$3.4M-31.9%282 t $12.22$391K47.5 t
July 2026$5.5M-39.0%397 t $13.74$207K37.1 t
June 2026$3.0M-61.8%272 t $11.16$181K37.6 t
May 2026$4.1M-38.6%320 t $12.67$45K5.0 t
April 2026$10.9M+47.6%955 t $11.40$57K1.6 t
March 2026$3.1M-18.7%214 t $14.33$69K22.9 t
February 2026$3.1M+6.4%324 t $9.67$33K6.5 t
January 2026$3.1M-13.6%274 t $11.33$42K1.6 t
December 2025$4.3M-28.3%414 t $10.42$61K3.2 t
November 2025$4.1M-31.6%390 t $10.43$141K53.3 t
October 2025$2.1M-47.5%153 t $13.53$138K116 t
September 2025$5.3M-26.7%389 t $13.71$61K9.0 t
August 2025$5.1M+16.7%461 t $10.99$56K3.0 t
July 2025$8.9M+121.9%904 t $9.88$185K1.2 t
June 2025$7.9M+99.2%691 t $11.49$41K1.2 t
May 2025$6.6M+18.4%429 t $15.40$50K5.1 t
April 2025$7.4M+19.1%471 t $15.66$168K20.9 t
March 2025$3.8M+2.3%341 t $11.09$65K2.5 t
February 2025$2.9M-26.6%257 t $11.46$217K31.2 t
January 2025$3.6M+29.5%249 t $14.42$94K31.3 t
December 2024$6.0M-40.7%426 t $14.15$160K84.3 t
November 2024$5.9M+83.2%561 t $10.59$95K2.3 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 for working rubber or plastics to all countries · all exports to Vietnam