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Electric motors and generators: South Korea exports to Singapore

HS 8501 · 전동기와 발전기(발전세트는 제외한다) · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026
$961K
-33.8% vs previous month
vs same month a year earlier
+113.5%
export value
Exports, last 12 months
$11.6M
+58.4% vs 12 months before
Export weight, October 2026
16.9 t
net weight
Export value per kg
$56.70
October 2026

In October 2026, South Korea exported $960,579 of electric motors and generators (HS 8501) to Singapore, down 33.8% from September 2026 and up 113.5% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of electric motors and generators (HS 8501) to Singapore totalled $11.6 million, up 58.4% from the 12 months before ($7.3 million).

Singapore took 0.7% of South Korea's exports of this product over the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 18th of 152 destinations (23rd in the 12 months before).

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

The average export value in October 2026 was $56.70 per kg of net weight, compared with $38.00 per kg in October 2025.

Imports from Singapore in October 2026 were $250,017 (up 11.4% from October 2025), leaving a surplus of $710,562 for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25November 2024: $295,934December 2024: $502,018January 2025: $421,962February 2025: $626,212March 2025: $778,637April 2025: $352,761May 2025: $458,095June 2025: $489,543July 2025: $866,304August 2025: $559,280September 2025: $1.5 millionOctober 2025: $449,835November 2025: $574,940December 2025: $466,928January 2026: $660,985February 2026: $870,857March 2026: $790,646April 2026: $1.2 millionMay 2026: $1.2 millionJune 2026: $1.2 millionJuly 2026: $1.2 millionAugust 2026: $1.2 millionSeptember 2026: $1.5 millionOctober 2026: $960,579
Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).
$0M$2M$4M$6M$8MOct ’26May ’26Dec ’25Jul ’25Feb ’25$0.25MNovember 2024: $132,291December 2024: $530,727January 2025: $61,561February 2025: $2.4 millionMarch 2025: $109,023April 2025: $161,177May 2025: $518,087June 2025: $119,929July 2025: $120,345August 2025: $4.1 millionSeptember 2025: $591,685October 2025: $224,408November 2025: $146,404December 2025: $7.2 millionJanuary 2026: $206,654February 2026: $551,020March 2026: $310,818April 2026: $169,436May 2026: $2.9 millionJune 2026: $244,181July 2026: $142,489August 2026: $1.6 millionSeptember 2026: $245,558October 2026: $250,017

Monthly figures

MonthExportsvs year earlierExport weightExport $/kg ImportsImport weight
October 2026$961K+113.5%16.9 t $56.70$250K439 kg
September 2026$1.5M-4.6%26.6 t $54.56$246K1.2 t
August 2026$1.2M+106.3%12.9 t $89.13$1.6M1.6 t
July 2026$1.2M+33.4%17.8 t $65.05$142K390 kg
June 2026$1.2M+142.9%18.9 t $62.96$244K2.4 t
May 2026$1.2M+153.1%9.3 t $125.25$2.9M37.1 t
April 2026$1.2M+230.9%18.2 t $64.22$169K687 kg
March 2026$791K+1.5%18.9 t $41.72$311K1.4 t
February 2026$871K+39.1%10.7 t $81.46$551K1.4 t
January 2026$661K+56.6%10.3 t $64.19$207K1.8 t
December 2025$467K-7.0%16.1 t $29.08$7.2M88.6 t
November 2025$575K+94.3%24.8 t $23.15$146K239 kg
October 2025$450K-36.3%11.8 t $38.00$224K647 kg
September 2025$1.5M+183.5%20.7 t $73.40$592K1.1 t
August 2025$559K-26.5%14.6 t $38.22$4.1M45.7 t
July 2025$866K+36.4%9.6 t $89.82$120K2.6 t
June 2025$490K-15.6%7.4 t $65.81$120K9.4 t
May 2025$458K-20.5%16.0 t $28.71$518K11.9 t
April 2025$353K-67.1%15.5 t $22.78$161K4.9 t
March 2025$779K+83.7%45.7 t $17.04$109K234 kg
February 2025$626K+32.4%14.1 t $44.38$2.4M33.4 t
January 2025$422K-62.9%10.5 t $40.17$62K135 kg
December 2024$502K-22.4%8.9 t $56.37$531K1.1 t
November 2024$296K-52.9%5.4 t $54.78$132K1.2 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: Electric motors and generators to all countries · all exports to Singapore